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Lake St. Clair’s “In-Between” Season

editor — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:40:29 +0000

Hiding from the wind chill along a seawall at the GP Farms Pier Park.

Anglers now turn to hunting or river steelhead as we enter Lake St. Clair’s in-between season. Anglers await the ice. Until then the bass, perch and walleye are given a break.

Fall leaves and an empty boat well are sure signs of the ice to come.

Happy Holidays

editor — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:08:46 +0000

Happy holidays from Captain Dan and the folks in the shop

No fishing report this week. We hope to see you in the shop this holiday season.

Capatin Dan and the crew

A Productive Perch Rig Video

editor — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:45 +0000

Today we visit with Richard in the Shop. Here he shows us an example of a very sucessful perch rig used by many anglers. He says anglers this week are catching their limit (25 fish on the American side and 50 fish on the Canadian side) of perch all over the Lake but especially at the hump near Belle River.

Click on the video below.

Leave a comment on this site if you like this rig or have another favorite.

Joe’s Secret Perch Place

editor — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:24:47 +0000

St. Clair Shores angler Joe Krystyniak has been fishing for perch on Lake St. Clair for over 35-years. We caught up with Joe in the shop today and he gave us a secret to share with you…

“Go fishing now! The lake got dirty this week because of the winds and the perch fishing is great,” Joe told us.

Perch are less than 1/4-mile offshore

Joe was fishing every day this past week on the lake. He lives on a canal close to the shop so it’s easy for him to get up and go. What’s his favorite perch destination?

“I go out about ¼-mile off shore of the 400 Club,” he said. “I fish in roughly 7-feet of water and, this is important, inside the spillway hump. I anchor there and sit nice and quiet and the big perch come rolling in. The fishing was great this week and the big ones aren’t even in yet.”

“Get up early,” Joe said. “I fish from sunrise to about 9:30 in the morning.” He catches perch from 8-10” – up to 20 fish in a 2-3 hour fish. He jigs a ¼-oz. sinker on a plain hook with a size 6 Forage Minnow right on the bottom. He prefers to use a single hook since that rig is easier to fish.

The weatherman says things are looking good this weekend. Take Joe’s advice and get out there and go fishing.