Clear Lake, CA

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Aug 31, 2025

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

47 Fishing Reports

414 Followers

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Wacky Rigs
4
Drop Shot
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Frogs/Toads
2
Shakey Heads
2
Bladed Jigs
1

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Dave Gwiazdon
Gold Ambassador
8/3/25
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Wacky Rigs
- Structure
  Pilings
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  78°
Actually fished both Saturday and Sunday. Super calm, bluebird sky on Saturday. "Perfect conditions"... I threw everything I had in the boat on Saturday and how a person can fish 10 hours on the "Best bass lake in the Country" and catch only one bass...well, it's just not the best bass lake in the country. For better news....On Sunday, I only had 4 hours to fish before I had to leave. I left everything else in the boat and just threw the trusty wacky rig at and around docks and tree overhangs. It was windy, with very large rolling waves all morning. So bad you couldn't stand unassisted by a chair. But it was a great four hours of fishing. The picture was the result of my last cast of the day, at the boat dock casting to a small shrub with some grass in about 12 inches of water that was literally 10 feet from the ramp. Sometimes, we can make bass fishing too complicated. If the going is rough...grab a Senko and catch some fish. I left the lake very unhappy on Saturday and had complete attitude adjustment on Sunday.
Zeth Kinnett Fishing
Gold Ambassador
9/11/23
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Lipless Crankbaits
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  75°
3 days on Clear Lake. The bite is not wide open but is good early and late. Fished primarily north and some mid. All fish came on lipless. ALX Promise 73 and ALX Rumble. Rumble if you are in heavy cover. Promise 73 for open water. Mid lake we caught fish to 4lbs on rock. Also caught a 20+ catfish and another small catfish along with many broken off catfish. Vary your retrieve to find what they want. Focus on 1-6’ of water. All I will say is look for pinch points aka areas bass will move through or push bait into as well as points. If you don’t see bait don’t bother and move to the next spot. The bait is moving around from wind, conditions and the bass pushing it around. It’s generally everywhere but not in some places. The bass or heavier than normal right now and very aggressive. Had over 21 day 1, over 23 day 2 and 19.13 day 3 after 2 hours and decided to call it early rather than grind out another 4lber to break 20. I’d say you should expect to get 15-20lbs right now with a little work.
Greatwhite
Gold Ambassador
9/20/24
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Fall
- Technique
  Spinnerbaits
- Structure
  Docks
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  70°
Tried top water with no success. Ended up getting them spinnerbaits, cranks and senkos. Biggest 4.6#, 8-10 bites a day. Stayed do we n south but think the north end would have been better.