We got 25 today, but our best 5 only went just more than 10lbs. Lots of small fish and I about wore out my Pointer100. The fishing is relatively easy right now but there are few factors you might want to consider before you head out there. 1. The mile roads are chocolate milk. With the East wind today, all the mud that outflowed from the cutoff and the Clinton River was pushed up to shore all the way down past 10 Mile. Didn't go South of 10 Mile, so I don't know about that. With the wind today, it was really tough to fish the Mile Roads, although the water is better around Metro Beach and we got a couple of decent Smallies out there about a mile off shore. But it wasn't hot and heavy.
The best action was in the canals where we decided to get out of the wind for a while. Some canals we fished were a fish per cast kind of deal. The jerkbait worked quickly and steadily produced the most bites. Slow it down and all you got were followers. Again, LOTS of small largemouth, but LOTS of bites too, so if you're going for the pure fun of it, you'll have a blast. Just work canal after canal and you'll have a great time fishing for Largemouth.
I will likely be out tomorrow and will focus on the Selfridge area. Last year in May we found a 3lb average along the first breaks in 7FOW. So I'm gonna check those areas out in the morning and see if it's any better up there. Hopefully the water will be a little cleaner. Unless you really know what you're doing out there, I'd suggest skipping the Mile Roads. They'll need a few days to clear up.
I'd also like to check out the flats South of Grosse Point down towards the river. There's lots of rock there and this time of year can load up with good fish. At $3.19 for gas though, I wasn't willing to make the run.
Went into Muskamoot today too, but couldn't find any spawners. Kind of surprised me because I found water as warm as 60 today, but truthfully, I don't know that area well. I need someone who likes me to take me up there. Grin
That was our day. Not the best, but better than a sharp stick in the eye.
Sounds like the DK open should have alot of fish to catch.
Rev,
The detailed report is much appreciated! 2morrow My Dad and I are heading out and I have yet to hit St. Clair this year. Good reports like this really really help out.
Duane
Good report, a couple of friends and I will be heading up there on the 19th. Please keep your reports coming, so we know what is going on the next 2 weeks. We figured the "Mile roads" would be producing fish any time now. Do you know if the largemouth are on beds? We figured we would go for LM if the water or weather was bad.
We didn't see any largemouth on beds, but the water wasn't clear where we were fishing. The water temp was 61 in the canals, so I believe there are LM on beds. I think it's likely since we caught so many little ones. The bigger spawning fish seemed to only come every so often, probably when we hit a bed just right.