Crisp Winter Fishing on Lake St. Clair - Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and More | Quiet Please Podcast

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for anglin' on Lake St. Clair, Michigan. It's a crisp winter mornin' on this early January day in 2026, with sunrise at 7:58 AM and sunset 'round 5:07 PM—plenty of daylight if you're brave enough for the cold. Weather's holdin' steady at about 28°F, light northwest winds at 5-10 mph, mostly sunny skies turnin' partly cloudy later, per local forecasts. No real tides on this freshwater giant, but water levels are stable around 573 feet, risin' a hair from recent flows.

Fish activity's pickin' up in these solunar bite windows—major ones from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM and a minor from 5:20 AM to 7:20 AM, thanks to Fishing Reminder's charts for St. Clair Shores. Moon's in its waxin' crescent phase, keepin' bites steady. Recent reports show smallmouth bass tearin' it up, with limits of 3-4 pounders boatin' daily—folks haulin' in 20-30 fish trips on vertical jigs. Walleye are active too, especially evenings, with some perch and pike mixed in. Captain Experiences logs from nearby charters confirm nonstop action on bass and pike last few days.

For lures, drop-shot rigs with 1/4-oz weights and finesse worms in green pumpkin are killin' smallies—Artificial Lure's my namesake, pair 'em with tube jigs in motor oil. Live bait? Minnows or emerald shiners on jig heads for walleye, nightcrawlers for perch. Jiggin' and light tackle rule the day.

Hit these hot spots: the Detroit River channel edges near Grosse Pointe for smallmouth, or Anchor Bay shallows for walleye at dusk—stay safe on the ice if you're walkin' out.

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