Thousand Islands Bass Fishing: A Photo Essay
Recently, I had the opportunity to fish in the Thousand Islands area for two days. Here's a summary of my trip in picture form! Note that bass season opens a week earlier on Lake Ontario.
The smallies are on fire on day two!
But it doesn't start out that way. The first morning is tough. We only catch two small fish until...
I smash this giant on a crankbait.
We do some flipping and pitching for largemouth in the afternoon. The bite is tough. Drew catches a good one on the first day.
Right before sundown on day one, we throw some top-waters. We don't have much luck.
Day two is a different story. Our five best smallmouth have a combined weight in the neighbourhood of 20 pounds.
Most of them are caught using weighted wacky rigs. I only contribute two fish that morning. The smaller one comes on a crankbait.
Flipping and pitching is the weakest part of my fishing game. Still, I swing my first largemouth of the trip into the boat on day two. "Flippin' cane" is where it's at.
Things to look for: clear water, sufficient depth. Things to avoid: carp, bowfin, pike.
Despite a poor hook-set, and my poor trolling motor skills, this largemouth ends up in my hands after inhaling my little black Texas-rigged crawdad.
The lucky crankbait. Many thanks to Drew for taking me out and teaching me a thing or two!
Greg Cholkan is a lawyer, fisherman and Hemingway impersonator. He works in Huntsville with Barriston LLP and his practice focuses on real estate, wills and estates, and business matters. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter.
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