A New York State record smallmouth bass was caught in the St. Lawrence River last fall.
State resident Dante Piraino caught the nine-pound bass while fishing in a tournament on Sept. 22. He was fishing near Ogdensburg, across from Prescott, Ontario.
Ontario’s smallmouth record is a 10.15-pound fish caught in the Canadian waters of western Lake Erie by Ohio resident Gregg Gallagher in November 2022.
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Jeff Helsdon calls the turkey-rich woods of southwestern Ontario home. He has hunted turkeys in two Canadian provinces and the United States. Jeff completed a Canadian slam of turkey hunting, bagging eastern birds and a Merriam’s in Western Canada. When he’s not turkey hunting, Jeff enjoys fishing with his family, especially on Lake Erie and hunting for upland game, waterfowl and deer.
