Posts Tagged "smallmouth fishing"
Great Guide and fishing trip on Lake Erie
Hello Jim,
I wanted to write you a follow up email regarding a charter that you took my family and I on in late August. You may not remember but my name is Isaac Nowak and I had an absolutely fantastic time with you on our trip.
The quantity and quality of the smallmouths that you put us on were absolutely amazing! It seemed like we were getting fish on every drop and you alw… Read More
There I was catching and releasing one beautiful smallmouth after the other on Lake Erie
Testimonial from Pat Sullivan
Hi, Jim
Another trip in the books and what a trip it was. I didn’t think we had a snow ball’s chance in Hell of catching fish yesterday. Wind ripping at 20mph plus; Lake Erie at its finest with 5 to 6 foot rollers and a few even larger just to keep things interesting, and enough rain to make Noah jealous. Still you put me on the bass! I shouldn’… Read More
We plan to go fishing with him several times a year on Lake Erie
Testimonial from Rich Oakley
My adult sons and I have gone fishing with Jim Hanley several times over the last two years. In all cases we have had a great time and plan to return next year. On our first trip we fished for small mouth bass and caught many good size fish (2-4 lbs) and a couple larger from the first we put our lines in the water. We did catch and release with the… Read More
Fishing with Lake Erie Guide Jim Hanley
Testimonial from Denny Latsha
Over the past 3 years, I have made four trips with Jim. Each trip I have fished 2 to 3 days. Three of the trips were in May, one was in October. In total I fished 11 days. All of them were great! 10 of the 11 days we caught between 50 – 100 bass. Our worst day was 37 bass, which was due to major cold front, temperatures in the low 40’s… Read More
Safety Tips for Lake Erie Bass Boaters in serach of big smallmouths
In 1990 when Operation Bass (now FLW) held the first of two Red Man All Americans here in Buffalo, NY, I was asked by FLW Tournament Director, Charlie Evans if there was anything the anglers needed to know about navigating this area of Laske Erie, in their search for big smallmouth bass. We spoke at length about tackle and baits but the conversation turned serious when it ca… Read More
Won’t be long before Lake Erie smallmouth season begins again.
Lake Erie remains in a liquid state and with the months rolling by so fast, I have a feeling its not going to freeze again this year. Maybe al gore is right…naaa never mind al is nuts. Guys were out perch fishing the last few days, as I write this it’s mid January here near Buffalo New York. I am sure it takes a bit of work getting your boat out of the marinas with the water … Read More
Live bait fishing for small mouth bass on Lake Erie: Amazing success is only a dip away.
When booking a charter with me for small mouth bass on Lake Erie, I am often asked by new customers, “what quantity of fish can we expect to catch?”. My response for the last 25 of my 35 years in this business is 35 to 50 small mouth per day. I say 25 out of 35 years due to the fact that when I started guiding, I was a die hard tournament fisherman and would have rather… Read More
Lake Erie Bass Tips and Tactics for Tube Lovers
By Jim Hanley
The first time I was introduced to a “gitzit” was in 1978 Thousand Islands tournament. Like the fish I was enticing, I was hooked by this new technique. That first day I was paired with Greg Ward, grandson of legendary TV Celebrity, Virgil Ward. He proceeded to show me what this “gitzit” was and what it could do to unsuspecting Lake Ontario smallmouth bass. I c… Read More
Lake Erie is alive and well thank you and waiting for you to join me in catching some really big bass.
Lake Erie is alive and well thank you and waiting for you to join me in catching some really big bass.
Lake Erie once thought to be a dead sea is now alive and well and teaming with big small mouth bass, walleye, perch, steelhead and musky. I have been fishing Lake Erie for over 55 years and guiding for 35 and have seen an amazing transformation, much like Lazarus’s resurrecti… Read More
