For many years now, I have been fortunate enough to enjoy the early catch and release bass fishing season that New York State has to offer. Trips to lakes like Chautauqua or Oneida at the end of May or early June were a great way to get a head start on the late opener we have throughout southern and central Ontario where I live and usually fish. When an opportunity however arose to experience and promote some of this province’s home grown, fully legit, year round open bass season – in an area of the province I where I haven’t spent a great deal of time … I jumped at it.
2018 Sun City Swim and … “Wil’s Swim with the Fishes”
Saturday August 11, 2018 seemed like a long ways off way back in March, but as soon as I heard the date, I quickly marked it down in my calendar for the annual Sun City Swim in Orillia.
2018 Wil's Swim with the fishes fundraising campaign
For Immediate Release:
Orillia Ontario. Award winning outdoor writer and seminar host Wil Wegman of Bradford Ontario is recognized far more within the angling community than among high level swimmers. He was voted into the Canadian Angler Hall of Fame, in 2017, so he might be better known for catching fish than swimming with them.
Chautauqua County NY - An Early Season Bass Fishing Trip
Southern Ontario has some remarkable bass fishing! I love fishing our home waters from the day after our season opens (3rd or 4th Saturday in June) until it closes November 30th. During that period of time all the bass I catch, are live released – to help sustain our local fisheries and to provide the same joy I had for other anglers lucky enough to catch those same fish. Yet despite these great opportunities … we are still missing out on some exceptional catch and release fishing experiences, and that is why I like many other Ontario anglers, make a short trip south of the border into nearby New York in the spring.
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