Locals often call these fish pickerel. With an Ontario record of 22.25 lbs. Spawning takes place in spring or early summer. Most Smallmouth Bass average 8 to 15 inches in length and are usually taken still-fishing, casting, trolling or by flyfishing with artificial lures. Spawning usually occurs over a period of 6-10 days in the late spring and early summer.
Growth is rapid at first.
When it comes to Smallmouth Bass fishing in Sunset Country, perhaps the Northern Ontario Outdoor Guide by The Outdoor News says it best. The bass are plentiful here, and can go to 6 pounds. And growing numbers of largemouth bass are found in several lakes. This fish spawns in the spring immediately after the ice melts. They reproduce quickly, but grow slowing.