There is still time to catch the last four No Secrets on Lake St Clair bass fishing seminars at the Outdoorama in Novi, Michigan.
NO SECRETS ON LAKE ST CLAIR SEMINAR
Friday – 1:30pm and 4:30pm Stage C
Saturday – 12:00pm and 7:30pm
Content based on the book series, No Secrets on Lake St. Clair by Capt. Wayne Carpenter
Whether it’s hunting, fishing, boating, canoeing, hiking, mushroom hunting or bird watching, this show has plenty to offer. The Outfitter’s Expo area along with major feature attractions like Big Buck Night and the Trout Pond provide the best place to book the trip of a lifetime or entertain the family. In addition, with a huge display of boats, docks and lifts, and marine accessories, this show is the best place to shop for new boats and accessories. Outdoorama is a must-see for everyone who loves the outdoors.
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SEMINARS
How to Catch Walleyes Wherever You Go Mark Martin
The Art of Calling Deer Tom Richardson
Muskie Trolling Tactics Proven by Homer LeBlanc Capt. Kevin Backus
Techniques and Beyond in Gun Dog Training Len Jenkins
Ultimate Land Management Tony LaPratt
The “411” on Walleye Mark Romanack Stage B
No Secrets on Lake St. Clair 2016 Capt. Wayne Carpenter
Marvelous Mutts Dog Agility Act
Use Buck Behavior to Your Benefit Fred Abbas
Turkey Hunting and the Life Cycle of the Wild Turkey Seth McCullough
Detroit River Walleye Basics Capt. Lance Valentine
Big Buck Night
Land Management with Ultimate Deer Kill Plots Ed Spinazzola
Total Alaska on a Budget Dave Rose
Getting Jiggy for Walleye Jake Romanack
Trolling Muskies on Lake St. Clair Capt. Mike Pittiglio
Huron Valley Duck Calling Contest
Deer Processing Demo with Country Smoke House
Exploit How Whitetails Use the Wind Jason Herbert
Trolling Boot Camp – Basics and Beyond Clinic Capt. Lance Valentine
In a month-by-month comparison, January 2016 water level numbers came in three feet above the same period in 2015. Also, the trend line for 2016 is moving up while during the same period last year it was going down.
The water levels for January hold true to the projection given in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers monthly forecast bulletin for Lake St. Clair published today (February 8th). As of today, the forecast that was made in January showed an increase in the water levels and the report shows that the actual levels matched the projected levels exactly.
Looking forward you can see that it shows a two-foot drop in the water levels over 2015 by July, if you accept the projection for the rest of the year. So a three-foot increase in January may not result in an increase in the water levels during the height of the bass tournament fishing season.
In a second exciting show of the young 2016 season Xtreme Bass Tackle™ will be bringing in a boatload of the tube that sold out in January, Sweet Green™. If you missed stocking up on the “top bait of 2015” come to Outdoorama to get them and more.
More includes the full line of Xtreme Bass Tackle products plus NEW No Secrets on Lake St. Clair™ seminars which will feature a newly launched website, St. Clair Report™. Anglers who want to stay on top of everything having to do with Lake St. Clair can now have a single source for the top news items plus fast access to tools to increase your catch. See more about the St. Clair Report™ in an upcoming blog.
The Outdoorama will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan on February 25th – 28th.
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In this new era of year-round catch-and-release bass fishing, does “Opening Day” still matter? To many it does. Most definitely for the tournament angler who has to wait until the official opener to participate in an event where bass are brought back to be weighed in.
“Opening Day” is also a metric that theoretically marks the end of the bass spawning period. The dates were set up with the intention of holding off the harvest of bass until the spawn was over. In a perfect world, the dates are very solid for marking the end of the spawn period in most of the State. In reality, the weather and most significantly, the temperature during the spring will either advance or slow down the timing of the spawn. It’s data that is worth keeping a close eye on.
Note: The waters that are contained around Lake St. Clair Metropark (from the mouth of the Black Creek back into the park) are considered inland waters.
The Great Lakes water levels rise and fall in both long term and short term cycles. We are coming out of a low-level cycle and generally speaking, the waters are on the rise.
So what will the levels be this year? Below is a chart from the US Army Corps of Engineers which will show the forecast going forward into our fishing season:
There is an upper and lower range to this forecast, but the green line gives us the best estimate of what we can expect. As it stands, the December numbers are nearly identical to the same period in 2014. From that point, the projected levels stay high for 2016.
We will continue in higher water conditions than we were in 2013 if we stay at the projected levels. The potential for higher levels than last year shows in the forecast and that is probably helped by the fact that we are on the upside of the water levels cycle.
This forecast is updated monthly, and you can check it at:
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE GREAT LAKES MONTHLY LEVELS FORECAST
This type of information and more is used to generate data for the book, No Secrets on Lake St. Clair Vol. 3 and the Marked Map Series HD Complete (410 spots on Lake St. Clair in a laminated chart book)
CLICK HERE TO GO TO XTREMEBASSTACKLE.COM TO PURCHASE THE BOOK, MAPS AND CUSTOM BAITS
It’s that time of year and we will again be at the Ultimate Fishing Show in Novi, Michigan.
Highlights
NEW TUBE BAIT – Sweet Green
NEW CRAW BAIT – Reaper Pakka Craw
Ultimate Bass Clinic – Saturday 2:30pm-4:30pm Stage A, $25 admission
See Dan Kimmel (Great Lakes Bass), Bob “Jigger” Mann and Capt. Wayne for two hours of intense bass fishing education and training.
Buy tickets at the Xtreme Bass Tackle booth #2251
No Secrets on Lake St. Clair Seminar – Sunday 3:00pm Stage B, This exclusive seminar is only held once during this show. Come and hear about the state of bass fishing on Lake St. Clair and start putting together a plan of attack for 2016!
It’s a great time of year for ordering quantities of baits! Inventory is high and variety is at its best level yet. Check out what’s available:
Gamakatsu tube jigs in 1/16oz, 1/8oz, 3/16oz, 1/4oz, 3/8oz, 1/2oz and 3/4oz
Gamakatsu rattle tube jigs in 1/4oz, 3/8oz and 1/2oz (only .99 cents each!)
Mustad tube jigs in 1/8oz, 3/16oz, 1/4oz, 3/8oz
Xtreme Bass Tackle is carrying new colors in Premium Tubes. Check out the April selection:
Baby Bass (3 1/2″), Black with blue flake, Black with purple and blue flake, Black with gold flake, Black Neon with Chartreuse Pepper Tail, Bubblegum, Cotton Candy, Green Pumpkin Copper, Green Pumpkin Purple, Green Squash, Hal’s Honey, Irish Whiskey, Junebug, Melon Copper
Melon Red, Pumpkin Seed, Smoke Pepper, Pearl Sparkle, Erie Goby, Slither-X, Erie Green, Melon Purple/Green Pumpkin Purple tail
In a variety of colors!
Newly released in January of 2015 this is the book that gives you bass fishing spots and the latest on the changes on Lake St. Clair. See these chapters:
Hot Spots – St. Clair Flats – Breakdown the Bite – Bob “Jigger” Mann
St. Clair Myths – What’s Your Game Plan? – and more…
Order it online, by phone (877) 484-2223 or find it at Sportsman’s Direct, 36072 Jefferson Ave, Harrison Twp, MI 48045
Note: If you are looking for 4″ Triple Threat you can find them at Nautical Mile BP at 9 Mile and Jefferson and Sportsman’s Direct at Jefferson and Ballard (near Crocker and the Cutoff DNR launch)
Order Xtreme Bass Tackle: www.xtremebasstackle.com, (877) 485-2223
Xtreme Bass Tackle™, Booth #1923 NEW PRODUCTS! It’s good to be back and this time around we have the products you need for a successful bass season in 2015! No Secrets on Lake St. Clair #3, new and proven tube colors, new baits styles and so much more.
No Secrets on Lake St. Clair Vol. 3 We have a new book in the No Secrets on Lake St. Clair series, Volume 3. It’s been a decade since the release of Volume 2 and the Lake has changed. Keep on top of the changes with the best bass information research available on Lake St. Clair. Read chapters on:
No Secrets on Lake St. Clair…SEMINAR TIMES
Ultimate Bass Clinic
ORDER AT: www.xtremebasstackle.com or call TOLL FREE at (877) 485-2223
Xtreme Bass Tackle™, Booth #5765 NEW PRODUCTS! It’s good to be back and this time around we have the products you need for a successful bass season in 2015! No Secrets on Lake St. Clair #3, new and proven tube colors, new baits styles and so much more.
No Secrets on Lake St. Clair Vol. 3 We have a new book in the No Secrets on Lake St. Clair series, Volume 3. It’s been a decade since the release of Volume 2 and the Lake has changed. Keep on top of the changes with the best bass information research available on Lake St. Clair. Read chapters on:
No Secrets on Lake St. Clair…SEMINAR TIMES
ORDER AT: www.xtremebasstackle.com or call TOLL FREE at (877) 485-2223
Capt. Wayne Carpenter's Bass to the Future 