Lake St Clair
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)28
- Hard Jerkbaits15
- Drop Shot13
- Tubes13
- Ned Rigs6
Smallmouth Bass83 Reports
Largemouth Bass16 Reports
Walleye8 Reports
Crappie1 Report
Northern Pike1 Report
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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
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5/8/23
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Wacky rigged caught three smallmouth and a bonus 27 inch northern pike.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
62°
The fish seemed post-spawn. 4-8 foot of water off the breaks on the mile roads. We did not catch any pre-spawn bigguns! Disappointed! We fished May 6-9 in a lot wind. That made it tough. The drift sock helped, also drifted Baby Z-Too that caught several. A few walleye were caught also.
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