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Hotspots, Bites, and Transition Zones - Your Lakeside Fishing Report for Lake St. Clair

Hotspots, Bites, and Transition Zones - Your Lakeside Fishing Report for Lake St. Clair

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 Lake St. Clair delivered classic early summer action today, June 21st, with warm temps, light southwest winds, and a sunrise at 5:55 AM, setting up a full day of angling opportunity. The lake was glassy at sunrise but picked up a light chop this afternoon, making for perfect “bass chop” conditions. Sunset tonight is at 9:13 PM, so there’s plenty of daylight left to get after it.

Let’s talk fish activity—smallmouth bass are transitioning off the beds but still tight to structure and vegetation, especially near the shorelines and on the flats in 6-12 feet. On The Water with Smallmouth Heaven reported that the bite was steady in the early morning hours and again toward dusk, with plenty of quality smallmouth landed using topwater lures and finesse rigs. Ned rigs in green pumpkin, tube baits, and swimbaits produced consistent bites, especially when worked slow along the edge of submerged weeds. Anglers dropping Great Lakes Finesse 2.5” Juvy Craws and classic Ned rigs found the bass ready to pounce, especially when the bait mimicked a fleeing crayfish just off bottom.

Walleye anglers had success off the Metropark point in about 7 feet, trolling crawler harnesses with spinners in chartreuse and purple. The nighttime swimbait and drop-shot crew also did well, with a few chunky walleyes reported in the evening hours, especially deeper out toward the channels according to local anglers and the latest DNR updates.

Perch and the odd pike have been showing with regularity, especially in Anchor Bay and around the mouth of the Clinton River. Minnow-tipped jigs and small spinners are still your best bet for perch, while flashy spoons and jerkbaits are enticing plenty of pike.

If you’re looking for true hotspots, focus on:
- Anchor Bay for mixed bag action—bass, perch, and the odd walleye cruising the flats.
- Metropark point, especially for early morning or late evening walleye activity on harnesses and soft plastics.
- The St. Clair channels, where cooler inflows attract bigger bass and keep the predator fish active. Work those transition zones where river water meets lake water for the hottest bite.

As for bait and presentation, finesse is still the name of the game for bass. Topwater lures like walk-the-dog stickbaits and popping frogs are already getting attention at dawn and dusk. For multispecies action, keep crawler harnesses and small crankbaits handy, especially as the water continues to warm and more fish push deeper.

That’s the latest from your friend on the water, Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, folks—don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing insights. This has been a Quiet Please production; for more, check out quietplease.ai.
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