Canal smallies

[hammer289]

Spent the afternoon at the erie canal today near lockport had to break in the new camera and see how it works....ended up with 9 smallmouths all when the sun was behind the clouds and one rock bass. biggest was about 15 inches and three others were over the limit. I let em all go back for someone else to catch.

The biggest of the day caught on a hometied marabou jig.

[tcon]

Nice Catch Hammer. My son and I spent some time at the canal last Sun. couple large mouths and a few pan fish. We watched a kid land a huge Sheep head at the clover st. lock.

Tom

[hammer289]

Thanks Tcon, iv only encountered smallies over this direction but hey fish are fish right?

[tcon]

I've never had a bad time fishing thats for sure!

[haze96123]

I live right on the canal in Lockport, but I don't usually fish there because I don't know where to go. Where abouts did you catch this?

[chowder]

We were in Lockport this weekend visiting family and we crossed the canal several times the last few days and I kept thinking "now, if I had my little boat I would love to work that piece of water". Good for you for getting into those bronzebacks!

[hammer289]

I live right on the canal in Lockport, but I don't usually fish there because I don't know where to go. Where abouts did you catch this?

Anywhere theres rocks on the sides just cast along parallel with the bank with little jigs or little jointed crankbaits and work em back towards you.....thats just what iv had the best luck with.

We were in Lockport this weekend visiting family and we crossed the canal several times the last few days and I kept thinking "now, if I had my little boat I would love to work that piece of water". Good for you for getting into those bronzebacks!

You could put some serious hurt on them with a boat but just bring the pole with ya next time