Lake St Clair

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: May 19, 2024

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Smallmouth Bass75

Season

Spring (Current)75

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Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
26
Hard Jerkbaits
15
Drop Shot
11
Tubes
10
Ned Rigs
6

Total Fishing Reports

170

Top Species Reported for Spring

Smallmouth Bass75 Reports
Largemouth Bass13 Reports
Walleye8 Reports
Crappie1 Report
Yellow Perch1 Report

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LIVE 2 FISH

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"

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LIVE 2 FISH

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

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Bronze Ambassador

5/6/24

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

The fish seemed post-spawn. 4-8 foot of water off the breaks on the mile roads. We did not catch any pre-spawn bigguns! Disappointed! We fished May 6-9 in a lot wind. That made it tough. The drift sock helped, also drifted Baby Z-Too that caught several. A few walleye were caught also.