St. Clair Fishing Report

Lots of wind this weekend but if you can get out and do a little shoreline fishing along the banks of Lake St. Clair you may have great fishing.  Perch are closer in to shore now and anglers with access are doing well. Metro Beach park is still open and shoreline fishing can be had there. 

Metro Beach is still open to anglers

 The Chapaton ramp at 9 Mile and Jefferson is now closed for the season but the fishing pier at Blossom Heath off Jefferson in SCS is open to anglers.  Just drive in through the gate, keep going along the road and park directly across from the Coast Guard facility.  It is a pleasant spot for a nice fall fish and provides easy access.  Perch fishing has been very good. 

A fall perch at Blossom Heath in St. Clair Shores

We just returned from Lakeside Fishing Shop.  According to Captain Dan, jigging in the Detroit River is on fire.  Anglers are reporting nice walleyes catches at the mouth of the Lake and the Detroit River and near the RennCen.  Now is the time to go get them and beat the snow.

Holiday gift - An ice jig

For the Christmas season just beginning to heat up, Lakeside, a sponsor of the Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative, offers a variety of shanties and ice augers to meet any angler’s budget.  The new Eskimo 6-8” augers are excellent and priced right.

Also, Lakeside has new Shakespeare Ugly Stiks and Fenwick ice rods.  The Fenwick rods are 23-30” in length and use high strength low weight graphite.  They are the highest quality rods available at Lakeside.

New this fall:  The Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative, the owner’s of this site, has published a fabulous new canoe and kayak folding map called the Lake St. Clair Coastal Water Trail Paddling Routes.  It features many access points, a high quality map, points of interest and actual paddling routes.  Grab a copy at Lakeside Fishing Shop.  According to Brad Simmons, Executive Director of the Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative, the long term plan is to have the map posted to the home page (similar to how they handle the Circle Tour map).  Further, Brad says, they are working to add a new tab on the website on paddling, canoeing, kayaking, etc. on Lake St. Clair.  Stay tuned for that.