Clear Lake Report. 04-10-2024

This week’s report on conditions and upcoming activities on Clear Lake by Ross England, Clear Lake Guide Service.

[@betteorhowardswarts7674]

Thanks Ross!

[@CarolSmidt]

Thank you Ross.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

You are welcome Carol.

[@user-sz4rb8il5g]

Been coming there and watching your videos for years. Appreciate all your info. 👍👍

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Hope it’s useful.

[@erikbomstad147]

Hey Ross! Thanks for the reports. Super helpful. My buddy and I drove up from socal and fished the 11th and 12th. We did pretty well, caught 23 lbs each day. Fished all over the lake. I love this place. Keep up the great reports!

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Nice Erik! Thanks for checking in.

[@Joshuawhiting26]

Thanks Ross, we appreciate you buddy!!

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Much appreciated Joshua.

[@richfisher3181]

Ross, Thank You for all of these reports over the years! I look forward to your videos!

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Hey Rich, thanks!

[@gavinmceachern1808]

I have a place in Nice and I was seeing 6’ of visibility on Wednesday and Thursday. Also saw some cruisers who were scouting out bedding locations amoungst the tules. Had a couple of 4/5 pounders that were protecting a few areas in a pre-spawn.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Thanks for your report Gavin. Saw some of the same yesterday.

[@theonlywall]

They were on beds in Redbud arm, fish look super healthy, thank you very much for the report

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Good to know. Thanks for the report.

[@briancoughlin3947]

Thanks Ros I’m coming Saturday morning to get ready for the open. Curtis is sitting this one out. He said hi

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Good luck Brian and hi back to Curtis!

[@lmramos44]

Thanks Ross.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

You bet.

[@martymcdonald9177]

Thanks Ross always like your relaxed info. live in Lodi, only get up that way every couple of years. However for some reason I still like watching your report.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Thank you Marty, worked the original Raley’s in Lodi, neat place.

[@thecrispeoutdoors3721]

How is Rodman Slough looking? We're headed to Clear Lake tomorrow to do some kayak fishing and that's usually where we start. Haven't done well at all the last couple of years so I'm really hoping for a bite this year.

[@JEFFMM71]

Thanks for all the info Ross!

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Sure thing Jeff, thanks!

[@crazyclararicabal]

I bring the rain but most call me a ray of sunshine!

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

As would I!

[@rickmoc2521]

Good morning Ross ,thanks for the report,I was planning on come up the weekend, but weather doesn’t look good 😞,where could one find info on boat restrictions, regarding speed limits on the lake , have a great day my friend ,

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Thanks Rick. Now that the lake is under 8’ Rumsey there are no restrictions.

[@patrickmooney4702]

Ross, thanks for the report. For me it seems to be a little weird. Usually we are catching a bunch of big spawning crappie in the Keys and that hasn't happened yet. I also usually see spawning bass moving into the Keys by now and I haven't seen any yet. Maybe because of how much water we have but it surely isn't like it usually is this time of year. I really appreciate all that you do with reports.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Thanks Patrick. In 5 days of fishing since posting last weeks report I have not seen one crappie boat. That covers two arms.

[@hyssean12]

Caught a 5 and 7lbs way up Adobe creek yesterday on a kayak was awesome!! Caught them on a small swim bait with 8lb test lol.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

Nice!…that would be a handful!

[@hyssean12]

@@clearlakeguideservice2509 went back today and nothing. A bunch of blackfish up there today.

[@sbrooksstelle]

Can u please do a crappie report. In the near future I want to make a trip up there in May. Thanks ross.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

All I can report so far is a few fish shallow and not very many people fishing for them.

[@FishHuntFreedom]

A 12lber was caught during the kayak tournament last week

[@Danxiong]

It was a tough day. 98 out of 210 skunked 35 caught 1 Only first place caught 10, everyone else caught 8 or less.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

There are some big ones out there for sure!

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

@@Danxiong thank you for adding the stats Dan, much appreciated. The overall size of the fish being caught belies the fact that we are missing two years of small ones.

[@razerginn]

too bad all these tournaments take spawning bass away from their beds. It screws up the bass reproductive cycle. I don't care about that Bass sPONSORED study showed. Everything gets corrupted by money and greedy people, even fishing.

[@clearlakeguideservice2509]

There are a number of polarizing issues in bass fishing for sure, some have been around for ages, some are new, and I’m sure there is more to come. I for one love to sight fish, think it’s the most exciting ( topwater a close second) way to catch a fish. It has been years, maybe a decade since we put a fish in the live well and hauled it away from where it was caught. From an observational point of view if the fishing pressure was that damaging to the fishery Clear Lake would have crashed a long time ago. While the spring time fishing pressure is heavy it is nothing compared to the carp and sunfish population that prey on fish nesting. But you are among a group of folks who oppose it and you are entitled to your view. Thanks for checking in.