Outdoors: Bass opener right around corner

June 19, 2008

Bass opener right around corner

Bass certainly don’t measure up in terms of stature with rival freshwater species such as the muskellunge, northern pike or chinook salmon.
In terms of table fare, smallmouth and largemouth bass aren’t exactly deemed delectable delights like walleye, crappie, jumbo yellow perch or native rainbow or brook trout.
Despite what appears to be two strikes against bass, they remain a highly pursued species by anglers — not just experts, but piscators of all ages and varying skills.
Just what makes these fish a popular target species?
Part of it has to do with the anticipation of the long-awaited opener, as these fish are the last to become fair game in the province, speculated Wil Wegman, a Ministry of Natural Resources Aurora district office spokesperson.
The season opens the fourth Saturday of June, this year being June 28.
“Bass season is the last to open and, once it does, anglers are thrilled they can now go out to our lakes and rivers and not have to worry about whether the fish is in season or not,” he said.
An ardent bass angler, Wegman said another enticing factor is the tussle and high-water acrobatics bass put up when hooked.
In shallow or deeper water, Wegman said they can be caught by a variety of angling techniques and with the use of live or artificial offerings, some of which will work to perfection one day and not the next.
Adding to the popularity of bass angling has been the presence in recent years of big dollar, live-release bass tournaments, especially in the United States, and their exposure on specialty TV networks.
“These tournaments also produce high-profile bass pros that act as catalysts to attract more people to the sport of fishing,” Wegman said. “Just like Tiger Woods has attracted thousands of additional recreational golfers to his sport, someone like Bob Izumi does the same for bass fishing.”
Within York Region, anglers have access to some of the best bass fishing, virtually at their front doorstep. most notably on Lake Simcoe and Cook’s Bay, which Wegman describes as a world class bass fishery.
While there’s plenty of largemouth bass to be found in Cook’s Bay, he notes it often takes a backseat to the trophy smallmouth fishery that exists in Simcoe.
Part of the proof can be found during the fall when the Bass Pro Shops Lake Simcoe Open tournament takes place. From this event, which prior to last year was called the Crackle Cup, the current one-day all-time Canadian record of 29.90 pounds for a five-bass limit came from Lake Simcoe. That represents an average of almost six pounds per fish.
Some anglers note there are smallies lurking about in Lake Simcoe that tip the scales at almost eight pounds.
“It may very well be the best trophy bass fishery in Ontario,” Wegman said.
Apart from Lake Simcoe and Cook’s Bay, good bass fishing for largemouth can be found in the outlets flowing into Cook’s Bay, such as the Holland and Maskinonge rivers, Wegman said.
Inland bodies of water such as Fairy Lake in Newmarket, Toogood Pond in Unionville, the Milne Reservoir in Markham and Mill Pond in Richmond Hill, are also home to largemouth bass.
Lake Wilcox has a remnant smallmouth bass population as well as some nice largemouth, Wegman said, adding access to lake is at the northeast corner, off Lake Drive.
Musselmans Lake in Whitchurch-Stouffville also has largemouth bass and can be accessed through the Cedar Beach Park at the north end of the lake.

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