MI (Macomb, St. Clair, Wayne)
Lake St Clair
Type: Lake/Pond
Size: 103563.92 acres
Avg. Depth: Unknown
Water Clarity: Clear (3/10)
Species:Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Muskie, Crappie, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Sturgeon
Top Techniques Reported On Lake St Clair
Species: Largemouth Bass
Season: Summer
Lake St Clair Fishing Reports
80 Fishing Reports
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29 Fishing Reports for Other Species in Summer
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Season:Summer
Structure:Points
Species:Walleye
Forage: Perch
Technique:Live Bait Rigs
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Reported by Michael Hrynewycz
MLF BFL Michigan Div Tournament #2
Season:Summer
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Ned Rigs
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Reported by Zach Malinowski
Season:Summer
Structure:Humps
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Eric Hohf
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Ryan Curtis
We were fishing large flats that were in 6-8 fow.. most of our bigger fish came sight fishing, absolutely amazing way to fish for these fish.. 2.8” keitch white or... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Boulders
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
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Reported by Grant Gallagher
Smallmouth are getting in that midlake region. Find perch schools and find the bass.
Season:Summer
Structure:Baitfish
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
drifting at the edge of weedlines and any dips in the sand and the fish slammed them
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Season:Summer
Structure:Open Water/Basin
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
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Reported by Brendan Best
Water visibility was amazing today. Early in the morning you can get away with more shallow fishing but once it hit about 8:30am i found myself needing to stay about... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Alex Richmond
The smallmouth are finally getting into full on summer patterns after a very weird spring/spawn season this year. Our biggest bites came when dragging a dropshot painfully slow near schools... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Baitfish
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Brendan Best
First time on Lake St. Clair in a while. Took a while to find them but had to go to about 13ft to find consistency. Biggest of the day was... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Mike Kizis
Deep or shallow nothing commands a bigger Smallmouth bite like a spybait. The shallow areas of Lake St-Clair offer huge flats that are occasionally populated by big spooky fish who... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Baitfish
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Minnows
Technique:Spybaits
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Reported by Brock Williams
Rotating through multiple spots a day was key in finding the right fish.
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Shad
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Mike Kizis
Lake St-Clair is a huge featureless bowl filled with sand and grass. Short scrubby sand grass with sand spots mixed in can be dynamite as the summer pattern locks in.... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Open Water/Basin
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Minnows
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Eric Hohf
Season:Summer
Structure:Open Water/Basin
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Ned Rigs
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Reported by Mike Kizis
A wacky worm on a heavy drop shot can be an incredibly effective tool to search for scattered Smallmouth in featureless lakes like St-Clair. Short flips 40-50’ from the boat... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Wacky Rigs
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Reported by Benjamin Nowak
Finding deep grass patches in 17-22 fow was key to holding bait and bass. There were big schools of perch mixed in the grass and the smallmouth would key... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Season:Summer
Structure:Rock Pile
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Finesse Jigs
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Reported by Mitchell Gunn
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Tubes
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Reported by Mike Kizis
On slick summer days a slow rolled spybait can be unbeatable on Lake St-Clair. Light braid to leader set up on a long spinning rod generates the king casts you... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Open Water/Basin
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Spybaits
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Reported by Mike Kizis
When it gets slick and really tough in those mid august-mid september give a neko rig a try. It can be a difficult bait to fish deep but it does... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Neko Rigs
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Reported by David Carroll
There is a very good population of largemouth on Lake St. Clair. They hardly ever get fished for and they chomp when you get a bait infront of them.... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Pilings
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
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Reported by Mike Kizis
When the Lake St-Clair main lake bite begins to get a little more difficult in mid August covering water is key to success. A crankbait that gets down to that... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Minnows
Technique:Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
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Reported by Mike Kizis
As summer sets in the vast majority of big St-Clair Smallmouth move off shore in 18-22’ of water. The biggest fish are targeting perch around taller clumps of cabbage that... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Perch
Technique:Drop Shots
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Ended up with 14.6lbs lost a 4ish and a 5ish on the surface spit my hook
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage:Crawfish
Technique:Ned Rigs
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Reported by Douglas darden
8 to 9 feet slow pooping up and down
Season:Summer
Structure:Matted Grass
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Forage: Minnows
Technique:Ned Rigs
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Reported by Seth Feider
Smaller pockets of sand grass would hold roaming smallmouth for short periods of time. Rotating through several spots a day was key. Hardest part was slowing down the presentation. Ned... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Ned Rigs
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Reported by Patrick Walters
The time to be fishing offshore on Lake St. Clair for smallmouth bass is right now! The fish are located anywhere from 13 feet out to 20 feet of water,... Read More
Season:Summer
Structure:Submerged Vegetation
Species:Smallmouth Bass
Technique:Lipless Crankbaits
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Reported by Omnia Community Member
Season:Summer
Structure:Reeds
Species:Lake Trout
Forage: Minnows
Technique:Spoons
