Lake St Clair
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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
38°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
49°
I love catching these Smallmouth Bass this time of year on Lake St Clair. I was throwing a Gold Blade bait in 6-8ft of water around steel barriers where I found bait. The water temp was 49-51 degrees where I caught fish
Species
Walleye
Season
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Perch
I was using a custom kistler rod which was a 7’6 ml spinning rod with a series 1 spinning reel. Sunline xplasma 15 pound braid to a sunline fc sniper 12 pound fluro leader. Replaced hooks with Vmc hooks.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
The ice is mostly gone out of the main lake. Get out there and lean back on some big ole smallies.
Species
Walleye
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Trolling 10-19'
Structure
Open Water/Basin
14-16 fow 1.1-1.3 SOG Deep diving walleye bandits chartreuse black stripes hot color as well as variations of perch Water temp: 37/38 degrees
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Reef
Forage
Perch
Drifted flats and used livescope to find fish. Once located we would pitch out the drop shot and dead stick it on bottom around them.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Reef
Forage
Crawfish
Fish were living on offshore rock flats. Dragging a tube over the rocks with the current was a good way to generate bigger bites.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
As ice out begins big fish begin to stage along the storied mile roads along St-Clair Shores Michigan. Working a deep jerkbait slowly in 16’-12’ can produce the fish of a lifetime. It is critical to weight the bait so that it very slowly sinks in a nose down posture.