Lake St. Clair Fishing Report 04-26-23
What a difference makes when it comes to water temperatures on Lake St. Clair. The week prior after the warmer temperatures it was reading from 58 to 64 degrees depending on where I was. This day the water surface temperatures were running 43 to 46 degrees. When I arrived at the boat ramp it was below freezing and made for a slippery iced up dock. Heavy fog covered the lake as I idled out to fish. I spent the majority of my day in 7 to 12 feet of water. There was a good bite early in the fog and a good bite later around 2 pm when I was getting ready to head home. Managed to catch 20 for the day dragging the bottom and using a jerkbait mainly. I did catch one on a spinnerbait, and some on a crankbait as well. My friends that were out there told me they got 17 for the day, and one other guy I know fishing out of his boat caught 4. You definitely had to work for them, and they are somewhere staged out there in that vastness of a large lake waiting to move up. It was a good time except for when I had to leave. Someone had hit the floating dock and knocked it loose. It was the only dock they had at the launch, and it made it extremely difficult loading up. I had to climb in the back bed of my pick up truck and climb around to the door to pull out. Detroit traffic dead stopped turning into a 3-hour drive home made me consider how much do I really want to fish there. lol
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This was our first fishing trip of 2023. Strong winds and storms the day prior led into our bluebird fishing day. Come along to see how we stringed some bites together on a tough fishing condition day. Thanks for being part of our community and stayed tuned for more exclusive content from R & J Bass Fishing. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them below and we'll answer them.
Lake Erie Walleye hanging around a piece of structure. I took this footage last summer in about 15 feet of water.
I was able to get my buddy Jim out on the ice for the first time in about 10 years. We fished East Harbor of Lake Erie. What makes this area unique is that you are fishing 3 to 4 feet of water and you can look down the ice fishing hole and see the fish hit. For us guys up north it doesn't get much better during the winter. The only bad part is drilling through about 15 inches of ice. I let Jim use the underwater camera which gives a little extra excitement when the fish roll in. I'll leave a link if you would like to watch any of the underwater footage.
