Hard to figure out where to post this. Is it a fishing report? A smallmouth report? A general fishing report? Everything else? Anyway, just got back from a week on Lake St Clair. My 24th year straight. Although we are gunning for big Smallmouth, we catch a lot of other species as well. Last year the weather was horrible and this year the area had experienced a prolonged period of wind and cold. Last year there was a warming trend and then they got tossed back into freezing weather. The prolonged cold this year just meant they were a bit behind schedule and the wind just made our trips across the lake painful. Side note, we did have a severe storm roll through and some boats got damaged. I threw a bunch of baits but 98% of my fish came on a Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm on a dropshot. It was what they wanted this year. Color changed depending on area but that was the bait. I personally caught smallmouth, largemouth, rock bass, perch and even a walleye. I have a load of pictures and you can zoom in on any one of them with a bait still in their mouth and see it’s a SSW. I would estimate I caught 20+ a day from 3 to 4.5lbs. Had a blast and already looking forward to next year.

You need to post that on a military thread because those are all pictures of tanks!

Glad you had a great trip, I’m planning on going their next year I believe the dates are 5/15-23., will be my first time so I have some investigating to do.

Heck of a trip! Well done. The wind has been whipping in my world as well, makes for different tactics when it's fishable. The 3" shad shape worm has been my best producer this spring, and I've really done damage with a leaderless downshot/jika rig ticking bottom in 18-22' fow.

scott

Nice pics of some beautiful smallies. What a great trip! Love it!

16 hours ago, TOXIC said:

Had a blast and already looking forward to next year.

and I'm looking forward to your report! Great pics of some nice fish.

6 hours ago, bigbearstroop122 said:

Glad you had a great trip, I’m planning on going their next year I believe the dates are 5/15-23., will be my first time so I have some investigating to do.

Those are the exact dates we go. Get with me to trade phone numbers and I’ll be glad to clue you in on what we are catching them on when we are there. I can give you a list of the baits I take every year and it always seems to be one bait that will rise above the others, I just never know which one it will be until I get there. Also it seems that one area always produces better. After 24 years we have covered most all of the areas on the American side and it usually takes us a couple of days to pattern them on location and bait preference but we always find them.

You always looks so happy when you catch bass, Toxic, and your joy makes me happy too!

6 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

You always looks so happy when you catch bass, Toxic, and your joy makes me happy too!

We call lake St Clair the smallmouth fisherman’s Disneyland. It definitely is one of my happy places (except when we have to run across the lake in 3-4 footers😂).

On 5/26/2026 at 11:20 AM, TOXIC said:

Those are the exact dates we go. Get with me to trade phone numbers and I’ll be glad to clue you in on what we are catching them on when we are there. I can give you a list of the baits I take every year and it always seems to be one bait that will rise above the others, I just never know which one it will be until I get there. Also it seems that one area always produces better. After 24 years we have covered most all of the areas on the American side and it usually takes us a couple of days to pattern them on location and bait preference but we always find them.

Toxic that's really nice of you any help would be greatly appreciated, we rented the totally hooked lake house in Fairhaven, hoping its not to far out of the way. I have a 1754sc with a 60hp on it so definitely hoping for good weather .

Responded to your private message before I read this. Good deal on making the reservation now. You are on the northernmost part of the lake. Considering your boat size be very, very weather aware and for some of the spots I gave you, you might want to consider trailering to a closer launch. Good luck.

Thanks Toxic

The house has a dock but I definitely planned on launching from a few different locations to avoid getting beat up. I will take a look at the pm later.

Thanks again

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