Fishing the 1000 Islands: Smallmouth Heaven Part 1

With the help of our guide Dean, Noah and I chase after GIANT smallmouth in efforts to catch new PB's.
Stay tuned for part 2 of the series.

[@williamyawn3878]

Good fishing

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I got a 1 foot cat fish there

[@christopherhague2329]

If the date you posted this video is the time frame you fished you may want to check the DEC website before you come up here fishing again. It is illegal to fish for bass in Jefferson and St Lawrence counties out of posted seasons to include catch and release. Bass season starts the third Saturday in June each year and runs through November 30.

[@jakeaparo2114]

This footage was from the previous summer. Our guide begins guiding in the middle of June so we are compliant with the regulations.

[@christopherhague2329]

@@jakeaparo2114 Cool beans man. Those rules are not well known outside of the area because you can fish catch and release in most of the state year round. Some people get in trouble up here when they don't know that.

[@johnmasseyjr.8458]

If you pull a bass off a bed take a quick pic and release it. Don't pose with it and release it 100 yards away

[@jakeaparo2114]

All fish were released within minutes of catching them. There was one time we placed a fish in the livewell for a few minutes so we could read the tag then revive the fish. We then it was released right next to its bed. When there were two fish in the same clip, Noah and I doubled up on beds right next to one another!

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