RE: Erie Smallmouth
2012/04/25 12:20:09
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look my remarks were not trying to be a smartass whatsoever, I have a "little" experience with bass and Lake Erie/Presque Isle. I was just trying to point something out that is all. Didn't mean to start a war, I just joined this forum. Doesn't mean I am clueless. The earliest I have ever seen bass on the beds was the first week of May and those were smallmouth, largemouth spawn later than smallies. Chautauqua was 59 degrees the last week of March first week of April, and nothing was even close to bedding. Right now the water is back closer to normal high 40's low to possible mid 50's. It'll be a few weeks before anything beds up. Post spawn can be seen easily by the fry hanging around the bedding areas and the males viciously attacking anything that gets near them. And I seriously doubt that is happening.