Lake St. Clair Smallmouth fishing with North Bay Charters




Got out with Tom Arlington of North Bay Charters today. We only fished from 7:30am to 12:00 noon.
We put in at Metro Beach. Excellent ramp.
Levi with nice smallie

Give Tom Arlington a call.
The method was simple and easy. Casting
tubes around weeds, and smallmouth hitting
the tubes on the drop. The power of the
smallmouth is like no other fish.
Smallmouth fishing Tom says the whole family
enjoy.
586-337-1951
If non stop fast action of schooling fish, double headers and at times three or four fish hook ups at a time are what you’re looking for, look no further, with a small mouth fishery that has exploded in recent years, Lake St. Clair has gained the attention of bass enthusiasts from throughout the continent. B.A.S.S. and other national tournament organizations have conducted tournaments that saw a four-pound average for fish brought to the weight in. This is truly an amazing size and can be matched by only a handful of fisheries anywhere.

Facts documented by Michigan biologists, described the bass resource in Lake St. Clair as “Hard to Believe”. They also confirmed the St. Clair’s already excellent population of bass expanded further in the 1990’s due to the Zebra Mussels infestation. Better growth rates, higher natural reproduction, and year class recruitment has driven the expansion. Immense numbers of fish are present in the three to four pound range with trophies in the five and six pound class increasingly common.





We concentrated on weeds and depths of 8 to 10 feet. casting long distances and working it slowly. Tom also will fish with minnows. Tom stated that the bite is even more crazy with minnows.
Lake St. Clair Smallmouth
The main motion will a slow hop near the bottom. I later switched to smoke and flake tube with a 1/8 ounce weight and it had a slow drop and could be seen, and if you can see the bait, you seem to notice the smallmouth attacking it.
The only largemouth
Tom and his one of many
Give Tom a call it is hopping now. Thanks Tom!! Great time.586-337-1951