Lake St Clair
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Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
As summer sets in the vast majority of big St-Clair Smallmouth move off shore in 18-22’ of water. The biggest fish are targeting perch around taller clumps of cabbage that are close to sand spots. Identifying a number of these areas with side and down imaging and creating a milk run of high percentage targets can yield excellent tournament results.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
river is actually too clean right now slowing the walleye bite down , early early morning bite has been best , odd rainbow and laker being caught too actually fishing St Clair river and lake huron mouth
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Skim ice on lake just started water temp freezing hopefully in next two weeks we will be fishing out of Mitchell’s Bay , if we get ice the perch are waitng for us in 14 ft of water 1 1/2 miles from bay front
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Perch
In early winter and late fall when the water temps are in the low 40’s a sunny warmer day can be magical on Lake St-Clair. Target rock piles on flats within a few hundred yards of deep water with a jerkbait in a perch or shad pattern. Getting the bait down with a few feet of the rock piles is imperative so be sure to be using the proper depth bait. Megabass offers the pro perch pattern in multiple depths the 110 (4’-6’) 110+1 (7’-10’) 110+2 (11’-12’). A long cast is also very important as this can be a feast or famine type pattern. Cover water, target rocky areas on the flats closer to deep water and you will be rewarded with some amazing late season action.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
41°
The Smallmouth Bass are biting like crazy right now out on Lake St Clair if you can find them. My buddy Shawn and I found a big group of them chasing bait around big weed patches and we started throwing swimbaits and white chatterbaits after them and they were fired up. It seems like the bigger fish came on the 3.8inch Swimbaits. If you can find baitfish right now, the smallmouth bass aren’t far from them, just use your electronics and find them.
Kdk
Bronze Ambassador
11/8/22
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Got out on a warm flat day. Throwing natural shad colors. Used a zoom paddle tail in shad and a 4" ghost shad jerkbait. Gin clear water, hit some rocky flats and covered ground methodically but moved spots after I hit every direction 2-3 passes with each lure. Get the bait out away from the boat. Picked several up after letting the bait sit for 30 seconds plus. Best fish pictured was in the 5-6lb slot size but super filled up on shad. I'd have put it closer to 6-6.5 with the full belly. Got that one right before we lost the light 👍
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
When the Lake St-Clair main lake bite begins to get a little more difficult in mid August covering water is key to success. A crankbait that gets down to that 12-14’ mark seems to get the most bites when worked fast with the occasional pause and or pop of the rod. When it’s tough get deep, get around grass, put the trolling motor on high and sling it!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Crawfish
There is a very good population of largemouth on Lake St. Clair. They hardly ever get fished for and they chomp when you get a bait infront of them. I would find break walls, bridge pilings, docks and grass. If they had some current on them they were easy to catch. Flip or pitch your favorite jig in there and hold on. Also caught a few smallies this way. I'm a shallow guy so that's where I went looking. You can fish just about anyway you want up there and catch em.
