Lake St Clair
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Lake St Clair Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinLake 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. A drift in a 7-10mph wind dragging a dropshot out deep can be incredibly productive and when u find something it’s often all yours until you talk too much.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/Basin
St.Clair smallies love Rapala DT.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Rotating through multiple spots a day was key in finding the right fish.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/Basin
bucketheadBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass8 to 9 feet slow pooping up and down
Jarrod WillburBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile15-19 feet Gravel/rock flats with clumps of weeds produced best overall numbers in smallmouth. 17-19 provided the best size but less numbers
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock PileThe wind made the fishing a little tough throughout the day. I decided to move into 9 to 10 FOW with isolated rock piles. Most of the fish were on the smaller side but did manage a few 4 pounders.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
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 and after it hits bottom retrieve it almost instantly as they usually grab it on the fall. Super efficient and effective on Post spawn and summer pattern smallies.
