Detroit River
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Current)
Detroit River Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Wacky Rigs1
Total Fishing Reports
38
Top Species Reported for Spring
Walleye10 Reports
Largemouth Bass2 Reports- Smallmouth Bass1 Report
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Dominik Delgado
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3/22/25
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 0-9'
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
38°
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Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Shad
Vertical jigging flats and edges of flats adjacent to deep water yield the biggest walleye of the year in late March in the Detroit River. Varying your jigging cadence, height and intensity is key to getting these big early spawners dialed in.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
36°
Fishing is still hit or miss on the river. Spent most of the day around the bell isle bridge had 5 bites and landed 2 fish. Water is still around the 36-38 degree with a slight stain. They were smacking the hair jig just couldn’t seem to keep them pinned. Darker fluke on a dark 1oz jig head also seem to work.. marked a ton of fish mid to upper river just not aggressive yet.. also ran some spot on the Canadian side water was 38-39 but muddy had a few short strikes but that was about it.
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