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Aug 23, ’14
Lake St. Clair Bass Fishing – Summer Style
If fishing for smallmouth bass is your passion, summer bass fishing on Lake St. Clair is the place to be.
Latest Bass Fishing Articles
The New Lake St. Clair: High Water, High Water, High Water
It’s been just over 30 years since water levels were high like they are today, so how has the bass fishing been?
Lake St. Clair Smallmouth On The Move
For the last 16 years, my job has been to find spots on Lake St. Clair to document for smallmouth anglers. In spite of all my efforts to do so, I can unequivocally say that we are just scratching the surface on what is available in this fishery.
A Day on St. Clair with Dan Kimmel
I was back in Michigan again during August 2001 for the Bassmasters and had the chance to get out on St. Clair for a day of fishing with long-time fishing buddy Dan Kimmel of Lansing.
Bass Fishing Tips & More Articles
- Quote from Roland MartinOver the years, many young people and aspiring pros have asked me for the best career advice I could give them. My answer has always been simply “come early and stay late.”
- Top Tip – Snap Jigging
Personally, I prefer to fish spots by casting. I only drift and drag when someone forces me to. That’s why I like snap-jigging so much when tossing tubes and other jigs. - Finding Spots from the Air
You read about the big name professional anglers doing it all the time, but rarely hear of other anglers, tournament or especially non-tournament, doing it. I’m talking about flying over lakes. - Sponsorship Resume Improvement for Aspiring Pro Anglers
Before Professional Angler magazine closed shop, they reinforced a great tip for improving a resume to prospective sponsors. Many sponsors said they see very few pictures in resume/portfolio’s from anglers asking for sponsorship that show the angler working with the public
- Lake St. Clair Smallmouth On The Move
For the last 16 years, my job has been to find spots on Lake St. Clair to document for smallmouth anglers. In spite of all my efforts to do so, I can unequivocally say that we are just scratching the surface on what is available in this fishery. - A Day on St. Clair with Dan Kimmel
I was back in Michigan again during August 2001 for the Bassmasters and had the chance to get out on St. Clair for a day of fishing with long-time fishing buddy Dan Kimmel of Lansing. - Top early season picks of the pros
Michigan’s catch and release bass fishing season is finally here – and not a moment too soon. The combination of one of the longest and coldest winters in decades and Michigan’s closed bass fishing season - Lake Ovid A Little Taste of the South
Ever since Dan Kimmel introduced me to Lake Ovid a few years ago, it has been one of my favorite fishing destinations. This small impoundment within Sleepy Hollow State Park has features found in many southern reservoirs albeit on a much smaller scale.
- The New Lake St. Clair: High Water, High Water, High Water
It’s been just over 30 years since water levels were high like they are today, so how has the bass fishing been? - Professional Debut Mickey Thomas Part 3After a disappointing finish in the 2007 B.A.S.S. Southern Opens, Edwardsburg, MI angler Mickey Thomas is hungry and confident he’ll show measurable progress in 2008.
- Professional Debut Mickey Thomas Part 2How do you become a professional fishermen? “Patience! Patience! Patience!” is the answer 34 year-old professional angler Mickey Thomas of Edwardsburg, Michigan offers.
- How to Attain Local SponsorsI’d like to begin by giving credit for the idea of local sponsorship to Scott Rauber the author of Fish for Free. A couple of years ago a friend and I were kicking around the idea of tournament fishing. We heard about an up and coming tournament being sponsored by a local radio station and we decided to sign up.
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Article Categories
Articles Published or to be Published
| Magazine | Article/Topic | Issue |
|---|---|---|
| NO SECRETS on Lake St. Clair Volume 2 – book | My first forward in Wayne Carpenter’s book | 2005 |
| National Bass Angler | Michigan Bass Season Update | Winter 2005 |
| MBCF Bass Lines | Ranger Boats Revolutionary New Z Series | December 04 |
| MBCF Bass Lines | Walleye Boats for Great Lakes Bass Anglers | September 04 |
| MBCF Bass Lines | Safe Bassin’ on Big Water | July 2004 |
| MI Outdoor News | Time for Change in Bass Fishing – Commentary | May 24, 2004 |
| MBCF Bass Lines | What’s Hot at Ranger Boats 2004 (updated) | March 2004 |
| The Town Meeting – Elk Rapids | Guest column –Response to a few local complaints about tournaments | July 3, 2003 |
| Fishing Facts | Snap-jigging Bass | Mar 01 (p62) |
| MI Outdoor News | Report on drops-shotting issue in Michigan | Apr 16, 01 (p5) |
| In-Fisherman | Grand Traverse Bay smallies trip tip | Jun-Jul 01 (p16) |
| In-Fisherman | Thunder Bay smallies trip tip | Aug-Sep 01 (p22) |
| Bassmaster | Report on drop-shotting issue in Michigan | Sep-Oct 01 |
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