r/FishingOntario

Edit: just because the swim bait is in the picture doesn’t mean it’s the only lure I use, it’s just a confidence lure that I throw on every outing.

It makes no sense to me, a Charter boat gets me like 10 smallmouth bass in one day one being 7 pounds.
Yet when I fish the same lake with Senko’s, Swimbaits, crank baits, chatter baits, even micro lures that I can’t even cast with my rod.

We aren’t allowed to fish the marina but even when I do fish it, the floating docks don’t have bass underneath them, the extremely sparse weeds don’t have bass hiding in them.
Trying to jerk bait for schools of bass in open water also come up empty handed.

The drop offs are so steep that I never have to worry about being too shallow, but the dropoff still doesn’t hold bass.

Tossed a senko right under the very dock I was standing on and he swallowed it immediately. Beautiful tiger stripes!

The Ultimate Jig + Crawler Breakdown for TROPHY Walleye:

https://youtu.be/MfpApTD_fPc

Jig and crawler fishing for walleye is one of the most effective techniques for catching big, pressured fish. In this video, I give a complete jig + nightcrawler fishing breakdown for walleye while putting the technique to work on Georgian Bay and catching multiple trophy walleye, including fish over 30 inches.

I break down everything I’ve learned about fishing a jig and crawler, including my exact setup, how I rig a full nightcrawler, jig weight selection, rod/reel/line setup, bite detection, hooksets, and the different cadences I use depending on how the walleye are reacting.

I cover:

* My preferred VMC Redline Tungsten jig setup
* Why 1/8 oz is my go-to weight
* How I rig a full jumbo nightcrawler
* Bottom jigging and subtle crawler cadences
* How and when I use a pendulum presentation
* Strolling suspended walleye
* When to use larger pops or faster retrieves
* When and why I upsize to 1/4, 3/8, or even 1/2 oz
* Rod, reel, braid, and fluorocarbon setup
* Bite detection and knowing when to set the hook
* Adjustments for wind, spooky fish, and changing fish behaviour

Most of these fish are extremely pressured Great Lakes walleye living in the ultra-clear water of Georgian Bay, where getting a fish to follow your bait is often much easier than getting it to actually bite. When artificials aren’t producing, a jig and nightcrawler has become one of my biggest confidence presentations.

Throughout the video, I show these techniques in real fishing situations and make adjustments based on how the fish react, resulting in multiple trophy class walleye, including a 31 inch giant and another fish over 30 inches.

If you want to learn how to fish a jig and nightcrawler for walleye, how to catch more finicky walleye, or how I target trophy Great Lakes walleye with LiveScope, this video covers my entire approach from start to finish.

Thanks for watching!

St Lawrence River monster caught while bouncing on bottom for walleye. 1 hour to land her. Released without issue.

Fish is probably over 40 years old.

Got 12 more of these over weekend. These fish are on fire!

Was trolling a spoon in about 15 to 20ft water depth, and this guy hit it.

A bit tougher the find this year, but the rain had them moving. Little oinker couldn’t resist the ol white chatter bait.

2.49kg after bleeding out.

This is a dead fish, I do not measure fish I release, I just keep the memory.

I caught them in a weedy flat that is about 4 foot depth, been catching lots out of that flat the past 2 weeks, I will smoke the meat over birch & boil the innards for the dogs do any of you eat the heads? Boil them for stock? Otherwise it will be winter cutbait.

Caught on a Booyah pad crasher shad frog

Had a great evening last night tossing around some new glide baits on the river

Drt klash 9 low

Deps slide swimmer 175 ss

Megabass Cookai 710exh

Tatula 200

Caught on a texas rigged senko copy made by my local tackle shop.

@mods I am located in Ontario, Canada. Does this fish meet requirements for the trophy fish club? I sent mods a message but hadn't heard back

What a morning on the lake!