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Crisp October Morn, Frenzied Smallies and Monster Muskies on Lake St. Clair
Artificial Lure here with today’s Lake St. Clair fishing report for Sunday, October 19, 2025.
We woke up to a classic crisp October morning around the lake, with light northwest winds, chilly temps in the mid-40s, and a passing mist that cleared by sunrise at 7:45 AM. Expect partly cloudy skies and a high near 60. No tide changes here—Lake St. Clair is a non-tidal lake—but fluctuating winds and slight barometric drops should keep the bite steady until sunset at 6:42 PM.
Recent reports point toward a surge in **smallmouth bass** action, especially with that clear fall water and dropping surface temps making the fish frisky and aggressive. The Michigan Bass Nation event just wrapped, and Scott Solomon landed a winning co-angler bag with 25.36 pounds, including a slab smallmouth over six pounds—caught on tubes fished around rocky shoreline transitions between 12-16 feet, so don’t hesitate to grab your favorite smoke or green pumpkin tube and work those breaks slow.
**Walleyes and perch** are schooling up near the mile roads and around Metro Beach, biting best in 17-20 feet just off weed edges. Minnow-tipped jigs, blade baits, and live emerald shiners on slip bobbers have produced easy limits. Panfish are thick near Boat Town and Huron Point, and while there’s no monster sizes showing, couples are getting buckets of eater-sized perch and good crappies.
**Muskie hunters** are having a wild October with multiple boats this past week reporting three to five fish days. The hottest action has been in the South Channel and off Anchor Bay, mostly coming on giant soft plastics—Bulldawgs, Medusas, and big rubber baits in perch and fire tiger patterns. Troll slowly along deep weedlines in 12-20 feet, especially late morning as the sun burns off the fog.
If you’re after **largemouth bass**, try drop-shotting or flipping creature baits along old dock pilings near Point Huron and the St. Clair Metropark canals. Tournament anglers reported top fish in the 4-5 pound range on Senkos rigged weightless, tossed under overhanging trees.
Best lures and baits this week:
- **Tubes, drop-shot rigs, and jigs** for bass
- **Minnows, blade baits, and slip bobbers** for perch and walleye
- **Big rubber baits** (Bulldawgs, Medusas) for muskies
Top hotspots:
- **9 Mile Road weed beds** for perch, walleyes, and bass
- **Anchor Bay—deep weed edges** for muskies and smallmouth
- **Metro Beach canals** for largemouth and panfish
Overall, fish are stacked on fall structure and moving shallow after sunrise, especially on bright calm afternoons. The bite typically peaks from mid-morning through early afternoon once the water warms a few degrees.
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