Lake St Clair
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Season
Lake St Clair Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)28
- Hard Jerkbaits15
- Drop Shot13
- Tubes13
- Ned Rigs7
Smallmouth Bass85 Reports
Largemouth Bass17 Reports
Walleye8 Reports
Crappie1 Report
Northern Pike1 Report
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Fishing Reports
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Allen Kirby
Bronze Ambassador
6/9/25
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
69°
Allen Kirby
Bronze Ambassador
6/9/25
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Water Temperature
69°
First time ever up here, still figuring things out but this color was a huge hit.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
61°
Smallmouth were biting up shallow and out deeper, mostly biting on the ned rig, slow dragging and jigging. The key was finding submerged vegetation and fishing the edges of it.
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