Bass Fishing in Ohio

Ohio's portion of Lake Erie offers world-class smallmouth bass fishing along rocky reefs and shoals. The shallowest Great Lake produces trophy smallmouth exceeding 7 pounds with legendary fall topwater action.

Highlights

  • Lake Erie — largest concentration of smallmouth in the Great Lakes
  • Fish average 3-5 pounds with trophy fish exceeding 7 pounds
  • Rocky reef structure throughout the western basin
  • Fall topwater fishing is legendary

1 Ohio Bass Lakes

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