I live in Georgia but going to be fishing for bass in Northeastern Ontario and the Ottawa River Valley in late September this year.

 

Last year at this time I had good luck with largemouth on Keitech Swing Impact Fats on jigheads and even got some hits on the swimbaits and Zoom speed craws right on surface.

 

I am out of touch with what the water temps will be, but seems like a warm late summer so far.

 

I assume it will be well into the fall pattern, with the bass wanting rattlebaits and flat-sided cranks, maybe jerkbaits?  Is it likely they still be hitting topwater?

 

Any other baits to consider based on the time of year for this area?  I typically fish weedy lakes for largemouth but there are some faster-moving rocky streams I plan to try for smallmouth this time around.

 

 

 

last time i checked the water temp which was last Sunday it varied between 67-64 i was still getting largemouth on a frog up shallow so don't be afraid of topwater. I would be throwing a fair amount of lipless cranks, chatterbaits and some jigs if the temp raises throughout the day i would be throwing topwater when the sun is highest. where are you going exactly?

11 hours ago, Scarborough817 said:

last time i checked the water temp which was last Sunday it varied between 67-64 i was still getting largemouth on a frog up shallow so don't be afraid of topwater. I would be throwing a fair amount of lipless cranks, chatterbaits and some jigs if the temp raises throughout the day i would be throwing topwater when the sun is highest. where are you going exactly?

I will be fishing some small, weedy lakes just south North Bay, where I have caught largemouth over the past few years, and also some fast-moving rocky creeks along the Ottawa River near Pettawawa where I have heard there are some smallmouth.

 

I don't get to get out on the bigger lakes and rivers, but I do get in a little bank fishing.

 

With the warm temps I will follow your advice and bring a topwater or two along.

 

Good to hear and thanks for the update.  

just an update we have now had 3 days in a row with 30* temps (90*f) so the water is likely back up to the high 60's low 70's