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Yellow PerchTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationIn late May and early June large numbers of big Lake St-Clair perch are feeding off shore. You can often find fish while side scanning deep expanses that are highlighted with sand spots with small short weed tuffs sprinkled in. The best way to target these spooky fish is with forward facing sonar as schools are constantly shifting and moving with pressure from both angling pressure as well as predators. 20’ deep is a good rule to start and look for schools of lake walleye in the area. If you find the walleye you will find the schools of big jumbos as we are all there for the same reason.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged VegetationAs 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 are close to sand spots. Identifying a number of these areas with side and down imaging and creating a milk run of high percentage targets can yield excellent tournament results.
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WalleyeTechniqueVertical Jigging Deep (20'+)SeasonWinterStructureLedgesriver is actually too clean right now slowing the walleye bite down , early early morning bite has been best , odd rainbow and laker being caught too actually fishing St Clair river and lake huron mouth
- SpeciesYellow PerchTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonWinterStructureBaitfish
Skim ice on lake just started water temp freezing hopefully in next two weeks we will be fishing out of Mitchell’s Bay , if we get ice the perch are waitng for us in 14 ft of water 1 1/2 miles from bay front
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonWinterStructureRock Pile
In early winter and late fall when the water temps are in the low 40’s a sunny warmer day can be magical on Lake St-Clair. Target rock piles on flats within a few hundred yards of deep water with a jerkbait in a perch or shad pattern. Getting the bait down with a few feet of the rock piles is imperative so be sure to be using the proper depth bait. Megabass offers the pro perch pattern in multiple depths the 110 (4’-6’) 110+1 (7’-10’) 110+2 (11’-12’). A long cast is also very important as this can be a feast or famine type pattern. Cover water, target rocky areas on the flats closer to deep water and you will be rewarded with some amazing late season action.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
The Smallmouth Bass are biting like crazy right now out on Lake St Clair if you can find them. My buddy Shawn and I found a big group of them chasing bait around big weed patches and we started throwing swimbaits and white chatterbaits after them and they were fired up. It seems like the bigger fish came on the 3.8inch Swimbaits. If you can find baitfish right now, the smallmouth bass aren’t far from them, just use your electronics and find them.
KdkBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureRock PileGot out on a warm flat day. Throwing natural shad colors. Used a zoom paddle tail in shad and a 4" ghost shad jerkbait. Gin clear water, hit some rocky flats and covered ground methodically but moved spots after I hit every direction 2-3 passes with each lure. Get the bait out away from the boat. Picked several up after letting the bait sit for 30 seconds plus. Best fish pictured was in the 5-6lb slot size but super filled up on shad. I'd have put it closer to 6-6.5 with the full belly. Got that one right before we lost the light 👍
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
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 12-14’ mark seems to get the most bites when worked fast with the occasional pause and or pop of the rod. When it’s tough get deep, get around grass, put the trolling motor on high and sling it!
