Summer Bass Fishing on Clear Lake, CA (2023)

Part 2 of the Summer Clear Lake fishing trip where we fish that evening around the Airbnb followed by a full day on the water with the Coach where we do a little numbers challenge.
Baits that worked
Bladed Jig (1/2 oz Golden Shiner) - bit.ly/3cLI3nM
…and trailer (3.8’’ electric shad)- bit.ly/30gBcJM
Jig (1/2 oz Green Pumpkin Black) - bit.ly/304MPDt
…and trailer (3’’ Green Pumpkin) - bit.ly/3eKHTKN
Underspin (3/8 oz 4/0) - bit.ly/3Ju9L3P
…and trailer (3.3’’ electric shad)- bit.ly/30gBcJM
Hit Worm (4.5’’ Green Pumpkin) - bit.ly/3yjhj34
Grub bait (4’’ Black/blue) - bit.ly/3LC4Tvo
Other stuff
Airbnb - bit.ly/3E658xk
NRS inflatable kayak - amzn.to/45qXRlY
Bait Covers - bit.ly/3rbOQcP
Rod Carrier - bit.ly/32iGt4
Craft Jerky Stick (GREGB15 for 15% off) - bit.ly/3ypbyBt
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THE KAYAK - bit.ly/3aZrlhd
Premium Kayak cover - bit.ly/3E7rkU5
MOTOR
Kayak Motor (and kit) - amzn.to/3ri3wsc
Battery (code “DARKHORSE” for 15% off) (bit.ly/3KfH9ME)
Rudder foil - bit.ly/3nyCxaJ
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Music Credit:
www.epidemicsound.com/track/R...
*above are associate links
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Previously
02:24 - Deflating NRS Kuda
02:50 - Intro and Gameplan
05:45 - Evening Fishing
08:55 - Kitty Time
13:02 - Evening recap
14:53 - Wednesday morning with Coach
17:13 - First blood
19:00 - Puzzling
21:25 - Milking the spot
25:10 - A Jig kinda day
27:51 - Phone call
30:50 - Tree issues
33:05 - Missed opportunity
35:20 - Ramp king
36:00 - Outro/Recap

[@Longboard-Dude]

Mr. Greg . . . Good Grief, you telling Mr. Dutch to come on over to fish with you because you're on fish is like folks bringing their cars to a mechanic because their car is making a funky noise . . . car doesn't make the funky noise when when brought to a mechanic 😮. Also, arborists up in Clear Lake are loving Mr. Dutch 😆. Truly enjoyed Part 2 of your Clear Lake trip 🤙.

[@brianquinn8623]

Nice video of you and Dutch, Greg. Enjoyed watching you getting dragged around by tbise cats. Best of luck in the final tournaments.

[@sangsaephan3258]

The majority of the jig fish you were catching on that island is where I caught my PB haha. Gotta love the bass factory! 🍻

[@amals51]

I’ve caught giant flat head kitty’s on a Ned rig in the freezing cold Susquehanna in January. Crystal clear water, 4-6ft depth huddle up in depressions. Spinning gear with 30lb kitty’s! An absolute blast!

[@vikvang8854]

Coach - "I only caught 1, how many you catch?" Greg - "9" 😅😂😂

[@anthonyvespia6662]

Greg, you're just a great angler bro, and without using live scope. We all know how humble you are. Epic trip and we're pulling for you in your last two tournaments. "AOY" 🙏 🛶 🎣

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Thanks man! I'm def a creature of habit and big changes aren't typically my favorite regarding electronics and such

[@trd4x429]

Another great video! Thanks for doing what you do out there and sharing your wonderful journey with us.

[@kencroy2815]

As always, great production. Saturday I picked up a 10 lb cat on a Tactical Wake near the State Park. My god what a BLOW UP! Totally fun. I was shaking.

[@DoobSac]

I caught a 20lber near Konocti in June. Beast of a fight on 10lb test.

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Damn! I can imagine how crazy that bite must've been

[@556fullmetal]

Nice catch! I was at Clear Lake last week and caught a 16lb catfish on a swimbait.

[@jamesher7835]

I love this lake wish I can fish it every weekend. Only thing I dislike is the wind

[@johnbuckley853]

Hello from Maryland...Love the Videos.....thanks for sharing

[@maddmannziggy89]

Great video as always!! Caught some hogs!

[@ronwallace7563]

Lake Norman, NC. I've caught catfish on everything that I catch Spotted Bass on, including top water.

[@ronwallace7563]

@@__GregBlanchard OMG!!!! I'm such a lucky son of a bitch. What do you need from me? My phone number, my email, my SSN, my mother's maiden name? How about my Blood Type. I'll even give you one of my ex wives!!! TY so much!!!!!

[@liketop_pranks2878]

They use Zelinsky for one purpose to get rid of dissatisfied people and the government is aimed and made to solve economic problems by setting up a war and Ukraine another picture to help to get back in power and let the war get rid of pensioners and all debts and unnecessary people once again gets rid of problems, and we people interfere with the rich and incumbent president to manage the war. The president and neither side went to the ceasefire and it means that the genocide in two points was organized, the war helps the economy in the West and was quoted in a Russian newspaper. People have become dumber and do not understand what is happening. And the authorities do not change that they brought to genocide not guilty neither one side nor the other. Media say one thing, victims say another, and presidents do not want to hear another. They want to block the world from others, block KZbin and continue to gossip about what is good and what is bad, that power, that we achieved this genocide by the hands of the West at the expense of the president , we did not think and no one thought, and do not want to think only lives are wasted when there is no logic of war and everyone is to blame. Let's change everything and stop touching Russia and become a genocide, it helped in the plan of natural resources

[@mikejacques8863]

Falls lake, wake forest reservoir, Shearon Harris same way- usually it’s the smaller ones though right? Definitely never caught one of those monsters like Greg yet

[@34jcub]

Same for me on lake Wylie

[@fishingonthe_lo]

Yup. Use to see them cruising the shallow flats and occasionally catch them. I sure miss lake Norman 😂

[@chrisruef9221]

Greg was on fire 🔥

[@codem0de]

MONSTER catfish. It's crazy they're eating bass lures that regularly out there. I've never seen such aggressive catfish.

[@aaronturner3498]

Catch catfish all the time in Missouri on a variety of bass lures including crankbaits.

[@surfy4959]

Another great video. Thanks Greg and Coach!

[@killamilla1212]

Kinda fun watching you catch cats lol

[@got2coachemall]

That main point shoal is where I got my clear lake PB. 🔥

[@TheFishinMortician]

"This feels like a bass?" Greg says in disbelief as he hunts down catfish at the California Catfish Factory ha ha

[@Spacecadet0730]

I've caught a few cats over the last year in the Potomac River while fishing for bass. They chomped on a squarebill and a jerk bait and surprised me for sure

[@j.rdirtyfivethirty1673]

I appreciate your consistent uploads. And of course quality videos and fishing. I watch em all. Thanks

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Thank you sir, been going strong for like 10 years on the tube, can't imagine stopping anytime soon

[@j.rdirtyfivethirty1673]

@@GregBlanchardFishing that's awesome. I been watching for about 5. Although I did see a few pond and canal videos from back in the day 👍🎣

[@johnhill2298]

That is interesting about the lack of grass. I have the same conditions at the afterbay in Oroville less than half the grass this year. Thank you for another entertaining video! 🤙

[@sandybowers5085]

That was a fun friendly competition where everyone’s a winner!! Thanks again for another great video, Greg and Coach, too!!! Clear Lake is so beautiful👍🏼

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Thanks Sandy! fun times up there

[@PythonDad]

I fish a lake where the channel cats really like to eat a football jig. I've caught more catfish while fishing for bass out of that lake than all others combined by far. The ones I have caught at other places all hit loud baits with a lot of vibration.

[@jeufuyang6261]

Glad to see clear lake picking back up looking back to the clear lake I remember again. My luck is like Dutch, everytime my buddies call me over the fish seem to take off such bad luck 😂

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

😂

[@GonzaloAF2593]

"Bigger then it was last night"😂😂

[@marcsergerie6106]

I'm from Montreal, caught few cats on spinnerbaits, but can't say is frequent.. always a surprise and they hit so hard.

[@martinw28703]

Here in Southern Ohio, I often catch Cats on chatterbaits, senkos, and sometimes even plain Ol’ jigs! ❤❤❤

[@martinw28703]

@__GregBlanchard You should be banned from KZbin!

[@alvarado_tv6797]

Man it's nice to see you fish the lake in my home town now that I don't live there I miss this lake fishing here was fun

[@lizsmith9948]

Your videos are magic: every cast hooks a fish regardless of species! We were in a tournament on Clear Lake on Saturday, August 19. We envy your haul of bass; the largest bass I hooked was 10". The air temperature hit around 102° and the water temperature was roughly 80°. On the bright side - our repaired prop worked smoothly, plus we didn't hit anything. Thanks for the clinic 😊

[@lizsmith9948]

@@__GregBlanchard is this a hoax?

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Clear Lake is super hit or miss these past couple years! And yes, that fake profile is a scammer unfortunately. It's been an issue and hard to police unfortunately.

[@youremomsvilleplayzmc9528]

Great job letting the fish tell you what they want. I enjoy seeing you go through your process. Beat of luck the rest of the year!

[@rafabonati7757]

Clinton Lake in central Illinois. I caught multiple channel cats using small swimbaits in my attempts to catch bass. They would hit it on the fall, almost immediately after the lure hit the water.

[@chasinggorditas1387]

Just in time for lunch time 🫡💪🏾🎣

[@XSJunkieJWH]

I catch catfish frequently when fishing river backwater in Iowa. Swimbaits and swim jigs are usually the bait they hit.

[@RichardMcdonald-cg5yu]

New Melones has some aggressive catfish , caught a monster while trolling for trout

[@billywilliams3527]

Good Morning! Another terrific video for breakfast, thank you. Also, wanted to say it was a pleasure meeting you, Dutch, and Santa over the weekend at B&W. You guys are as cool and personable in 3d as you are is 2d. Thank you for taking the time to listen to an old man talk about his grandson and the 8" fish that made for a good day of fishing ... well, for me.

[@MarkoMygun]

Good job Greg,and yes that lake has changed. I can't believe there's hardly any grass. Clearlake has gone through many droughts and the grass has always come back hmmm. I can't believe you guy's didn't even have a beer lol. Thanks for the video bro. See you on the Delta.

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

yeah, CL always changing. Kinda neat but makes history fishing tough. Beers were def had lol

[@kaibarnett9757]

Lake of the ozarks in Missouri is where my biggest catfish bag on a spinner bait came from!!

[@jacobsheldon2865]

Greg, I would love to see you do a deep only tournament 15ft or deeper with your guys!

[@Deltakingca]

Bigfoot broke the tree spying on yall 😂

[@fishehunteral2280]

Was waiting for the breakfast burrito clips!

[@TylerGibsonFishing]

Here in the summer months catfish are insane. I have had them hit a choppo before.

[@JulianRamirez-lf7lb]

I recently caught a catfish on a choppo…. I was amazed

[@richardkeller6940]

I fish Lake Wylie SC a lot for bass and have caught blues and flatheads on 4.8 Keitech numerous times. And have caught some on crankbaits and a jig. All night fishing

[@garymueller6488]

Great video Greg. Gotta love Clearlake. Looks like so much fun. Wish I was there.Maybe in October l hope.

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

October could be fantastic fishing there! They tend to group up that time of year and can be a blast if you find them

[@flaminggorilla909]

1:50 a month later and that is still holding true af haha!!

[@griff2263]

why is the catfish bite so good all of a sudden? everyone is catchin kitties now

[@scottbostic6247]

Cool. You are good man. You have come so far and I can't wait to see you continue your climb. Thanks for the video Greg

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Thanks Scott! only forward

[@davethompson9776]

I once caught a big kitty at Mather Lake on a buzz bait, it hit it three times.

[@cjsmith2535]

I love the angle of some of these catches. You can actually see the line move before you set the hook

[@ryanwongfishing2695]

I have gotten catfish spooning @ Lake Berryessa...My personal biggest.

[@davidjhomrich]

Catfish DO NOT do that in the spots I fish in Michigan... Thanks for another great series of videos, Greg! Now, onto the chase for AOY!

[@levibotts5348]

Lake Sanantonio California garanteed catfish on a chatter bait or spinnerbait. Catch a lot on drop shot too. And glides

[@putmeoutdoors]

Good stuff Greg. Thanks again. The only bass lures I’ve caught a cats on here in Alabama have been chatterbaits and drop shot minnows.

[@polychris5961]

There’s an “A” in day Greg geez. You’re a Californian now. We can’t keep dropping the A’s like we’re in New York still lol. Yesterdy, mondy, tuesdy 😂

[@hankcogburn2600]

Love the video

[@guts1005]

Ohhh you should watch a video on topwater for catfish. It is amazing.

[@neiljohnsen276]

I caught a 15 lb. Kitty on a senko at Berryessa last week! Better than a skunk!

[@Frewsfishn]

Awesome grind brother

[@jefbrewer]

The catfish on Lake Mendocino do the exact same thing! They will smoke damn near any bass bait you throw.

[@alansarpy]

last time I fished Lake Sonoma a few weeks ago, I was throwing deep cranks and the cats were choking them lol

[@mattbarber4199]

Thanks for letting us fish with you guys!! Catfish are crazy!! Good fishing friends are hard to find!! It was nerve wracking hoping u would get ur 20! Thanks again and have a blessed week!!

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

You bet Matt. Agreed! Coach is always down to fish and take part in these odd challenges lol

[@mattbarber4199]

I have friends like that! Hope he got his tree taken care of! Thanks again.

[@billywilliams3527]

Oh, by the way, several years ago I fished an Arizona lake near Yuma and saw the local coaxing up the cats by tossing watermelon chunks on the water. ... was the craziest thing to see a big catfish slurping watermelon chunks ...

[@joehadaway5018]

Central Iowa and we will catch catfish randomly on bass lures but never multiple on one trip that i can remember. That catfish you caught was massive tho

[@thatfishingnoob]

Dang it!!! 3rd. GM everyone. Have a great day.

[@Mark-dj5qf]

Good show! Thanks!

[@LastRODbender]

A fishing guide told me his client caught a catfish on topwater a couple weeks ago at StatePark - Clearlake.

[@comanchethecat689]

El Salto, topwater cats!

[@CatchEmKing]

Cooking it up on a monday!!!

[@LakeBeltonBassin]

First to the key!!!

[@Spaceshuttlegunner]

Apache lake, AZ. We had a tournament there and most people caught more catfish then bass.

[@TatumWooldridge-rs5nx]

Had a catfish hit a spook this spring. Thought It was a 10lb bass hitting.

[@kumaboyy.7443]

That always happens, when you start to catch fish and call your friend to come over and then the bite goes away!😮😮😢

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Haha, Yep..well atleast with Coach it happens

[@dontnonowuno9953]

Looked fun..coach was the cooler haha

[@marcohouston993]

The only thing we found the bass were biting on in the north area were glide baits and jerk baits. Top water bite in Rodman area.

[@THEKACK123]

31:23 that was the Clear Lake Island Bigfoot pushing a tree down to scare you guys away.

[@001Cherith]

Glad you tested the inflatable. I am currently using one, rigged for fishing. I like it very much as it is so easy to transport around and go wherever I go. but the biggest problem is, regardless of what material it uses, you have to be extremely careful when bring a fish on board (or better not to) for fear of leaking.

[@GregBlanchardFishing]

Copy that! I know the material is really tough but yeah I agree, a big hook would be the one way to puncture it

[@1221Ralph]

​@@GregBlanchardFishingGreg I fished out of a 2019 Hobie inflatable SUP/kayak with pedal drive for 3 years. It is best practice to NET all fish.

[@2up2down45]

In nc at a couple places I fish I’ve caught catfish on jigs and chatter bait and worms and a crank bait but not top water

[@TJ_Loves2fish]

I've caught catfish on a drop shot and crankbaits. There's a guy with KZbin channel called AbideFishing who consistently catches catfish on bass baits all over North and South Carolina.

[@michael2one]

Greg, Ross of Clearlake Fishing Guide just named you on his last report as one of the best videos to watch. But come back to the Delta. Dont let frog tournament get you down.

[@EvanMorsell]

Catfish love Texas Rigs on the Potomac

[@sakelleys]

Good morning Greg

[@bigguyinalittleboat7927]

Even if a catfish punctured it, you wouldn't know it till the next day. They don't explode on impact.

[@kalecastaneda]

I have caught some catfish multiple times on a spinnerbait and on a crankbait. Small lake in Kansas.

[@evo8GT42R]

I only know somewhere in France catfish bite even top water lures but nowhere else in CA that i heard of.

[@hellobikenbile5620]

I’ve been up all night seen this and was like Wth he doin up so late lol

[@ctgilcrest]

I think the water was so low for so long it affected the grass root systems. Might take a year or two to get back to normal.

[@jakerinaldi4766]

I’ve had friends catch cats on bass lures here in Maryland

[@ITRLOVER]

Coffee time

[@user-zy2zi8td4c]

One of these time try fishing up by Rodman slough

[@predwards8941]

The only catfish I’ve caught was on a Vision 110 lol

[@nickcosta88]

💨☕️🎣🤙🏼

[@brianoles2573]

I’ve caught lots of cats fishing for bass on the Columbia river I’ve even caught a cat fishing for steelhead in 90 feet of water with a down rigger using a spinner. The down rigger was set at 35 feet, not in a million years did I think I had a cat on.

[@bendover-uf9st]

🎉

[@calvinlong7810]

Greg, what do u do with used baits. Do you repair at home and reuse, remelt, or throw

[@justinhoward7317]

Oh how the turn tables…. Starts fishing for the cats gets surprised to catch a bass💀😂

[@melvichandler]

What bait do you use? We're going there tomorrow for fishing.

[@scottszczechowicz5699]

And on to the big 55”screen

[@DetroitFishigan]

Question G, do you think 💬 that when you catch a fish yhen let it go it spook's the rest of shoaling fish? Thanks for the video big dawg🤝🏼. Until the next one be easy G✌🏼

[@rbd6661]

Hey Greg. Do you ever get sea sick, on the kayak, in the ocean?