I have fished Lake St. Clair many, many times in fact I believe a fiancé left me one time because I fished there too much. Any ways the fishing is excellent but is better at certain times of the year. The small mouth and large mouth is spectacular with smallies in the lake and large mouth in the river. However the small mouth has declined in the last two years and the walleye has increased dramatically. If you are going for small mouth dragging tubes while drifting works great but some days they will not work. If there is less wind Chompers Hulla Grubs (watermelon) works very well if you work them slow. Grass beds always hold smallies in the middle of the lake. Depth is everything time changes their depth 16',18' or 22' etc. If you find their depth you will be pulling them in the boat for sure. Canadian side is better but you have to have a Canadian license. The Whapoo indian reservation is absolute best but is only for 4 weeks and requires another license. Do you want to stay at a hotel or campground.