Lake St. Clair is highly regarded as a top destination for world-class smallmouth bass fishing. Covering an area of over 400 square miles, this wide open, mostly shallow, clear water lake is home to a huge population of smallmouth.
On the north end of the lake is the St. Clair River, which feeds the lake with a continuous flow of cool, clear water from Lake Huron. On the south end lies the Detroit River which connects Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. These waters combine to create a diverse and extremely productive fishery that delivers outstanding action all year.
Lake St. Clair Smallmouth:
Most of our smallmouth fishing will take place on Lake St. Clair, although the entire water system is available to us and will come into play depending on the time of year we are fishing.
Early in the season we will be fishing the shallow flats and bays of the lake, chasing hoards of hungry bass feeding up after the long winter. Mid-summer could find us following schools of smallies around main lake humps and weedbeds, or we could be headed up the St. Clair River in search of monster bass enjoying the deep cool water flowing out of Lake Huron. Come late summer and early fall, we could be at the mouth of the Detroit River where it enters Lake Erie, busting schools of bass around the many rockpiles and weedbeds found in this area. The bottom line is that we have a lot of water available to fish, and the bass are always biting somewhere!
Smallmouth trips are available beginning the last Saturday in April and run to the end of October.
Detroit River Walleye:
Walleye fishing will take place during the phenomenal spring run on the Detroit River. Literally tens of thousands of Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair walleye enter the Detroit River each spring in search of the perfect spawning grounds. These fish can be easily caught using traditional jigging techniques. Big fish are not un-common at this time of year, often pushing 5lbs or better!
Walleye trips are available beginning April 1st and run to the end of May.