After so many great weeks since March we are seeing some of nature’s revenge come through and slow down our quest to hit the water early this year. Although not unbearable, conditions will be challenging for both walleye and bass anglers. From Bob Mann in Canada we get, “The Detroit River is really muddy right now.” You can see further evidence of this from the satellite photo from Tuesday 04-05-2016.
St Clair Satellite 04-05-2016
Even though the image is of great quality you can see how muddy the entire Canadian shoreline is from Mitchell’s Bay on down to the Detroit River. On the U.S. side things look better but as you look where the current collects down at the head of the river, things are looking very muddy there too.
We will see more silt pouring out of the river and creek inflows to the Lake too as the precipitation won’t be letting up.
National Weather Service graphic of weekend conditions for 04-08 through 04-19
Here is their forecast:
Friday
Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, mainly after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 41. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow, mainly before 2am, then snow showers likely after 2am. Low around 24. North wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
Saturday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North northwest wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Snow likely before 11am, then rain and snow likely. Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
Some options for anglers would to be to fish for largemouth bass in the canals around St. Clair Metropark. There you would remain protected from the wind and be around bass that would be cooperative under the harsh weather conditions. If you get to the Lake and find things aren’t as bad as they have predicted then a trip to the Mile Roads should be a good bet. No worries about the stained water because that’s where you will find the bass.
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