Lake St Clair

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jul 17, 2026

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

218 Fishing Reports

1634 Followers

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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
4
Wacky Rigs
3

Total Fishing Reports

218

Top Species Reported for Summer

Smallmouth Bass63 Reports
Largemouth Bass5 Reports
Muskie2 Reports
Walleye1 Report
Northern Pike1 Report

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Fishing Reports

218 Reports on Lake St Clair

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Bob Downey
Blue Ambassador
7/28/23
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Drop Shot
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Forage
  Perch
Focused primarily in the 13-18ft range targeting smallmouth with a drop shot or a tube. I had one school located in 13ft that I would start on each day and use the tube to get a quick limit. Making long casts and snapping the tube back across the bottom. After getting a limit I would focus deeper in 16-18ft the rest of the day using a drop shot to pick off individual fish using Mega Live. The fish seemed to be relating to slight rises or drops (1ft or less) on the massive flats of St. Clair. Beyond that, if bait was in the area it made it even better. Sunny conditions in the afternoon were best for seeing fish on Mega Live as they would rise up off the bottom to actively feed. Stayed in the trolling motor in the afternoons just moving around until I would run into pods of fish.
LIVE 2 FISH
Blue Ambassador
7/28/23
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Tubes
- Structure
  Open Water/Basin
- Water Temperature
  72°
While the Bassmasters Elite series was in town, the bait of choice amongst the pro anglers was the drop shot. Not having forward facing sonar, I decided to try a different approach and threw the tube. Green pumpkin on a 1/4oz tube jig really got it done for me. We were fishing 12-16FOW post storm front, with air and water temps in the low 70s. No dragging, popping and snapping were the presentations that got the smallmouth biting.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
7/30/21
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Ned Rigs
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Forage
  Crawfish
Ended up with 14.6lbs lost a 4ish and a 5ish on the surface spit my hook