Lake St Clair

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Aug 19, 2026

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

219 Fishing Reports

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Lake St Clair Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer

Drop Shot
27
Ned Rigs
7
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
6
Tubes
5
Wacky Rigs
3

Total Fishing Reports

219

Top Species Reported for Summer

Smallmouth Bass64 Reports
Largemouth Bass5 Reports
Muskie2 Reports
Walleye1 Report
Northern Pike1 Report

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Fishing Reports

219 Reports on Lake St Clair

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Brenny Rodgers
Silver Ambassador
7/25/26
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Tubes
- Structure
  Open Water/Basin
- Forage
  Perch
Had a blast out on the big pond today! Didnt catch many quality ones, but put the beatdown on a good number of them! Best bait was a 1/2oz 3.5” tube. Green pumpkin, and light melon were the two colors. Spybait also got some work in, along with a 3.3 swimmer. Wasn’t targeting really anything, just 5-10fow on sand flats. Long casts, and rotating between lures. I did sight fish a couple which was sweet too! Fun day!
LIVE 2 FISH
Blue Ambassador
8/26/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Open Water/Basin
- Forage
  Perch
- Water Temperature
  71°
With the recent warming trend we were targeting smallmouth bass in deeper water, looking for bait balls in around 14 FOW. We found mats of bug hatches and fished in and around them as there were baitfish packed in around these areas. Most were sparsely weeded and had no other cover. The smallmouth were definitely biting on the swimbaits and were hitting best on a slow retrieve. The average weight of the catches was around 4lbs. Catching was consistent from 14FOW to about 11FOW. Air temps started in the low 70s in early morning and upper 80s later in the day. Winds were about 3-5mph.
LIVE 2 FISH
Blue Ambassador
8/26/24
- Species
  Muskie
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Ned Rigs
- Structure
  Open Water/Basin
- Forage
  Perch
- Water Temperature
  71°
While fishing for smallmouth bass chasing bass in small weed patches, I was throwing the ned rig and instead of dragging it I was popping it. On the fall it got bit and thought I had hooked a smallmouth bass as it pulled and head shook very similar to a smallie. Much to my surprise it was a giant muskie and we were able to net it without hit ever breaking the Shimano 12lb fluoro line I was using. It was released unharmed and was my new PB! I’ve been targeting muskie in the past, but I have definitely caught them more NOT targeting them specifically.