Lake St. Clair Fishing Report - Excellent Walleye, Perch & Bass Action as Ice Forms

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your Lake St. Clair fishing report for Thursday, December 4th, 2025.

We're looking at excellent conditions out on the water today. The water temperature has crashed from the low 40s down to 36 degrees, which means the fish are really concentrating in specific areas. This cold snap is actually working in our favor because it's pushing everything to the deeper channels and basins.

Speaking of conditions, ice is forming up nicely across the lake right now. If you're planning any ice fishing, we're at that early-ice stage. The Raft is showing some promising ice formation already, and the Lake St. Clair Metro Park basin is running about 50 percent frozen. Just use your spud bar out there and don't go alone—safety first.

For open water fishing, we're seeing excellent walleye, perch, and bass action. The perch have been particularly active, and anglers are connecting with some solid smallmouth bass as well. Yellow perch fishing has been heating up, especially when you venture east of Stony Point.

As for lures and bait, crankbaits are absolutely crushing it right now—throw those Bandits and you'll get bit. Jigs are also producing well for walleye and perch. If you've got spawn bags handy, those are working great too.

For your hot spots, the main lake channel is definitely worth checking out, and don't sleep on those back basins. With water levels running low, fish are super concentrated in the deeper water, so you don't need to cover much ground to find them.

Sunrise today is around 7:45 a.m., and sunset hits around 5 p.m., so get out there and make your time count.

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