I posted a few weeks ago.  Thought I would ask opinions on Hubbard, Thunder bay and Devil lake for small mouth. 

 

Planning a trip first week May this year.  Coming from PA and my cousin from Houston.  We hit St Clair last two years.  Liked it and caught a lot, but lots and lots of boats. 

 

thanks for any info

 

SL

There 's is a Very Good Chance ~ that you Will Not see ANY WHERE NEAR the boating traffic on any of the waters mentioned above as you may experienced on St Clair in May.

 

A-Jay

Sounds like you're no stranger to the brown bass, either way there's some good reading pinned at the top of this section. If you head up there a post trip write up and pics are a must! Good luck.

@A-Jay will those lakes be thawed out by the 1st week of May?

4 minutes ago, Fishin' Fool said:

@A-Jay will those lakes be thawed out by the 1st week of May?

It's a toss up, it really is.

 Ice out could be Mid April - Could be Mid May.

I'm a fan of the earlier time frame.

Last season it was 5th of May - 

Hated that.

Pre-Spawn lasted like 20 minutes - tops.

A-Jay

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

It's a toss up, it really is.

 Ice out could be Mid April - Could be Mid May.

I'm a fan of the earlier time frame.

Last season it was 5th of May - 

Hated that.

Pre-Spawn lasted like 20 minutes - tops.

A-Jay

 

 

 

It just seems that it could be really cold up there during that time frame.  I know I've fished Lk St Clair a ton and it could be 80 degrees the 1st week of May or it could be 40. Make sure your lodge has a decent cancellation policy @spslewis

1 minute ago, Fishin' Fool said:

It just seems that it could be really cold up there during that time frame.  I know I've fished Lk St Clair a ton and it could be 80 degrees the 1st week of May or it could be 40. Make sure your lodge has a decent cancellation policy @spslewis

I can deal with some cold - 

But it really slows my roll when my casts bounce instead of splashing. 

A-Jay