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Claytor Lake

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)
36 Fishing Reports
186 Followers

Claytor Lake Overview

SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring

Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)Finesse JigsHard JerkbaitsMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')Damiki RigDrop ShotHard Topwater (Popping)Hard Topwater (Walking)Ned RigsShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')
  1. Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
    4
  2. Finesse Jigs
    2
  3. Hard Jerkbaits
    2
  4. Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')
    2
  5. Damiki Rig
    1
Total Fishing Reports
36
Top Species Reported for Spring
  1. Largemouth Bass17 Reports
  2. Smallmouth Bass2 Reports

Fishing Reports

36 Reports on Claytor Lake

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    Don Schrader

    Silver Ambassador

    5/12/26

    • Species

      Smallmouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Topwater Prop

    • Structure

      Rock Pile

    • Forage

      Shad

    • Water Temperature

      68°

    Fishing below Claytor Lake in the new river, midday topwater bite, sunny with temps in the 70s.
  • Corey Smith

    Gold Ambassador

    5/22/22

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Crankbaits 7'-12'

    • Structure

      Points

    • Forage

      Shad

    Claytor is fishing well right now. The issue is finding a better fish. The fish I have been catching have came off stepper banks and points with rock and rip rap. It has been a mix of small mouth and large mouth.
  • Corey Smith

    Gold Ambassador

    6/9/21

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Post-Spawn)

    • Technique

      Topwater Walking

    • Structure

      Brush Piles

    • Forage

      Shad

    Claytor is starting to fish pretty tuff. Most to the evening wildcat tournaments are only taking about 8 lbs to win. With very little offshore structures it’s hard to find them out on Claytor. I caught several keepers but no much over two lbs mostly on topwater and flipping a baby dnomb in the thickest cover I can find.
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