29 August 2025
Late Summer St. Clair Bass Bonanza - Smallies, Largemouths & More for Anglers
Lake St. Clair, Michigan Fishing Report - Daily
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Artificial Lure here with your Friday, August 29, 2025, Lake St. Clair fishing report. It’s a classic late summer Michigan morning—first light came at 6:41 AM and you can expect sunset at 8:12 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to soak a line. No tides to worry about in Lake St. Clair, but local wind and pressure play a big role today. The National Data Buoy Center is showing a steady north wind at around 14 knots, a slight chop with 1.3-foot waves, and water temps holding at a cool 68 degrees, air around 60. Pressure is just beginning to fall, classic pre-front fishing conditions—so expect a bit more activity as fish sense that weather change coming.
Recent action has put anglers onto strong numbers of both smallmouth and largemouth bass. Reports from the last week through regional tournaments show plenty of limits, with several smallmouths in the 4-5 lb range and largemouths pushing 3 lbs not uncommon. According to the Michiana Outdoors News tournament roundup, bass between 5 and 5.5 pounds have been winning money, with Chatterbaits, Rapala DT6 crankbaits, jerkbaits, and soft plastics all producing well around main lake points and channels. Swimbaits and jigs are also pulling their weight, especially for those working deeper breaks and weedlines as the summer weed growth matures.
For bait selection, finesse is the story, especially as the water temp dips and the bite gets a little more selective. Great Lakes Finesse has rolled out even smaller versions of their Mini Craw and Drop Minnow—these micro baits are crushing it for pressured smallies in clear water. On days with a brisk north wind like today, a silver or chartreuse jerkbait, a Ned rig with goby or shiner pattern, or a classic white paddle-tail swimbait can really stand out. Don’t forget the old-school tubes and drop shot—natural colors imitate Lake St. Clair’s abundant baitfish perfectly.
Hot spots right now? The Mile Roads remain a go-to, especially around 9 Mile and 12 Mile where rocky patches mix with scattered grass. Muscamoot Bay is still holding good numbers of bass, and the mouth of the Thames River is turning on, with both smallies and the occasional pike taking baits. Don’t overlook the Canadian side if you have your paperwork sorted—Belle River Hump is stacked with smallmouth chasing bait.
Walleye and perch guys: the deep transitions off the middle channel and near Grassy Island have been giving up eater-size fish, especially on crawler harnesses and small blade baits tipped with minnows.
Top tip for today—work your baits slow in the morning when it's chilly, then pick up the pace as things warm toward noon. With a falling barometer and good cloud cover in the forecast, fish should be feeding actively midday and again at dusk.
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Recent action has put anglers onto strong numbers of both smallmouth and largemouth bass. Reports from the last week through regional tournaments show plenty of limits, with several smallmouths in the 4-5 lb range and largemouths pushing 3 lbs not uncommon. According to the Michiana Outdoors News tournament roundup, bass between 5 and 5.5 pounds have been winning money, with Chatterbaits, Rapala DT6 crankbaits, jerkbaits, and soft plastics all producing well around main lake points and channels. Swimbaits and jigs are also pulling their weight, especially for those working deeper breaks and weedlines as the summer weed growth matures.
For bait selection, finesse is the story, especially as the water temp dips and the bite gets a little more selective. Great Lakes Finesse has rolled out even smaller versions of their Mini Craw and Drop Minnow—these micro baits are crushing it for pressured smallies in clear water. On days with a brisk north wind like today, a silver or chartreuse jerkbait, a Ned rig with goby or shiner pattern, or a classic white paddle-tail swimbait can really stand out. Don’t forget the old-school tubes and drop shot—natural colors imitate Lake St. Clair’s abundant baitfish perfectly.
Hot spots right now? The Mile Roads remain a go-to, especially around 9 Mile and 12 Mile where rocky patches mix with scattered grass. Muscamoot Bay is still holding good numbers of bass, and the mouth of the Thames River is turning on, with both smallies and the occasional pike taking baits. Don’t overlook the Canadian side if you have your paperwork sorted—Belle River Hump is stacked with smallmouth chasing bait.
Walleye and perch guys: the deep transitions off the middle channel and near Grassy Island have been giving up eater-size fish, especially on crawler harnesses and small blade baits tipped with minnows.
Top tip for today—work your baits slow in the morning when it's chilly, then pick up the pace as things warm toward noon. With a falling barometer and good cloud cover in the forecast, fish should be feeding actively midday and again at dusk.
Thanks for tuning in to your Lake St. Clair fishing report with Artificial Lure. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss the latest tips or hot bite. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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