Are there any smallmouth anglers here that appreciate the Saginaw Bay as much as I do? It's a fantastic fishery for quality bass that can be caught using all methods. 

There are a group of us that go to St Clair every year and meet up with some friends in Michigan.  We rent a cottage on Harsens Island and spend a week fishing like fools.  One of the Michigan guys is always lobbying for us to take a day trip up to the Bay.  It's just hard to leave St Clair.

I find the bass on Sag Bay are on average bigger than St Clair, but harder to find, especially in summer.  

I find the bass on Sag Bay are on average bigger than St Clair, but harder to find, especially in summer.  

12 hours ago, TOXIC said:

There are a group of us that go to St Clair every year and meet up with some friends in Michigan.  We rent a cottage on Harsens Island and spend a week fishing like fools.  One of the Michigan guys is always lobbying for us to take a day trip up to the Bay.  It's just hard to leave St Clair.

brother, in the spring or fall, you can catch some chunky ones. I spent a lot of my life on LSC, but the Saginaw Bay has been my preferred smallie destination because I can get quality and quantity. 

11 hours ago, MickD said:

I find the bass on Sag Bay are on average bigger than St Clair, but harder to find, especially in summer.  

I find the bass on Sag Bay are on average bigger than St Clair, but harder to find, especially in summer.  

 

11 hours ago, MickD said:

I find the bass on Sag Bay are on average bigger than St Clair, but harder to find, especially in summer.  

I find the bass on Sag Bay are on average bigger than St Clair, but harder to find, especially in summer.  

Very nice my man! I've caught many smallies on both bodies of water, but finding the big whammer jammers out of wildfowl bay or charities is what I really love.

WOW! That looks freakin amazing! I am actually more excited to catch Smallies then Largemouth this year!  Any of you guys on here ever make a trip to come to the Snake River at all?! i am beyond excited to catch smallies out of there, i recently moved to Boise Idaho.

On my list for this year

I’m new here.  I live about 40 minutes away from bay city.  This will be the first full summer for my 14 ft mirror craft ( the road runner). I recieved last June As a wedding present.  I plan hitting the bay hard for walleye and of course small mouth.  I will be getting a bigger boat in about 2-3 years.  I just don’t know if it will be more of a walleye type boat or more of a bass boat 

Keep us posted on Ice Out and water temp.  I'm a little concerned about our end of May trip to St Clair and the late spring.  Y'all need some warm weather up there!!  

2 hours ago, TOXIC said:

Keep us posted on Ice Out and water temp.  I'm a little concerned about our end of May trip to St Clair and the late spring.  Y'all need some warm weather up there!!  

Tell me about it.

A-Jay