The 2012 Clinton River Steelhead One-Pattern/Lure Tournament is at Yates Park Saturday March 31. Registration begins at 8:00 and fishing begins at 9:00.  Anglers are allowed to fish one lure or fly pattern all day.  Please also attend the Friday night March 30 dinner gathering at the Rochester Mills Beer Company.  Featured speaker is Jim Francis [....

I’m excited to share with you that Clinton River Watershed Council and the City of Rochester Hills has been chosen as one of six finalists to receive a $25 000 grant from MillerCoors one of the nation’s top brewers and River Network a national non-profit working to improve the health of local rivers and watersheds. We [...]

We were having coffee today at Lakeside Fishing Shop on Jefferson and Ten Mile in St. Clair Shores.  Several anglers came in to buy minnows and jigs.  Some were headed to the docks at Lake St. Clair Park (formerly Metro Beach Metropark.  Didn’t know the name had changed?  Click here for details).  Perch are in [...]

With the ice as bad as it is here in SE Michigan there’s little to report on.  So here is a pretty nice comprehensive state-wide ice fishing report from the BattleCreekEnquirer.com. Before you go check out this video we shot at Lakeside Fishing Shop in St. Clair Shores two years ago.  It has received over 21 000 [...]

Anglers in SE Michigan know that FLW Outdoors is very active in promoting our sport.  FLW is a respected organizer of successful bass tournaments around the country.  They have annual bass tournaments in Lake St. Clair or Lake Erie.  With this post we announce a new partnership with FLW Outdoors.  This site has been given permission by FLW [...]

Welcome to fall – in January –  in SE Michigan.  Or at least it seems that way.  We ventured out to Blossom Health park in St. Clair Shores today.  It’s perfect football weather.  Anglers fishing for perch along the railing were having a great time using shiners and jigs.  We found one angler with a wonderful [...]

When Paul Elias won the Lake Guntersville Alabama FLW Bass Tournament in October  he created a controversy not seen in the professional bass fishing ranks in many years.  Elias won the tournament using an Alabama Rig.  An Alabama Rig is a mess of a set up.  It features a plastic fish head trailing up to five baits each [...]

Just as the skies are turning grey and spitting cold we received this photo from an area angler who wants to warm or hearts and stir our dreams of great things to come.  Mitch Chmielarczyk is a nice young man with a great angling future.  He has sent contributions to this fishing report site before.  Here [...]

Anglers in southeast Michigan are blessed with many fishing opportunities.  Sometimes it is easy to take these gifts for granted.  We can be thankful for lots of clean water and plentiful game fish in our rivers and lakes.  And as our rivers and lakes get cleaner expect better fishing and bigger fish for all. Here’s [...]

Lots of wind this weekend but if you can get out and do a little shoreline fishing along the banks of Lake St. Clair you may have great fishing.  Perch are closer in to shore now and anglers with access are doing well. Metro Beach park is still open and shoreline fishing can be had [...]

With a low chance of rain and afternoon temperatures in the mid to high 50’s this weekend looks like a good one to get out and hunt down some really great fish.  The bass and muskies are fattening up for winter. Since 1968 Ranger Boats has built a reputation for well-built premium bass boats that add [...]

Weather this weekend calls for highs in the upper 50′s.  Expect showers…again! Earlier this week we received this fishing report from Captain Kevin Backus from Mr. Muskie Charters.  Kevin is a sponsor of the Lake St. Clair Tourism Initiative: This seasons fishing has been one of the best that I have seen in many years [...]

Great Lakes Week: Detroit 2011 October 11-14 — Working Together Taking Action The Great Lakes are among the world’s true natural wonders. They provide jobs recreation and drinking water to more than 30 million people in the Great Lakes basin. Great Lakes Week represents a new partnership to improve the places around the basin where [...]

If you still have your boat in the water you’re in luck.  The perch fishing has been red hot the past 3-4 weeks and with the weather looking as good as it is this weekend many of you are going to slaughter them!   We met today with Captain Dan at Lakeside Fishing Shop a [...]

Anglers Did you see this in yesterday’s Free Press?  It is a must read for all anglers concerned about maintaining our precious Great Lakes fisheries.  You think Asia carp are a threat?  Wait ’till you read this. Lev Wood Editor

The weather this weekend looks crappy through Saturday night.  Sorry.  It just does.  Sunday looks better with partly sunny skies and a high in the low 70′s.  To see the weekend forecast go here. Where To Go Fishing This Weekend  We received this letter from a reader named Steven Kujawski who landed a 54″ muskie in [...]

The weather for this weekend: hot today and tomorrow with a good chance of thunderstorms both days.  Cooler Sunday and Labor Day Monday with the highs in the upper 60′s on Monday. Two weeks ago we posted a photo of a Lake St. Clair angler with a nearly 7-pound smallmouth bass.  He caught the fish [...]

The weather this weekend promises to be fine.  Highs in the low 80’s with cool evenings.  Very low chance of rain Friday through Sunday. Get out there and catch a muskie like the one below sent to us from our friend Lee Powell who is a long-time Lake St. Clair angler.  No word from Lee [...]

First things first!  How about this smallmouth.  Biggest we’ve seen in two years.  It was caught by Mike McGrane and was 6 pounds 10-oz.  The fish was caught out by Metro Beach on a drop shot.  Mike brought it into Lakeside to be entered in the fishing contest and we snapped a quick picture of it.   [...]

The weatherman this weekend is calling for highs in the low 80’s with possible scattered showers.  Lows around 68 each evening.  It was a great weekend and early part of this week on Lake St. Clair.  Muskies are being caught all over the lake especially along the Canadian shoreline.   Many fish being caught in the [...]