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Winter Walleye and Perch Bite Heats Up on Lake St. Clair
Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your Lake St. Clair fishing guru, comin' at ya from the chilly shores on this crisp December 19th mornin' at 8:40 AM. Winter's grip is tight, but the bite's heatin' up under that thin ice formin' across the big lake and its bays.
Weather's playin' nice today—mild highs pushin' the thaw a bit per 419 Fishing Outdoors reports, with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s, light winds from the southwest, and partly cloudy skies. Sunrise hit at 8:00 AM, sunset around 5:05 PM, givin' ya about 9 hours of light. No real tides on St. Clair, but water levels steady from recent Detroit River flow, keepin' things predictable.
Ice is inchin' closer to fishable per Michigan Outdoors Report drone footage—Saginaw Bay and northern spots like Burt Lake are buildin', but St. Clair's shallower bays like Anchor and Metro are seein' 4-10 inches in spots. Stay safe, check local eyes. Fish activity's solid early season: perch, crappie, gills, and channel cats hammerin' drop-offs in 5-10 feet over sand-mud mixes, as shared by 419 Fishing Outdoors from Dec 18 trips. Walleyes are keyin' on first ice too, with recent catches includin' limits of 15-20 perch strings, handfuls of 10-12 inch crappie, and bonus cats up to 5 pounds. Smallmouth and largemouth still prowlin' open channels if you're boat-bound.
Best lures? Dark jigs tipped with wax worms crushin' 'em—go 1/16 to 1/8 oz for perch and pannies. Dead sticks with nightcrawlers or worms work magic on cats. For walleyes through ice, blade baits and spoons like those MUST-haves from Joe Bauer vids. Live minnows or soft plastics if open water.
Hot spots: Hit the drop-offs off Selfridge DNR launch in Anchor Bay for perch action, or Metro Beach shallows where mud meets sand for crappie slabs. Bundle up, drill test holes!
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