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Lake St. Clair Metropark 31300 Metro Parkway, Harrison Township, MI. Position: OpenStreetMap.
Primary launch for this plan; 2020 Elite takeoff; vehicle permit and launch fee; confirm October gate hours
Clinton River Cut-Off ramp Harrison Township, MI. Position: OpenStreetMap.
New in 2024; mouth dredged in May 2025
Brandenburg Park 50050 Jefferson Ave, Chesterfield Township, MI (Anchor Bay). Position: OpenStreetMap.
$5 per vehicle to launch and park (2025); 2025 Elite takeoff; closest ramp to outer Anchor Bay
9 Mile ramp St. Clair Shores, MI. Position: OpenStreetMap.
Reopened after construction (2025); closest ramp to the Mile Roads
Lakeview Park Marina 9200 Riverside Drive East, Windsor, ON. Position: OpenStreetMap.
Sept 27 to Oct 25, 2026: Mon-Fri 8 am-6 pm, Sat-Sun 7 am-6 pm; season ends Oct 25, 2026; closest ramp to the south shore west area

Medium-diving crankbait (8-12 ft class) #5-#6 size, about 3/8 oz, 7'-7'6" medium-heavy moderate casting rod, 10-12 lb fluorocarbon
Suspending jerkbait 110-115 mm about 1/2 oz, 6'10"-7' medium casting, 10 lb fluorocarbon
Lipless crankbait 1/2 oz, 7' medium-heavy casting, 12-14 lb
Spinnerbait or vibrating jig 3/8-1/2 oz, 7' medium-heavy casting, 15 lb fluorocarbon or 30 lb braid
Paddle-tail swimbait on 1/4-3/8 oz head 3.3-3.8 in, 7' medium spinning or casting, 10-12 lb
Tube 3.5-4 in on 3/8-1/2 oz head; 3/4 oz in wind or 18+ ft, 7' medium-heavy spinning or casting, 10-12 lb fluorocarbon
Drop shot 3/8 oz tungsten, 1/2 oz in wind or 18+ ft; #1-#2 hook; 12-18 in leader; 3-4 in minnow or goby, 5 in jerk shad for size, 6'10"-7' medium-light or medium spinning, 10 lb braid to 6-8 lb fluorocarbon
Ned rig or finesse mushroom head 1/8-1/5 oz head, 2.75-3 in stick, 7' medium-light spinning, 8 lb fluorocarbon
Blade bait 1/2 oz, 7' medium casting, 10-12 lb fluorocarbon
Spybait 3/32-1/4 oz, 7' medium-light spinning, 6-8 lb fluorocarbon
Finesse worm: wacky or dice rig, or a minnow on a jighead 4-5 in stick or dice bait on a wacky hook, or a 3-4 in minnow on a 1/8-3/16 oz jighead, 7' medium-light spinning, 8 lb fluorocarbon leader. Listed only: fewer than two supporting events.

NOAA: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLSEA lake temperature), National Data Buoy Center, National Weather Service, Climate Prediction Center, Office of Coast Survey (charts), National Centers for Environmental Information (climate normals)
Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airport weather history)
OpenStreetMap contributors (launch positions, base map)
Protomaps (base map tiles)
Natural Earth (lake outline and border)