Lake St. Clair Fishing Report: Perch Blitz, Walleye Surge, and Lively Smallmouth

Hey there, fellow anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Lake St. Clair fishing report for March 26, 2025. Let me tell ya, it's been a wild week out on the water! First off, we've had some crazy weather lately. It's been unseasonably warm for March, with temps hitting the mid-50s during the day. The sun's been peeking out too, which has really got the fish moving. Sunrise today was at 7:13 AM, and we're looking at sunset around 7:54 PM, so we've got plenty of daylight to work with. Now, onto the fishing. The perch bite has been absolutely on fire lately. Anglers have been pulling in limits of jumbos, especially around the Mile Roads and Anchor Bay. Most folks are having luck with minnows or small jigs tipped with waxworms. If you're looking for a hot spot, try drifting in 8-12 feet of water off the 9 Mile Road area. The walleye action is starting to pick up too. We're seeing some nice catches coming in from the deeper water near the shipping channel. Trolling with crawler harnesses or deep-diving crankbaits seems to be the ticket right now. One of my buddies landed a 28-incher just yesterday! For you bass fanatics out there, the smallmouth are starting to move into shallower water. They're not quite in full pre-spawn mode yet, but they're definitely getting active. Tubes and drop-shot rigs in green pumpkin or watermelon colors are producing well. Try working the rocky areas around Strawberry Island for some chunky bronzebacks. As for lures, I've been having a lot of success with a 3-inch Gulp Minnow in smelt color on a drop-shot rig. For the walleye, you can't go wrong with a purple and chartreuse Rapala Husky Jerk. If you're looking for another hot spot, check out the area around the Clinton River spillway. The muskie action there has been heating up, with a few 40-plus inchers reported this week. Water temp's sitting around 44 degrees, which is up from last week. That's got the fish more active, but remember, it's still chilly out there. Bundle up and wear your life jacket! Well, that's all I've got for ya today. Get out there and wet a line! As we say around here, tight lines and good fishing! This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.