Awesome Lake Erie Smallmouth Bass and Walleye Fishing Charters

Lake Erie is the Shallowest of the Great Lakes, however, it has excellent numbers of Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Yellow Perch! I run my Lake Erie Smallmouth Bass charters off the Buffalo, NY shoreline that is known as the Eastern Basin. It is certainly home to some of the finest smallmouth bass fishing in the world!

In May & June on our Smallmouth Bass Fishing Charters, you can expect 20 to 30 of these bronze brawlers a day, however, much better days are common! For instance, these Smallies usually average 3 1/2 to 4 pounds at this time, above all, 5 to 6+ pound Trophy Smallmouth Bass are caught almost daily! With a legitimate shot a 7#+ Monster Smallie of a Lifetime and who knows maybe a new state record! For example, I had a client catch a 7-pound 13-ounce Monster Smallmouth Bass back in 2007. To sum it up, there aren’t many places that produce as many Big Smallmouth Bass as Lake Erie!

The Best May I’ve ever had was in 2017, when we caught 95 Smallies over 5 pounds! Above all, 20 of those Monsters going over 6 pounds! Most Importantly, All were weighed on an accurate Boga Scale, to clarify, not just calling them 5 & 6-pounders like a lot of other people do! The N.Y.D.E.C. thinks there are still others out there bigger than the state record of 8.4 pounds from their analysis! Likewise, I predict the State Record will be broken in the next couple of years! On the other hand, as long as don’t have any major die-offs from winter kill, lake rollovers, VHS disease, or a Botulism outbreak.

Summer Smallmouth Bass Fishing

The summer Smallmouth Bass fishing is even better for those who want numbers of fish! Subsequently, lots of action on 2-3# Smallies with a few 4-pounders and the occasional 5 # Monster mixed in. Therefore, this is a great time to bring kids or novice anglers to make sure they stay busy learning how to catch lots of excellent fighters where 30-50 fish days are common! Secondly, these trips can be combined a Walleye trip for an all-around great day on the water!

We use a variety of techniques based on time of year and angler skill or choice that are mainly presented by drifting over the structure with live bait or artificial lures that range from tubes, swimbaits, drop shots, Ned rigs, blade baits, and jigging spoons. All Bait & Top of the Line Tackle is provided!

Lake Erie Walleye

Lake Erie is Well Known as the “Walleye Capital of the World”! With fantastic spawns over the last few years, the Walleye population has exploded to an estimated 112 Million! So the Crown is not going away anytime soon! While the Western Basin gets most of the notoriety, the Eastern Basin is equally good from June to September! For instance, on my Lake Erie Walleye Charters, limits are caught most days! We have a bunch of year classes out there ranging from 12-14″ fish to 5-8# pounders with a real shot at a 10#+ Monster trophy Walleye! But I mainly target the best eating size 17″ to 24″ walleye that are in the 2 to 4-pound range.

We do whatever it takes to make it a fun day loading the boat with these great-eating Walleye! Whether it’s drifting live bait or bottom-bouncing spinners over structure. Then open water trolling with planer boards, lead core line, divers, or downriggers, It can be your choice! I have a lot of guys who like the rod-in-hand feeling of the Walleye eating their bait, setting the hook, and reeling in their own fish! This is usually an early morning bite and can get turned off if there are a lot of boats over the structure then we can run to other spots or break out the trolling gear! Fish Cleaning is Included!

CPR – Catch, Photo & Release!

I promote a CPR policy (Catch, Photo & Release!) on All my Smallmouth Bass trips to ensure the future of this great fishery. Likewise, the Steelhead & Trout as well, unlike Salmon, don’t die after spawning so they can live up to 10+ years. Releasing these monsters is to sustain and improve this fishery so everyone has a chance to catch one of these Trophies! Again, All Smallmouth Bass Trips are Catch & Release Only!

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Local Launches

I normally Launch out of the Buffalo NFTA Small Boat Harbor most of the time. But, occasionally go out of; Erie Basin Marina (Buffalo), Sturgeon Point, Silver Creek (Cattaraugus), or Dunkirk. Depending on conditions or where the big school of Walleye is, mobility is essential!

Base price is for a single angler 4-hour charter. Make it a 7-Hour charter and add anglers for additional fees.