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Detroit River

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Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Winter (Current)
37 Fishing Reports
279 Followers

Detroit River Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Winter

Blade Baits
  1. Blade Baits
    2
Total Fishing Reports
37
Top Species Reported for Winter
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Fishing Reports

37 Reports on Detroit River

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  • Ryan Hartman

    Gold Ambassador

    11/19/20

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Winter

    • Technique

      Blade Baits

    • Structure

      Rock Pile

    Finding rock piles loaded with Smallmouth this time of year can be loads of fun in the first 2-3 hours of the day. Catching the early morning bite is the key. Fish are definitely hugging the bottom and are hard to find via standard electronics/2d sonar. Fish how they should be staged by current and run spots until fish are located. Once located, proceed to t-off on them and have a blast.
  • Ryan Hartman

    Gold Ambassador

    11/25/20

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Winter

    • Technique

      Blade Baits

    • Structure

      Rock Pile

    The smallmouth have moved deep which eliminates a lot of water. Find deep rock piles in the outer realm of 20' or more. Caught a lot of big males on the metal. Enjoy
  • Southshore Smallmouth Charters

    Gold Ambassador

    12/4/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Fall

    • Technique

      Hard Jerkbaits

    • Structure

      Baitfish

    • Forage

      Minnows

    The back waters along the Detroit River provide excellent Largemouth Bass fishing as the water temps begin to cool in mid fall. It’s important to dial in your jerkbait to suspend perfectly and/or actually sink very very slowly. On Cloudy days I prefer a bigger bait like the Smithwick perfect 10 rogue in a opaque colour. Worked slowly close to deep water can lead to some very memorable days.
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