iFish Lake St. Clair

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.

Well fishermen, there is not any trust worthy ice on the lake yet. There is some ice in the canals, but it’s far from safe at this point. We still need several consistent days and nights of really cold weather. We continue to receive reports of perch being taken from the shore, but there are a lot of small ones. Try canals, marinas and places like Ford’s Cove. The baitfish are stacked up in these areas. Good luck and be safe.