Lake St. Clair Fishing Report, Mar 28

Steelhead runs appear to be underway in area streams but the suckers didn’t get the memo about dip-net season opening on March 20 because no fish were in the Rifle River yet.

Huron River: Is producing some steelhead and the occasional sucker.

Detroit River: Walleye anglers are fishing the lower river including the Trenton Channel. Catch rates were slow as water temperatures are still quite cold. Perch were caught in the canals around Grosse Ile and Gibraltar.

Lake St. Clair: The slow start to spring has really stalled fishing. Most of the ramps are open however the Parks and Recreation Division have not yet installed the skid piers at the DNR sites. Windy conditions will have the lake stirred up for a few days. Look for catch rates to improve by the weekend.

Harbor Beach: The ice is not safe. The Edison Channel is all open water.

Saginaw Bay: Ice conditions are quickly deteriorating, but anglers staying close to shore are getting some perch. Ice fishing continued off Palmer Road however catch rates were hit-or-miss for six to eight inch perch. Small bluegills, crappie and perch were caught in the basin of the Eagle Harbor Marina. Last-ice perch anglers caught fish in five feet of water off Newman and Newburg Roads. Average was 10 to 25 fish for those using minnows and beads.

A few perch were caught off the State Park however the honeycomb ice is not encouraging. Be extremely careful. Not much going on east of Bay City as the ice is bad with lots of holes, thin spots or ice that has piled up. A few boat anglers looking for perch were going out of Quanicassee but success was spotty. Those fishing the marinas at Sebewaing, Bay Port and Caseville did manage to catch a few perch.

Wow that's one thorough report miangler
Thanks very much, I am sure the members who fish that area will find it quite helpful. Thanks

Your 7th post was very detailed as well, I missed the 8th. The 9th however is just as excellent as the 7th. Keep it coming.