“I was fishing the Thames River area just as I do every time,” Jaros said.  “Just fishing from shallow to deep.  Using a brown perch-colored Ziggy bait.”

Jaros had just gotten to 11′ of water when a monster muskie hammered the bait.  “I knew I had a 40-pounder but it was tough to fight and land it since I was alone.” 

Jaros landed the fish and took it into a weigh station at Thames River.  The fish weighed 48 1/2 pounds and was 56″ long.  He was told it is a MOMC Lake St. Clair record but needs further verification. 

Jaros also landed a 20-pound muskie and another 33-pounder – all three fish in an hour and half of fishing!  But what do you expect from a guy who used to guide anglers to such fish.

Congratulations, Tony.

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First, Rocky Richards from Algonac has fished Lake St. Clair waters for over 10-years.  He and his buddies, Captain Tom Loy and Dave Tattine, had expectations of catching a fish last Saturday during the MOMC season-ending muskie tournament, but not a fish of a lifetime. 

“But,” Richards said, “You’re always thinking about it.”

“We started fishing just like we always do in the Belle River area near the red barn cell tower in 12.5 ft of water.  The water was very choppy – two-foot waves and the water was very dirty.  We were fishing a Nils chocolate perch.”

“It had been a long day and this was the last run of the day at about 5:30.  First one rod went off and we had a nice fish on the line.  Minutes later, a second rod went off and we had two fish on at once.” 

“That’s always exciting,” said Richards.

“We got the first fish in – a 42”er. Then we got the big fish in the boat.  At first, we had no idea how big it was.  But when it hit the deck we immediately knew it would be close to a record.  Sure enough, it was 54″

Beats old record by 3-pounds

 and 44.50 pounds.  A real bruiser!”

According to Scott D’Eath, president of MOMC, the fish beat the old MOMC weight record for a muskie by just over 3-pounds.  Congratulations Rocky!

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55" Muskie Caught in 2007

How big do they get in Lake St. Clair?

 Captain Ray Novak is a veteran Lake St. Clair charter captain.  His boat is called Chipmunk IV and he fishes out of St. Clair Shores.  In 2007, Ray’s clients got into this muskie.  “At a full 55 inches, this beast is the longest officially measured and weighed “Catch and Keep” Muskie from Lake St. Clair since the State has been keeping records,” Ray told us. “Two of my very happy clients, Mark Dawkins & Keith Niemi both from Clawson Michigan, are both holding the record fish because it took both of them to bring this Monster to the net!”

Want to catch a fish like this?  Call Captain Ray Novak at 586-775-5808.

A Fine Lake St. Clair Largemouth Bass

Smallies are hitting rubber baits really well at depths of 8-10′.  Best colors seem to be dark green and orange.  Be sure to crawl them along the bottom.  With the weather warming up, bass go deep.  Best locations last week were off the Grosse Pointe Farms Pier Park wall and 1/4 mile off the Metro Beach.

Yellow perch are hitting minnows at any depth.  Just chuck out the minnows and you’re certain to get a bite.

Muskies are being caught all over the lake.  Best fish last week were a couple of 50″ fish caught trolling chartruse spinner baits off planer boards to a depth of 10′.  Best location appears to be the Dumps and close to Belle River.

Come into the Shop today!

Captain Dan