Lake St. Clair Fishing Report, May 16th

Michigan DNR

Lake Erie: Walleye fishing has been good for most. Anglers are drifting harnesses with inline weights or bottom bouncers in 12 to 23 feet of water in Brest Bay and the Dumping Grounds. Orange, copper and purple were the hot colors. The “Hot Hole” was producing limit catches of catfish when using live bait.

Huron River: Those fishing in the evening have caught the occasional steelhead or walleye. Catch rates for white bass have slowed but those using minnows have caught catfish. Crappie can be found in the backwaters.

Detroit River: Has lots of white bass. Walleye were scarce but only because the white bass were so dominate. Anglers were still doing fairly well for walleye in the lower river when bouncing jigs. Minnows were the top bait for white bass however fish were also caught on spinners.

Lake St. Clair: Walleye are starting to be caught in the south end of the lake. A few yellow perch and panfish were caught by shore anglers. Large channel cats were caught by shore anglers fishing at night. Try crawlers or cut bait.

Clinton River: Rock bass fishing remains fast and furious.

St. Clair River: Walleye fishing continues throughout the river system.

Lexington: The fish are scattered but those trolling have caught chinook, steelhead lake trout and the odd coho in 80 to 90 feet of water. Try 15 to 20 feet down with spoons. Pier anglers caught bullhead and rock bass on crawlers.

Harbor Beach: The fish were scattered so anglers were trolling in waters 80 to 100 feet deep with spoons. Fish anywhere from 15 to 60 feet down. Pier anglers caught bullhead and rock bass.

Grindstone City: Had shallow water.

Saginaw Bay: Catch rates were a bit slow but a few walleye were caught in 18 feet of water off Linwood and 12 to 14 feet near the Pinconning Bar. Anglers have switched from body baits to crawler harnesses on bottom bouncers. A couple fish were taken off Jones Road and Finn Road. Walleye were taken in the lower Slot from Quanicassee north to Sunset Bay. Average catch were two to three fish per boat. The skid pier is now in at Quanicassee. Not much going on from Sebewaing to Bay Port. At Caseville, rumor has it some walleye were caught off the wall at night.

Saginaw River: Was still producing some walleye in the lower river. Anglers were trolling body baits near the Power Plants.

Tittabawassee River: Walleye were still being caught from Imerman Park downstream to Center Road and the confluence with the Saginaw River. The fish are clearly slipping back down the river but a fair number of fish remain. Smallmouth bass action has picked up. Anglers are catching and releasing lots of white bass because Community Health recommends not eating white bass from Saginaw Bay or its tributaries.

Quanicassee River: Catfish were just starting to bite even though it is a bit early yet.

Hope to get out in the morning out of BELLERIVER pickerel fishing.

Welcome aboard Smoothride, let us know how you made out.

Fish On
FatRap

good luck, we were doing well further down the south shore closes to the Thames but the water is dirty and things died off quickly as of Wednesday, crank baits out produced harnesses in the dirty watr, run a few of them if you have them. Fish the mud line if you see one and dodge all the Musky boats....stay in the 1 to 1.4mph range and don't be afraid to move, they are there just have to find them. Lets us know how you make out, it'll be a little windy tomorrow but you won't be to far off shore, there @ 8-10fow....

When out late this morning and these jumped in the boat. Was running crawler harness with inline sinkers and planner boards.

Nice haul Smoothride those are some nice walleye you caught there, thanks for the report and the picture.

Looks like some good eats for dinner tonight.........enjoy.

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FatRap

Nice catch Smoothride Thanks for the reports guys.
I got todays MI DNR report will put up now.

Going to head out of belleriver in the morning in search of pickerel. Should be a good day the barometer has come down here.

When out this morning looking for pickerel didnt see any. Fished the west side of the hump and the east side of it but didnt see any. Any idea where they are in st Clair. Was out last weekend on Saturday only to find muskies.

No one I know are catching any either on LSC. They are catching some in Erie

Last info from MI DNR for LSC

Walleye were caught between Sugar Island and Grosse Ile and off the Ford Yacht Club by those hand-lining or jigging.

go deep as the weather warms up.

I think you are write. I will try on Saturday in deeper water. Thanks

just past the tip of the hump and you will be in 17ft, troll east on a diag towards Mitchells bay.... here's a good map if you have not seen this one yet.

http://www.marinecruiser.com/chart.html

Thank's for the info. I don't get to chase after them during the week so I have to search for them. I no that area very well I didn't try it there last weekend. I do have good mapping in the boat so it is easy to find that area. Hope the weather is good on Saturday can't get out on Sunday.