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Lake St. Clair Fishing Report: Early Fall Bite in Full Swing
Artificial Lure here with your Lake St. Clair fishing report for Sunday, September 28, 2025.
The fall bite’s in full swing, and Lake St. Clair is showing off with classic early-autumn conditions. This morning, the wind’s coming in gentle out of the west-southwest at about six knots, air temps floating around 70 degrees, with water temps just under 68. Sunrise hit the horizon at 7:22 AM and expect sunset around 7:18 PM. No tidal swings here, of course, but with stable barometer and light chop (wave height under a foot as of the NOAA buoy), it’s real pleasant—perfect for all styles, whether you’re running big water in a bass boat or scooting in close on a kayak.
Smallmouth bass are the talk of the lake—none bigger than those schooling up on the mid-lake humps. Reports from the Four Flags Classic just wrapped up yesterday show the top bags came targeting smallies in 8 to 12 feet, with Posey and Bostic wrangling over 31 pounds across two days. Ned rigs, flat worms, minnow baits, and good old-fashioned grubs all did the trick. Tubes have been a steady producer all week, especially for anglers sliding between 4 and 15 feet of water. There’s also been a healthy showing for drop shot rigs and swimbaits, particularly if you can find fish on your electronics tight to sandy drop-offs.
Largemouth haven’t vanished, either. Points, marina cuts, and the thicker weeds around Anchor Bay and up near Harley Ensign have been giving up solid fish early and late. Chatterbaits and creature baits in six feet have been putting limits in the box. For finesse lovers, Ned rigs and wacky worms around docks have landed some chunky largies.
Perch hunters are getting a mix of size, but dinner-plate jumbos are out there. Michigan Sportsman’s forum lit up Friday and Saturday with reports of deep-water schools near the shipping channel and the mouth of the Thames River. Look for perch to be scattered but tightly grouped—once you find one, anchor up and work 'em over with small minnows or drop-shot emerald shiners. Jigging Rapalas in natural color patterns are getting bit, too.
Walleye action’s best after dark right now, per the Friday night crew. The boys from Michigan Sportsman just pulled an 18-walleye haul running Rapalas off wire—no hot color, just keeping lines tight and baits slow across points and channel edges. Early morning and dusk trolling out from Metro Beach is putting ‘eyes in the net, if you can dodge the pleasure boaters.
Musky pods are on the move, patrolling weed flats around Strawberry Island and up towards Anchor Bay. Big rubber baits and jointed crankbaits are tempting follows, but for true believers, double-ten bucktails are still drawing heart-stopping strikes at sunset.
If you’re heading out, two hot spots this week have been:
- The Belle River Hump—8 to 12 feet, loaded with smallies and the occasional feeding musky
- 400 Club Area east of the Metro Park—scattered rocks and weed edges, killer for both largemouth and perch
Best all-around lures today: Ned rigs, tubes, drop-shot rigs with gobies, and swimbaits for bass; minnows or small jigging spoons for perch; jointed crankbaits and big blades for musky. If you’re after cats or drum, shrimp and cut baits on a Carolina rig always earn a tug.
That’s all for today’s Lake St. Clair rundown. Thanks for tuning in and be sure to subscribe for daily hot bites, techniques, and all the local insight you need to stay ahead of the game. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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