Bass week on Vermillion or other?

[Bigguyone]

I am looking to do a trip up to Vermillion this September...usually come up in early June but have a baby due this week so not going to make it this year.

I know there is a pretty good post each year on this but I did a search and could not seem to find it on Vermillion board...

Is there another lake you would recommend that may be better for good numbers of 2-3# fish with the chance for a 5#+ fish? Not thinking Rainy due to one guy does not have a passport.

Thinking September would be a good time to come this year to try "the other end of the season."

What week in September would you recommend for great numbers of smallies? A few largemouth are always a bonus as well but mainly focused on smallies. Will probably stay on the west end (VDL) but not positive yet as trying to find a good 17'+ 120hp+ boat to rent along with a cabin.

[Cecil]

I would stick to Vermillion. Fish will have moved or starting to move out to reefs. If you get some warm days, it could be very very good

[Bigguyone]

What week of September would you recommend to take our chances as the best week of the month - or would first week of October be better?

[Pherris]

I have always had great success the first week of October. Little harder to find them but when you do you can really spank them. With the weather this year they may well still be in there summer haunts, if we get a summer.

[Bigguyone]

Wondering if any other fisherman have input on this one as I appreciate the guides' info but do know they tend to fish one end or the other...so wondering what people that fish both ends or often on the west end have to say about which end is best for Smallmouth and Musky.

Just trying to decide what cabin area to stay in and where to rent boats from based on where we think we will fish the most.

Thank you!

[Cecil]

Largemouth better on west side, smallmouth better on east side. I would say more variety on east side. Muskies on both sides

[riverrat63]

Last year we were up there in aug caught big smalles on 5 inch swim baits and zoom horny toads over and around eel grass but the big largemouth are on the east side pay attention to water color it seemed like the cleaner the water the better the fishing got every thing looks good that's the hard part you just have to fish around

[SledNeck]

I am looking to do a trip up to Vermillion this September...usually come up in early June but have a baby due this week so not going to make it this year.

I know there is a pretty good post each year on this but I did a search and could not seem to find it on Vermillion board...

Is there another lake you would recommend that may be better for good numbers of 2-3# fish with the chance for a 5#+ fish? Not thinking Rainy due to one guy does not have a passport.

Thinking September would be a good time to come this year to try "the other end of the season."

What week in September would you recommend for great numbers of smallies? A few largemouth are always a bonus as well but mainly focused on smallies. Will probably stay on the west end (VDL) but not positive yet as trying to find a good 17'+ 120hp+ boat to rent along with a cabin.

you do know that Rainy is half in the US and you don't need a passport to fish it?

east end way better for smallmouth. Sept is not nearly as good as mid-summer