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  1. 07-01-2019, 11:07 AM #1
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    St. Clair

    I'm heading to St. Clair this week and was wondering what the water conditions were and how the fishing is

    Thank you for your help
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    #2 07-01-2019, 11:43 AM
    Water conditions are great, albeit very high. Fishing has been tough for me the few times I've been out. Fish are post spawn and scattered. Mayfly hatch is in full swing along with crazy boat traffic. Weekdays are definitely better for less pleasure boat traffic. Don't be afraid to throw top waters even in deeper water near the slicks of dead mayfly husks.
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    #3 07-01-2019, 05:13 PM
    Thanks for the information.

    Post spawn can be a rough time to fish. I assume this weekend will be a madhouse out there. Just thankful to get my line in the water


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    Water conditions are great, albeit very high. Fishing has been tough for me the few times I've been out. Fish are post spawn and scattered. Mayfly hatch is in full swing along with crazy boat traffic. Weekdays are definitely better for less pleasure boat traffic. Don't be afraid to throw top waters even in deeper water near the slicks of dead mayfly husks.
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    #4 07-01-2019, 08:11 PM
    Was there 2 wks ago, smoked um in 12 ft water. look for grass
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    #5 07-01-2019, 08:15 PM
    Was there 2 wks ago, smoked um in 12 ft water. look for grass

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    #6 07-02-2019, 10:15 AM
    US side 14-16 ft look for grass.
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    #7 07-02-2019, 11:01 AM
    Thank you gentlemen. I look forward to hanging into some. I will report back and you all know how I came out. Have a safe 4th everyone
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    #8 07-02-2019, 05:24 PM
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    #9 07-05-2019, 07:27 PM
    Hey does anybody know the best place to launch to get to the canals for largemouth?
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    #10 07-05-2019, 09:26 PM
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    Hey does anybody know the best place to launch to get to the canals for largemouth?
    There are canals near every launch. Is there a specific canal you’re asking about?


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    #11 07-05-2019, 09:57 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Hollada View Post
    There are canals near every launch. Is there a specific canal you’re asking about?
    No, nothing specific because I’ve never fished them.
    When I’m in town and go to St Clair I usually launch hall road down near the air base but I hear the largemouth is great near the canals at the mile roads.
    So I wanted to try them out.
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    #12 07-07-2019, 10:30 AM
    I wanted to give you all an update on my trip.

    Had a great time on the main lake, not sure if I've ever caught so many fish in one day. I caught them mainly on the Canadian side in 13-16ft of water. The fish were extremely active. It was amazing watching fish fight over your jerkbait. The water was so clear you could actually see them hit your dropshot.

    I fished both rivers and never did much good
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