Lake St Clair
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter (Current)
Lake St Clair Overview
SLOWWind (mph)FAST
01020406080100
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Winter
- Hard Jerkbaits1
Total Fishing Reports
203
Top Species Reported for Winter
Walleye2 Reports- Smallmouth Bass1 Report
Yellow Perch1 Report
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
41°
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.
Kdk
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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 👍
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