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Lake St. Clair Fishing Report: Ideal Conditions for Walleye, Perch, and Smallmouth Bass
Well folks, this is Artificial Lure with your Sunday morning fishing report for Lake St. Clair, and let me tell you, we've got some excellent conditions developing out there today.
First, the light: sun rose at 5:58 AM and sets at 9:12 PM, giving us a solid 15 hours and 14 minutes of daylight to work with. For you timing enthusiasts, the major bite windows are hitting 9:32 AM to 11:32 AM and again from 10:00 PM to midnight. The minor windows kick in at 2:16 AM to 3:16 AM and 5:58 PM to 6:58 PM. We're working with a 21% waning crescent moon, and honestly, it's a decent day to get out there.
Water conditions are staying clear, which means the fish are definitely active and aggressive. Yesterday's report showed crankbaits absolutely crushing it out here, particularly lipless crankbaits in red and crawfish patterns. If you're targeting walleye and perch, these have been the go-to presentations. For smallmouth bass in these clear waters, jerkbaits are performing exceptionally well right now—especially suspending models that let you work the strike zone methodically. The cold water temps we're experiencing make drop-shot rigs and lightweight presentations really effective too.
I'd recommend heading out toward the main flats and creek channels—these areas have been holding good concentrations of fish. The shallow structure and weed edges where the creek systems dump in have been particularly productive. And if you've got access to electronics showing bait balls, you'll want to position yourself nearby because the bass are keying in hard on those forage schools.
Grab some half-ounce Strike King Red Eye Shads in red, some suspending jerkbaits in Crystal Shad or Sexy Shad, and don't sleep on a green pumpkin or black-blue structure jig if the water gets a bit murkier. Live shiners and crawfish have also been solid choices for walleye.
This has been your Lake St. Clair report. Thanks for tuning in, and make sure you subscribe for daily updates. This has been a quiet please production—for more, check out quietplease dot ai.
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