Lake Michigan

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Apr 14, 2025

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

104 Fishing Reports

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Fishing Reports (104)
Techniques

Lake Michigan Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring

Ned Rigs
7
Drop Shot
6
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
6
Hard Jerkbaits
4
Finesse Hair Jigs
2

Total Fishing Reports

104

Top Species Reported for Spring

Smallmouth Bass33 Reports
Trout6 Reports
Largemouth Bass1 Report
Crappie1 Report

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Fishing Reports

104 Reports on Lake Michigan

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Ron Dohm Jr
Gold Ambassador
4/27/22
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Blade Baits
- Structure
  Humps
Waters are still brutally cold here in Northern Michigan. Prespawn groups of smallmouth can be tracked down on isolated feeding humps and ridges that are covered with sand grass and gravel. Breaking apart these locations with a blade bait is a great way to find both quality and size this time of year.
Shawn Lai
Silver Ambassador
4/28/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Hard Jerkbaits
- Structure
  Docks
- Water Temperature
  53°
Conditions were extremely windy making poor water clarity. Smallmouth bite is definitely picking up in the harbors after the last week of nice weather. Still had to work the jerkbait with slow 1 or 1-2 pops waiting about 6-10 seconds between 1 and 1-2 pops. The 110+1 JR in Northern Secret has consistently been my best performing lure when they are not bedding/spawning
Christopher Thuss
Gold Ambassador
5/2/22
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Ned Rigs
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Crawfish
Well, the rivers and lakes have thawed out but it certainly hasn’t felt like spring. Cold temperatures have kept smallmouth in the lower sections of a few Lake Michigan tributaries. Once you find where the fish are piled up they’re usually fired up and ready to eat. Throwing a tube is my number one way to catch these fish, then following through the same areas with a Ned rig later on to show them something a little different. Get out to your local river and get after these fish!