iFish Lake St. Clair

Well, the weather has been pretty crazy lately with the rain and wind, but the ice has still stuck around.  We have been getting reports of lots of perch being taken all over the lake.

Gino’s & Crocker – Lots of perch. most using minnows and teardrops to get the bigger perch.  Guys also using spikes or waxworms, but getting smaller fish.  Either way you’re probably going to have to weed through the small fish.  What the hell though, at least you’re catching fish.

Selfridge – Same as above at Selfridge. Stop in to Anglers Point Marina and get the latest updates on the fishing. They’ve got all the bait you need. You’re almost guaranteed fish and if you find the schools of bigger fish, stay there.

Mile Roads – Anywhere you can get out on good ice you should be able to catch fish.  Also getting reports of guys taking some nice gills around docks. Make sure you don’t trespass however. Minnows have been the best for the perch and mixed reports on gills as some have come on minnows and some on waxworms.

Really anywhere you go you should find fish, but make sure you have good ice. Good luck and be safe!

Well we had our first “good” ice this weekend and the fishermen were out in force.  Most ice was 3-4 inches thick in the canals and smaller protected areas of the lake.

Crocker – Many were fishing around the Crocker launch and had success.  Many of the perch caught were small and you had to dig through them to get any size. The perch were coming on beads, teardrops, ficious jigs etc. tipped with minnows.

Selfridge – There were many fishing around Selfridge in the canals and catching perch, bluegill and crappie.  It was somewhat hit or miss with many small perch.  Minnows were also the bait to use in this area.

Bouvier Bay – There was some decent action for many fishermen at the North end of the lake with lots of perch being caught similar to above. Size was also on the small side and some culling was required.

Well we’ve finally got some cold weather and we are making some ice, but most of it sucks.  There are some canals frozen in the northern end of the lake around The Raft bar, and even some ice out in the bay.  It’s frozen there because the water is fairly shallow and I’ve received no reports of any good fishing. Canals are starting to harden in the New Baltimore area, but take extreme caution.  There should be perch in these canals if you can find canals that are deep enough and allow you enough good ice to get towards the mouth. I know that certain parts of the lake are pretty dirty right now, so trying to find clean water would be best.  Good luck out there and be safe.