iFish Lake St. Clair

It’s that time of year again when the catch and release bass season starts on Lake St. Clair.  There will undoubtedly be reports of 100+ smallmouth catches per day.  The season opens this years on April 28th and all of the public launches are open.  For those that may not be familiar with the catch and release laws; here they are.

Catch-and-Immediate-Release seasons: On the following waters, bass may be caught and released during the seasons listed. All bass caught must be immediately (see common terms p. 5) returned to the water: L. St. Clair, St. Clair R. and Detroit R., from the last Sat. in April – Fri. before the 3rd. Sat. in June; All Lower Pen. waters including Great Lakes: Last Sat. in April – Fri. before Memorial Day; All Upper Pen. waters including Great Lakes: May 15 – Fri. before Memorial Day.

Good luck to all of the bass fishermen who come to enjoy such a great resource.  Please do your best to protect our fish so that we can continue to enjoy them for years to come.

The catch & release bass season opens on Lake St. Clair on April 30th, 2011. There will undoubtedly be a lot of bass fishermen out to take advantage of the easy pickin’s of smallmouth during this time of the year. One heads-up for those looking to launch at Metro Beach on Saturday the 30th; there will be a March of Dimes walk at Metro Beach, so you may see long lines to enter the park. Metro Beach will probably have all of the booths open to handle the traffic, but I have personally experienced a wait of 20 minutes or longer to get in. Good luck to all the anglers.

Reports are starting to come in about walleye being caught from the spillway to Metro. Fishermen are pulling crawler harnesses with bright bladed harnesses. Productive colors have been green/yellow and green/orange. Look for 5-7 feet of water.

Smallmouth still pretty thick in Anchor Bay. Areas are a bit spotty, but the Selfridge area is still a good bed. Go with the usual lipless crankbaits and tubes. White is always good on the tubes. Look for emerging weedbeds. Fish are starting congregate at these areas.

Good Luck!

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