Lake St Clair

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: May 20, 2024

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Smallmouth Bass76

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Spring (Current)76

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5/16/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°

Got some great underwater footage of the smallmouth bass roaming the rock piles on legendary Lake St Clair! Water temps have been rising and were in the mid 60s. Air temps for the morning were in the low 50s, but were in the high 60s by noon. The winds we coming out of the northeast, pushing us along the shoreline in a southeastern drift. We were dragging tubes and drop shots, but the were only biting on swimbaits. The Keitech Swing Impact FAT in the smallmouth magic color caught us some nice smallies. The Shimano FC line in 12lb test casts very smooth with no memory or backlash issues. Slow retrieve combined with some burining to cover water got their attention.

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Keitech Fat Swing Impact 3.8" Smallmouth Magic / 3.8"

$5.19

~~$6.49~~

Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 12lb

$25.99

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Blue Ambassador

5/10/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°

The water temperature at the beginning of the week had shot past 60 degrees, but with a recent storm and cold front the water temps dropped just below. Winds were at about 12MPH making for a tough go. Air temps were in the low 50s. Slinging swimbaits in a basin that shielded us from the winds a bit seemed to be what the smallmouth wanted. Slow retrieve just off bottom got their attention. Several 4lb smallmouth and walleye were caught on the swimbait.

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Keitech Fat Swing Impact 3.8" Smallmouth Magic / 3.8"

$5.19

~~$6.49~~

Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 12lb

$25.99

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Blue Ambassador

5/7/24

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°

The winds were kicking and the chop was high out on Lake St Clair, but we found some refuge behind a yacht club and the smallmouth bite was on fire! The water temps were around 62 degrees and the air temps were mid 60’s as well. Partly cloudy skies and a sandy bottom with grass patches coming is where we found our bite. My angling partner and I were throwing the Z-Man GOBIUS in the natural goby color and the smallmouth bass were hammering it! The bait is super durable and was catching fish after fish with no visible wear. The Shimano FC line was handling casting into the high winds without binding up. Retrieve varied from a slow roll, to popping and dragging. We were catching them shallow in 3-5FOW.

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Z-Man Gobius Swimbait Natural Goby / 3"

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Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 12lb

$25.99

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