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St. Lawrence Early Summer: Smallmouth, Walleye, and Pike in the Dawn and Dusk Window

St. Lawrence Early Summer: Smallmouth, Walleye, and Pike in the Dawn and Dusk Window

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This is Artificial Lure with your St. Lawrence River fishing report for the Alexandria Bay–Brockville stretch and nearby Canadian shore. We’re in early summer pattern now: stable, mild nights and comfortable days, light to moderate west winds most of the time, with the occasional southwest push in the afternoon. Skies have been partly cloudy more often than not, with just enough sun to warm the surface without turning the fish off. Overnight lows have been hanging in the low to mid-teens Celsius, afternoons in the low 20s – almost perfect to stay on the bite all day. Sunrise is early and comes fast here; first real light is creeping in just after 4:45 a.m., with full sunrise shortly after. Sunset lingers late, just after 9 p.m., and that last 90 minutes of light has been money for both smallmouth and walleye. The river’s flow is moderate, with Seaway flows typical for June; no true ocean tide here, but water levels do pulse with dam management, and that slight rise or fall will often kick off a short feeding window, especially on shoals. Water temps are running in the high teens to low 20s Celsius in the main river, a touch warmer in the bays. Smallmouth are mostly post-spawn or wrapping up on the Canadian side, sliding off the shallow gravel into 10–25 feet. Northern pike are roaming weed edges, and walleye are holding along breaks and current seams. Local chatter from bait shops in Brockville and Gananoque has been consistent: good numbers of **smallmouth bass** with plenty in the 2–3 pound class and some fish pushing 5. Anglers have also reported **walleye** limits on evening drifts, with typical fish in the 16–20 inch range and a few bigger sliding into the low 20s. Casual trollers are still bumping into the odd **pike** in the 5–8 pound range along weed flats, plus scattered **panfish** – perch and rock bass – in coves and around docks. Best artificial lures the last few days: - For smallmouth: • 3–4 inch green pumpkin or goby-colored tube jigs on 1/8–1/4 oz heads • Ned rigs in natural browns and greens on rocky flats • Suspending jerkbaits and small shad-style cranks along drop-offs when there’s a good chop • Topwater walkers and poppers early and late when the lake lays down - For walleye: • Deep-diving crankbaits in perch and firetiger patterns pulled upstream of breaks • 1/4–3/8 oz jig heads tipped with minnows or nightcrawlers, drifted across current edges • Bottom bouncers with spinner harnesses in hammered copper or chartreuse blades - For pike: • White or chartreuse spinnerbaits slow-rolled along weedlines • Silver or bronze spoons fished just above the weeds Live bait is still hard to beat: emerald shiners, small suckers, and nightcrawlers for walleye and mixed bag jigging; big minnows under a float or on a quick-strike rig for pike; and if you want fast action for kids, worms under a slip float for perch and rock bass around docks and rocky points. A couple of local hot spots to circle on your map: - **Brockville Narrows / Brockville Islands (Canadian side)** – Classic St. Lawrence smallmouth structure: rock humps, current breaks, and deep edges. Work tubes and Ned rigs in 15–25 feet and crank the breaks toward evening for walleye. - **Around Gananoque and Admiralty Islands** – Numerous shoals and saddles where current pushes bait. Smallmouth have been loading up on mid-depth rock here. Early morning topwater over 8–12 feet, then slide deeper with tubes and drop-shot rigs as the sun climbs. Focus your efforts around those dawn and dusk windows, pay attention to any subtle change in flow, and keep an eye out for bait flickering on the surface – when the river comes alive, so do the bronze backs and marble eyes. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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