Clearwater Lake
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Clearwater Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring
- Wacky Rigs6
- Bladed Jigs2
- Swim Jigs2
- Buzzbaits1
- Carolina Rigs1
- Largemouth Bass15 Reports
- Crappie2 Reports
- Walleye1 Report
- Panfish / Bluegill1 Report
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45 Reports on Clearwater Lake
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
65°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
65°
Well the reports on this lake don’t lie. Wacky rig is king! Was out mid day, first time on the lake and tried moving baits to no avail. Made the move super shallow into the reeds and found lots of fish, with good size mixed in. There are so many shallow flats and reeds on this lake, the key for me was looking at my electronics for reed points and edges next to steep drop offs. Areas I could be sitting in 15’ or more of water and casting up to reeds produced the most quality fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
64°
With bluebird skies, and water temps in the mid 60's on Sunday 5/21, there were pairs of bass on beds, and others cruising around the flats and ledges, from 1.5' to 7' of water. I caught my limit of bass and a few culls on a chatterbait over flats and ledges. I topped out with only a 17.5" 3.4lb bass with the chatterbait. But I caught a few off beds, with neko and wacky rigged senkos. And, the tournament winners confirmed the better bedding fish were biting a wacky senko if you patiently waited for them to respond while sight fishing those beds.
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