Lake St. Clair, Michigan Fishing Report Today

Artificial Lure here with your Lake St. Clair fishing report for Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, and let me tell you, fall is in the air and so are heavy sacks of smallmouth. We woke up to temps just shy of 50, and the mercury’s chasing the upper 40s to low 50s all day long. Skies are mostly cloudy, and a steady west-northwest breeze around 12 to 15 miles per hour is dishing up plenty of chop—perfect for getting big bronze-backs and muskies fired up. Sunrise rolled in at 7:54 AM, and sunset is lining up for 6:37 PM, so daylight’s running short. If you’re heading out, make those hours count.

No tides on St. Clair, but currents are moving. Water clarity’s pretty solid after the breezy weekend, and surface temps are sitting in the high 50s—sweet spot for fall action. The recent Tackle Shack event saw some mighty impressive weights. According to Michiana Outdoors News, Brock and Martin took top honors with 25.29 pounds of smallmouth, anchored by a 6.6-pound bruiser. Another monster—biggest yet at the Tackle Shack—went 7.45 pounds, caught in the Detroit River on a crankbait. Multiple teams hauled in 4-plus-pounders and talked up wild practice sessions topping 50 smallies a day when the wind would lay off.

Most of those fish came in 2 to 5 feet of water along the southern shore and river mouth areas, with Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits leading the charge right from first light. Chartreuse and shad patterns, especially on light wire, are producing big time according to Bass Resource anglers. But it wasn't just power fishing—plenty of solid bags came courtesy of finesse. The BAFA F8 jighead matched with a 2.8-inch Keitech or Spark Shad is catching numbers and size. Smaller minnow baits like the Rapala Crush City Mayor, slow-rolled tubes, and the classic A-rig worked deep, especially on those rocky or weed-lined drop-offs.

Musky hunters, the window’s still open. Reel Therapy Sportfishing out of Michigan is reporting both musky and bonus pike falling to big rubber and flashy crankbaits trolled along weed edges and sunken humps, especially midday when the clouds hang thick. Overcast is king; musky have been hitting both hardware and live bait, especially when the chop kicks up.

Walleye and yellow perch are biting in the deeper river holes and cuts, with jiggers doing best using live minnows or small soft plastics bounced tight to bottom. Detroit River bends and the mouth of the Thames are solid bets for a mixed bag, and don’t be shocked if you tie into an oversized smallie in the process.

Your hot spots for today—first, the Belle River Hump on the Canadian side. It’s always a late October magnet for pods of hungry smallmouth. Second, the Mile Roads stretch on the US side: scattered gravel patches and emergent weedlines in that magic 8 to 12 foot range have been on fire. South shore flats between Selfridge and Metro Beach are also turning up shallow fish early and mid-morning.

Top lures today: Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits in chartreuse or silver, 2.8-inch sw

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Artificial Lure here with your Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 fishing report for Lake St. Clair, Michigan. Stepping onto the launch this morning, it was a crisp 37°F, skies mostly clear, winds WNW at 9 mph, with water temps still hanging near 52°F after a long, mild fall stretch. Sunrise came in at 7:56 AM, and anglers can expect sunset at 6:32 PM, leaving a tight window for those late-day bites.

Lake St. Clair doesn’t have tides in the classic sense, but winds and lake currents are driving mild surges along the southern shore—you may spot a light chop by midday, which helps boost predator fish activity. Right now, the lake remains clear with only minor weed die-offs close to the mouths, so visibility is strong for both you and the fish.

The past weekend’s tournaments lit up the smallmouth action. According to the Tackle Shack Fall Brawl, fish were found stacking in shallower spots, 2 to 5 feet, particularly on hard-bottom flats and breaklines on the south side of the lake. Brock and Martin picked up a first-hour limit of over 22 pounds, primarily on darker Chatterbaits and white spinnerbaits—classic choices for this transitional late-October pattern. The largest smallmouth caught in competition—a true behemoth at 7.45 pounds—came off a current seam in the Detroit River, hammered late morning on a crankbait.

Multiple crews reported wrangling limits of solid 3- and 4-pound bass, with some 5s and 6s mixed in, and catches of 20 to 50 fish a day throughout practice. The north end got too dicey with wind, so hot spots are concentrated from Grosse Pointe over towards Anchor Bay and along the Metropark weedlines. If you’re looking for bigger bites, work the transitions from sand to rock in 8–12 feet just off the Mile Roads; that's where tournament crews found that magic mix of bait and predator activity. For the Detroit River, focus on the Trenton Channel and Belle Isle cuts, especially as water cools into November.

Key baits right now:

- Chatterbaits in green pumpkin and black/blue

- Spinnerbaits in white or chartreuse

- BAFA F8 jigheads with 2.8" Keitech Swing Impact or Spark Shad swimmers in silver, shad, or ayu colors

- Rapala Crush City Mayor

- Tubes in dark melon or goby shades

- Crankbaits that rattle and mimic perch or emerald shiner pattern

If you prefer finesse, the drop-shot is producing—rig a smaller hand-poured worm or a Googan Baits Drag n Drop in “Morning Dawn” and target isolated weed clumps on sand. For traditional bait anglers, large shiners and crawlers drifted along drop-offs or just outside the Metropark boat basin are pulling numbers of both bass and the odd walleye.

Musky chasers, this is your week: big girls are staging outside river mouths and at the Clinton River spillway. Trolling jointed body baits or casting large rubber lures in fire tiger or perch is drawing big lunges, especially midmorning once the sun warms the top few feet. Several boats reported follows and hookups in the 44"-47" class.

Perch schools are scattered

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Artificial Lure coming at you from Lake St. Clair, Michigan on Monday, October 27, 2025, just after sunrise. First light broke at 7:54 AM, with sunset expected around 6:37 PM. Winds are breezy out of the northwest at 12-15 mph, and we sat at a chilly 44°F this morning with a high climbing into the low 50s—typical late October pattern, so bundle up and keep fingers nimble.

No tides to worry about this far inland, just wind pushing current hard around points and bars. The lake is stained with a little chop, typical for this time of year and excellent for triggering aggressive bites.

Yesterday, the Tackle Shack Brawl wound up as a one-day affair thanks to the gusty conditions, but Lake St. Clair still delivered. Jonathan Brock and Christopher Martin took first with a 25.29-pound bag of smallmouth bass—most caught on Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits, working 2 to 5 feet of water on the southern end of the lake. Their big one went 6.60 pounds, a trophy for sure. Second place finished with 23.66 pounds, similarly targeting southern hot spots due to that north wind. Multiple crews reported boatloads of bass during practice, some tallying up 50 fish a day, though the tournament bite was tougher with high winds.

If you're out today, focus on the southern shoreline and near river mouths. The best action is in shallow breaks and points. We’re seeing steady catches from anglers drifting with BAFA F8 jigheads paired with Keitech 2.8” swimbaits, plus the Crush City Mayor and Spark Shad baits. A-rigs and tubes also brought in quality fish, especially for guys running smaller boats and sticking close to protected water.

Detroit River spots lit up too—biggest bass ever weighed for a Tackle Shack event, a whopping 7.45-pound smallie, caught on crankbaits and tubes. If you want a shot at true trophies, hit the river transitions late morning.

Walleye, yellow perch, and the odd pike and musky made their presence known last week. Reel Therapy Sportfishing put folks on muskies and a bonus pike—trolling with live bait or flashy artificials. Shad-pattern crankbaits, spinnerbaits with chartreuse blades, and minnows are producing for both bass and predator species.

Families should pack everyone up (life vests mandatory for the kids). Gear is recommended: swimbaits, tubes, and Chatterbaits for bass and light wire leaders plus big spoons or bucktail spinners for muskies.

Hot spots today:

- South shore flats between Selfridge and Metro Beach, especially where grass meets drop-offs.

- The mouth of the Thames River for mixed bags, including perch and bass.

- The Detroit River cuts, especially deeper bends and eddies.

Best times are mid-morning once water stabilizes, but don’t sleep on that late afternoon window. Fish are moving and feeding with weather changes.

Remember, you’ll need your Michigan license, sunglasses, hat, and non-spray sunscreen. If you’re heading out on a guide trip, tip your mate and ask about any special tags for keeping musky.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Lake St. Clair fishing report for Monday, October 27, 2025.

Stepping out on the lake this morning, air temps hovered in the upper 40s, climbing to the low 50s by midday under mostly cloudy skies, with a persistent west-northwest breeze at 12–15 mph. That chop may make things sporty out there but also tends to activate the bite for those willing to bundle up. Sunrise was at 7:54 AM with sunset expected around 6:37 PM; you’ve got a solid day window, but daylight’s burning fast now, so don’t dally.

No tides to speak of around St. Clair, but water clarity has been good following the weekend’s strong winds, and surface temps are hovering in the high 50s which is prime fall action for both smallmouth and musky.

Tournament crowds just wrapped up a feisty weekend in tough conditions, but the catches were nothing short of impressive. According to Michiana Outdoors News, the Tackle Shack event on Saturday yielded some weighty sacks—Brock and Martin bagged 25.29 pounds of smallmouth, highlighted by a 6.6-pound bruiser. Second place was close behind with over 23 pounds, and the teams reported scores of 4-plus-pounders culled throughout the day, thanks to a hot first hour tossing Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits in just 2 to 5 feet of water. The Detroit River and the southern stretches of the main lake produced best, especially in slightly stained water post-blow.

A true highlight—a 7.45-pound smallmouth, the largest ever weighed at the Tackle Shack event, was landed in the Detroit River mid-morning on a crankbait, proving those river current seams near major drop-offs are the ticket for giants right now.

Finesse swimbaits were dynamite, with the most consistent bags coming from a BAFA F8 jighead paired with a 2.8" Keitech or Spark Shad. Other productive baits included smaller minnow-imitators like the Rapala Crush City Mayor and a handful of finicky fish fell for tubes and A-rigs, especially when worked slowly through deeper, rocky structure farther from the wind-swept edges.

Musky are still active, and recent charters like Reel Therapy Sportfishing out of Michigan are boating both muskellunge and bonus pike, particularly when trolling big rubber baits or classic crankbaits along weed edges and sunken islands. They report good action using both hardware and live bait under floats, especially on overcast afternoons. For those chasing walleye in the connecting channels and mouths, jigging with minnows in the deeper holes is a smart move.

For the most consistent action, locals are targeting two classic hot spots. First, the Belle River Hump—situated off the Canadian side, always a magnet for pods of smallies, especially in the fall. Second, the Mile Roads area on the lake’s U.S. side—fish the scattered gravel patches and emerging weedlines in 8–12 feet, drifting or spot-locking when you mark bait.

If you’re rigging up lures for today, make sure you’ve got **Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, small swimbaits on jigheads, and a sel

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you today’s Lake St. Clair fishing report for Sunday, October 26, 2025. The lake’s just waking up after sunrise at 7:52 a.m., with sunset coming in at 6:38 p.m. It's a classic late-October morning: brisk, damp, and a bit breezy with a steady north wind running 12–18 knots. There’s patchy cloud cover and a chance of showers later in the day, so grab your rain gear and keep your eyes peeled on those gusts, especially if you’re in a smaller boat.

No tidal swings up here, but local conditions are changing quick with fall’s chill. Water temps are cooling down fast, sitting right around 63 to 65 degrees. This shift has bass and perch moving deeper and hunting current edges and breaks—classic autumn pattern. Shallower flats are slowing, while deeper structure is heating up for bigger bites.

The past week’s action has proven that Lake St. Clair is stacked. The Tackle Shack tournament just saw Jonathan Brock and Christopher Martin haul in a 25.29-pound bag, mostly landed in the first hour with Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits tossed into 2 to 5 feet of water. Their best fish, a whopping 6.6-pound smallmouth, came off mid-lake structure. Other teams loaded up on finesse swimbaits like the ever-popular BAFA F8 jighead paired with 2.8" Keitech and Spark Shad. Another big story: a 7.45-lb smallmouth pulled from the Detroit River on a crankbait late morning—record-setting for the season.

Anglers are reporting the topwater bite is slow right now, in part from those cool nights and heavy winds. The go-tos have been jerkbaits, spinnerbaits in bluegill patterns, and tubes rigged light—especially brown and green colors for rocky transitions. Crankbaits are scoring big when run along hard-bottom drop-offs and river seams, mostly in 10–12 feet.

If you’re after numbers, finesse swimbaits and small plastics like Spark Shad and Keitech are tough to beat for roaming schools of smallies and active perch. Chatterbaits work best on sunny, breezy afternoons in and around those weedlines. For bait, folks drifting minnows and nightcrawlers are stacking panfish and even snagging bonus walleye, but artificial lures are out-fishing live bait for bass all week. Families and beginners—drift shiners or soft plastics around Anchor Bay and the Metropark; perch and crappie are biting strong.

Now for a couple of hot spots:

- **The Mile Roads (9, 10.5, and 12 Mile):** Nonstop smallmouth action in mid-morning, especially as the wind calms and the sun creeps up.

- **Metropark South Shore:** Spinnerbaits and tubes are killer here, working breaks that drop from shallow flats to deeper water.

- **Detroit River Seams:** If you’re after giants, crankbaits along current breaks and rocky seams have paid off in a big way this week.

Fishing pressure is steady but manageable—tournament traffic is up, but St. Clair’s got plenty of room. Small boaters should hug the shoreline if winds pick up; deep-Vs will get you to those mid-lake haunts safely.

The buzz around sho

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Artificial Lure here with your Sunday, October 26th, 2025 fishing report for Lake St. Clair, Michigan. Anglers waking up to a chilly but calm morning saw sunrise at 7:52 AM, with sunset tonight at 6:37 PM. The weather’s holding steady with cool autumn air, mostly cloudy skies, and temps starting near 45°F, nudging into the mid-50s by mid-afternoon. Light winds out of the northwest mean the lake’s got just a little chop—perfect for vertical jigging and drifting bait.

There’s no tide on Lake St. Clair as it’s a freshwater system, but low pressure and clear overnight skies had the fish moving, especially just prior to dawn. Recent Army Corps of Engineers algae clean-up efforts have improved water clarity in several hotspots, especially along the northwest shore, easing boat access and keeping the bite rolling according to the Detroit District.

The fall bite’s firing! Bass are in their seasonal transition, feeding hard ahead of the long Michigan winter. Reports from yesterday and early today show heavy action for **smallmouth bass**, especially on the mid-lake humps off the Mile Roads and the Shipping Channel. Fall patterns are prime—anglers pulling **4-6lb bronzebacks**, and it’s common to see bags topping 25 pounds across a good session. Largemouth are less aggressive but can be picked off from weedy flats near Anchor Bay.

Yellow perch are also making headlines, with serious limits coming from the grassy edges east of Grosse Pointe and near Strawberry Island. Plenty of anglers filling buckets with **10-12 inch perch**, and a few lucky souls reporting bonus catches of white bass mixed in—the crunch of fall means they’re schooling tight.

Best lures for the bass are **chrome and shad-color jerkbaits** like the Rapala Shadow Rap and Megabass Vision 110, as well as tube jigs in brown and green pumpkin. If you’re after perch, nothing beats a live minnow or a chartreuse jig tipped with waxworm. ChatterBaits caught good numbers last week, and a drop-shot rig with a soft plastic minnow, like the Z-Man Finesse Shad, is working well once the sun rides higher.

For baits, the usual suspects are king: live fathead minnows and emerald shiners for perch, chunkier crayfish-imitating plastics, and silver or white swimbaits for the marauding smallies. Folks running spinner rigs in 12-15 feet caught perch by the handful, especially between 9 and 11 AM. Afternoon slowdowns are typical, but shift deeper—try the 16-20 foot flats north of Metro Beach—for bigger isolated bass.

October always brings out the muskie chasers. While muskie spearing is off-limits in these waters, trolling big rubber lures and 9-inch jointed crankbaits along the South Channel and the Canadian side is yielding some hefty fish, with a few 40+ inchers reported earlier this week. Just remember, if it’s muskies you’re after, keep those hooks barbless and your hands steady—Lake St. Clair’s monsters fight hard.

Hot spots to check today:

- Mile Roads mid-lake humps for smallmouth, especially 400–5

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Artificial Lure reporting in from Lake St. Clair, Michigan, for Saturday, October 25th, 2025.

It's a brisk fall morning here on the lake, with sunrise just after 7:50 AM and sunset set for just before 6:40 PM. The weather has shifted quickly this week: after an unseasonably warm start to October, overnight temps dipped down, bringing some welcome chill to the water. The wind is out of the north, steady at 12 to 18 knots, with patchy clouds and a chance of showers lingering into the afternoon. Folks, keep an eye on those gusts if you're heading out in a smaller rig.

There’s no tidal swing on our Great Lakes, but local conditions are definitely in flux as we move deeper into fall. Water temps are finally making their descent; readings yesterday hovered around 63 to 65°F, meaning that autumn patterns are in full gear. Shallow flats are cooling off, and smallmouth are tucking down deeper near breaks and current edges, especially once the wind picks up.

Recent tournament catches prove the bite is on. According to the latest Tackle Shack Report, teams fishing Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River put up some serious numbers. Jonathan Brock and Christopher Martin weighed a 25.29-pound bag, landing most of their haul in the first hour with Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits in water 2 to 5 feet deep. Their big bass—a whopping 6.6-lb smallmouth—came off mid-lake structure, while other winners worked finesse swimbaits like the BAFA F8 jighead paired with 2.8-inch Keitech, Crush City Mayor, and Spark Shad. With winds high, anglers targeted the lake's south side; north bay was a no-go for most.

Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice grabbed second with a 23.66-pound limit, focusing on finesse jigs and swimbaits in deeper water, bouncing between waypoints until that magic strike. 50 bass landed during their practice run—that’s no exaggeration, St. Clair is loaded right now. The Detroit River also coughed up some giants, including a tournament-record 7.45-lb smallmouth caught late morning on a crankbait near current seams.

Most folks I talked to yesterday described the topwater bite as slow, especially with cooler mornings and windy afternoons. Instead, jerkbaits and bluegill-hued spinnerbaits have shined, especially in mid-depth flats and along weedy drop-offs. Tubes and crankbaits are also pulling their weight when worked through rocky transitions on the river and in ten to twelve feet.

If you’re chasing numbers, finesse swimbaits—Keitech and Spark Shad—rigged on light jigheads are tough to beat, especially for working schools of cruising smallies and perch. For snagging the biggest bite, don’t ignore a bright Chatterbait in shallow weedlines on a warming afternoon. Tubes, especially browns and greens, are a must-have on rocky points.

For bait, minnows and nightcrawlers are racking up the panfish and bonus walleye, but artificials are outpacing live bait for bass this week. If you’ve got kids aboard or are new to the game, focus on drifting shiners or smaller plastic

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Artificial Lure here, coming to you with today’s October 25th, 2025 fishing report for Lake St. Clair and its surrounding waterways.

First off, we got a crisp Michigan morning—temps at dawn hovered near 46°F, with light west winds around 7 mph and skies partly cloudy. Sunrise hit at 7:56 AM and you can expect a pinkish sunset around 6:38 PM. Water temps have continued their seasonal slide, hanging now in the low 60s, which has fired up the bite across the big lake and especially in the Detroit River and southern banks.

According to the Lake St. Clair Daily Fishing Report, the main action this week has been *trophy smallmouth*, plus solid catches of muskie and some chunky yellow perch. Bass have been the main ticket for most tournament crews and rec anglers. Just ask Brock and Martin, who hauled in 25 pounds for the win—anchored by a monster 6.6-pound smallmouth. Reports are multiple teams landed chunky 4 to 5-pounders, with the largest weighed this week a jaw-dropping 7.45-pound smallmouth pulled late morning from a Detroit River hot spot.

Per the Tackle Shack report, bass are stacked shallow—2 to 5 feet—especially in wind-blown pockets and current over hard bottom. Spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits have produced best during overcast spells and early hours. Once the sun peeks out, finesse swimbaits like a 2.8” Keitech or Crush City Mayor rigged on a BAFA F8 jighead have been money for upgrading to those kicker fish. A few bass were caught on A-rigs in 10 feet, just drifting offshore structure—a solid pattern if you’re in a smaller boat and want to play it safe in the autumn chop.

For muskies, the best action has come trolling big crankbaits or casting magnum tubes along weed edges from Metro Beach east to Anchor Bay. Perch have schooled along weed beds at the mouth of the river and out from Grosse Pointe, with fat keepers taking live minnows bounced on drop-shot rigs or plain chartreuse jigs.

If you’re choosing bait for multi-species, try nightcrawlers on a drop-shot or hooked behind a split shot for perch, while small swimbaits, tubes, and spinnerbaits remain your ticket for bass. Muskie anglers should focus on oversized soft plastics and deep-diving plugs around the breaks.

For today, your **hot spots** to try:

- South Side Shoals, especially near the mile roads (10 Mile, 9 Mile, etc.), where wind pushes bait and big bass stage.

- The Detroit River channel just off Belle Isle—here, trophy smallmouth and the occasional walleye have been feeding hard on pods of bait.

- Anchor Bay near Fair Haven, which has both muskie rolling shallow and perch piling up near the green weeds.

No tides up here on the big lakes, but west winds mean drifting structure is productive. If the wind kicks up, tuck into river bends and marinas—bass and pike hunt these current seams late in the fall.

Quick reminder: please clean up after yourselves at the ramps and parks. The local authorities and fellow anglers appreciate it!

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Artificial Lure here with your Friday, October 24, 2025, fishing report for Lake St. Clair, Michigan—and folks, autumn’s in full throat on the big lake. Cold fronts have swung through and while the wind has kicked up over the past week, today dawned with a crisp, cool bite and some calmer water, giving anglers a much-needed shot in the arm.

Sunrise is at 7:51 a.m. and sunset rolls in at 6:37 p.m. Plenty of daylight to work both the morning and evening bites. Weather this morning came up 44°F with scattered clouds and a steady west-northwest breeze, but the wind should die down as we head into late morning according to the latest from NOAA buoy 45147. Water clarity’s looking good in most areas, with temperatures sliding just under 59°F—classic late October.

There’s no official tidal swing to speak of on Lake St. Clair, but the barometer’s stable, and the bite has caught fire around the weed edges and on deep structure. According to Lake St. Clair, Michigan Daily Fishing Report from Spreaker, perch schools have bunched up on inside turns, while smallies and walleyes are chasing bait off the deeper breaks. The pike bite’s also kicked into gear, showing up heavy at the mouths of feeder creeks and along rocky points.

Just last weekend, the Tackle Shack tournament boys had tough sledding with Saturday’s high wind, but still managed some big bags: Jonathan Brock and Christopher Martin sacked up 25.29 pounds of smallmouth, anchored by a 6.6-pound brute, all working Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits shallow, 2-5 feet, during a short window of early morning action. Bill Mathews and Kris Iodice ran second with another solid bag over 23 pounds, their best fish falling to 2.8" Keitech swimbaits and finesse rigs on light jigheads. The key was targeting wind-blown shorelines on the south side of the lake and then shifting to sheltered deep spots once the clouds broke.

In the last couple days, panfish anglers have found jumbo perch stacked up near Metro Beach and between the Belle River Hump and the old shipping channel. Best baits have been emerald shiners on drop-shot rigs or small jigging spoons in 14 to 18 feet. For muskies, trolling big rubber baits like Pounders and oversized jerkbaits still pays off—especially at the mouth of Anchor Bay and the South Channel edges.

Hot spots to try right now:

- The mile roads and the mile long weed beds just west of St. Clair Shores—the perch play is electric if you can find the live schools.

- The Belle River Hump and Strawberry Island—producing big smallmouth, especially if you slow roll a swimbait or pop a Ned rig off the gravel patches.

- Anchor Bay and the South Channel for musky—troll long and cover water, staying just outside the weed line.

Best lures this week: Chatterbaits, spinnerbaits in white or chartreuse, 2.8-inch Keitech swimbaits on finesse jigheads, Ned rigs, and spoons for perch. Live emerald shiners stand out for panfish, while musky chasers are crushing it with big rubber and glide baits.

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It’s your local angling expert, Artificial Lure, bringing you the Friday morning Lake St. Clair fishing report for October 24, 2025, and it’s shaping up to be a classic late-October day out on the water.

Sunrise hit at 7:58 AM, with sunset set for 6:42 PM, so you’ve got a good window to work the prime hours. Based on solunar and moon phase data—the moon’s at a 12% waning crescent—fish activity is rated as average, but expect things to pick up around the major feeding windows, especially between 10:29 AM and 12:29 PM and again later in the evening between 10:00 PM and midnight. Keep an eye on those times for the best action.

Lake conditions have been variable, but right now water temps are running in the mid-50s, and we’ve got a light chop with winds swinging from the north at about 10 knots. No tides to speak of here, just the usual wind-driven currents. The weather’s cool and crisp—temp’s starting in the mid-40s and climbing toward upper 50s by mid afternoon, with mostly cloudy skies. Dress warm and layer up out there.

On the catch front, Lake St. Clair has been generous this week, especially for smallmouth bass. Just last Saturday, the Tackle Shack tournament saw teams landing 20–25 pound limits of big smallmouths, with standout fish topping 7.45 pounds according to Michiana Outdoors News. Most fish are staging in 2-10 feet, with bigger bites coming around rocky flats, weedy edges, and current seams.

Best producing lures right now are finesse swimbaits—think 2.8” Keitech, Spark Shad, and Rapala Crush City Mayor rigged on a BAFA F8 jighead. Chatterbaits and spinnerbaits have also put in work, especially if the wind’s up. For a slower presentation, tubes and A-rigs work wonders, particularly over deeper rock. Crankbaits are delivering in the Detroit River and southern lake areas, with several reports of quality smallmouth and the occasional big largemouth.

Live bait can turn up results too—if you’re after that wall hanger, try drifting with emerald shiners or nightcrawlers. Fish are snapping when things warm up mid-morning, especially near the hot spots around Anchor Bay, Metro Beach, and the mouth of the Clinton River.

Hot spots for today:

- **Anchor Bay**: Shallow flats coming alive with aggressive smallies in the late morning. Toss finesse swimbaits or tubes near isolated rock piles.

- **South Shore near Metro Beach**: Weedy drop-offs and rocky humps. Spinnerbaits and chatterbaits are the ticket if there’s chop.

- **Mouth of the Clinton River**: Current edges and deeper holes are producing with crankbaits and live minnows.

Bass aren’t the only game in town; expect perch and walleye action to improve as temps drop. Perch schools are stacking up in 10-15 feet, with anglers reporting solid numbers on small jigs tipped with spikes. The occasional walleye is killing crankbaits run tight to the bottom off the shipping channel edges.

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