What is the hottest lake for really big smallmouth?

[rodney_h]

There are some good big ones in the Pacific Northwest, but we will keep these lakes a secret as long as possible.

[ifishinxs]

Idaho

Were?

[slonezp]

Sturgeon Bay open results from Friday/Saturday
http://nebula.wsimg.com/580045028cb6...&alloworigin=1

[STEVE81]

The Glacial Lakes region of SD has giants. I’m talking about when you get bored with catching so many 4 pound smallies. Also, Ft Peck in MT is a lake that has produced a number of 27+ pound limits.

[Idaho Sandman]

Idaho

Move along, nothing to see here.

[Kanuck1958]

St Lawrence Thousand Islands. Big girls and lots of them!

[g352nv]

Move along, nothing to see here.

HAHA one day I'll make that trip. My buddy made it a couple years ago with Matt and a few other guys. Sounds like good times.

[AgAuthority]

The Glacial Lakes region of SD has giants. I’m talking about when you get bored with catching so many 4 pound smallies. Also, Ft Peck in MT is a lake that has produced a number of 27+ pound limits.

I want to get familiar with that area

Ag

[like2fish2]

Some great suggestions here.

[trueangla]

I’d get Brett Alexander as a guide for Sturgeon Bay!

[jigman51]

Does anyone ever night fish for small mouth on the great Lakes? On Dale Hollow in summer, night time is the right time.

[shfishinsticks]

Erie or St. Clair.

[Murph44]

St Lawrence Thousand Islands. Big girls and lots of them!

... Henderson harbor and charming bay .. NY St Lowrance..

[JHelms]

For true trophy smallies these come to my mind. There's a lot more too.

Mille Lacs, MN
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Lake St Clair
Lake Erie

You can't beat this list with a stick.

[trueangla]

I’d get Brett Alexander as a guide for Sturgeon Bay!

5 over 7lbs weighed in on second day of open this past weekend.

[CDN Bass]

I'm an hour from Erie and a little over 3 hours from the 1000 islands. The 1000 islands are from Henderson harbor all the way up is probably the best place on the planet.

I live straight across the lake at Waupoos, ON. I head out there quite often. Out from Rochester is pretty good too. And also from the Main Duck Islands east along the mid lake shoals and the south shore of Prince Edward County is absolutely insane... 5 plus pounds all day long. You have to read the weather though, as those mid day thermals can bust you up pretty good.

St Lawrence Thousand Islands. Big girls and lots of them!

You bet!

[Quillback]

The bags that came out of the Sturgeon Bay tournament last weekend we're insane. Biggest was a 5 fish bag that went 32.76.

That place would be high on my list.

[Sokyangler]

For quantity, you have to go north. The TN river system and Dale Hollow have the size but not the numbers like up north.

[M1RT]

For quantity, you have to go north. The TN river system and Dale Hollow have the size but not the numbers like up north.

If you don't have your heart set on catching a six pound smallmouth. There's a ton of lakes in northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota where you can catch quality (2 to 4 lb.) smallmouth and largemouth hand over fist.

[Nick D]

Erie. Launch out of west harbor.