Trophy Smallmouth Bass

Once again, The New Fly fisher is back for another episode in Northern Ontario, and this time Colin Mckeown and his daughter Jenna are fly fishing for shoulder season Smallmouth Bass. The term ‘shoulder’ season refers to the cooler periods of Spring and Fall, which for fisherman are characterised by bigger prey and therefore often bigger fish. It’s September, so Colin and Jenna return to an area of Algoma Country that they’ve affectionately nicknamed Trophy Alley due to the immense smallies it’s produced on past trips. Guide Adam Vallee begins by explaining the movement patterns of shoulder season bass relating to water temperature, depth, structure and food source before boating our hosts around the shallower shores of the many Lakes in the area. Big bass on the top and picture perfect Canadian Wilderness, this is why we love to fish.