May 2nd – June 28th

5 hour trip (dock to dock)
Trips offered 7 days a week (weather permitting)

1 – 4 People: $599
5 People: $699

586-441-1340
Call for reservations and to check for available dates!

The St Clair River is the preferred location to fish the spring walleye run in May and June. The walleye fishery expands and changes as spring progresses toward summer. Vast numbers of the walleye that started out in the Detroit River now move north to find their preferred water temperature in the St Clair River where they will join the millions of walleyes already in the St Clair River. The driving factor at this time of the year becomes water temperature and the abundance of minnows in the St Clair River.

Why the difference between the St Clair River and the Detroit River? As water flows from deeper colder Lake Huron to the St Clair River, then to much shallower Lake St Clair and finally the Detroit River the water warms up at a much faster rate in shallower Lake St Clair. Since Lake St Clair feeds the warmer water to the Detroit River it is both a blessing and a curse. After “ice-out” in March the warming is a benefit for the Detroit River, however by early May this increased rater of warming pushes the walleye north to the St Clair River to find cooler (preferred) spawning temperatures for many more weeks.

What determines where our boats are docked for the spring walleye run? It’s all about the quality of the fishing. The amenities at the marinas are then reviewed to find the nicest facility available. The Detroit River has many marinas and boat launches which is good and bad news. The “downriver” sections of the Detroit River have more boat launches. Boat traffic “downriver” can be extreme and take much of the fun out of a day on the water. The upper Detroit River has less boat traffic due to the limited number of boat launches and marinas. The water quality, lighter boat traffic, and the abundance of gravel for spawning walleye make the middle and upper Detroit River our first choice for April. By early May the Detroit River water temperature is to warm for the walleyes to spawn which is what pushes them north to the St Clair River. The St Clair River is excellent in April but the Detroit River can be even better in April. Come May and June the balance tips to the St Clair River having the biggest populations of Walleye. Many groups choose the St Clair River as their preferred destination based on the warmer temperatures May and June provide.