Detroit River

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jul 1, 2024

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Ice (Current)

37 Fishing Reports

282 Followers

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Other Species Reported for Detroit River

Smallmouth Bass22 Reports
Walleye9 Reports
Largemouth Bass5 Reports
White Bass1 Report

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Fishing Reports

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Southshore Smallmouth Charters
Gold Ambassador
1/23/22
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Open Water/Basin
- Forage
  Minnows
As fish scatter in late august the bite can become a bit more difficult. An excellent way to search is with an A-Rig. It’s drawing power can tip you off to areas holding more and better fish, you can then slow down and pick off. The odd quick turn of the handle, twitch or brief pause can get followers to commit. It’s an excellent tactic to both find and catch numbers and size on Lake St-Clair.
Southshore Smallmouth Charters
Gold Ambassador
3/22/22
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Vertical Jigging 10-19'
- Structure
  Shad
Vertical jigging flats and edges of flats adjacent to deep water yield the biggest walleye of the year in late March in the Detroit River. Varying your jigging cadence, height and intensity is key to getting these big early spawners dialed in.
RJC
Gold Ambassador
3/24/23
- Species
  Walleye
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Vertical Jigging 20'+
- Structure
  Ledges
- Forage
  Perch
- Water Temperature
  36°
Fishing is still hit or miss on the river. Spent most of the day around the bell isle bridge had 5 bites and landed 2 fish. Water is still around the 36-38 degree with a slight stain. They were smacking the hair jig just couldn’t seem to keep them pinned. Darker fluke on a dark 1oz jig head also seem to work.. marked a ton of fish mid to upper river just not aggressive yet.. also ran some spot on the Canadian side water was 38-39 but muddy had a few short strikes but that was about it.