Clear Lake this week 3/28/2016

[DanIsaac]

Clear Lake this week 3/28/2016

Happy belated Easter to all, I hope everyone had a great weekend. I know the weather up here was awesome!

This week we find the lake at 7.83 Rumsey, so we are beyond full pool for this first time in some 3 years or so. Water flows at Cache Creek have been reduced to right around
1000cfs, down from nearly 3000cfs last week.

How bout the fishing? Well, as witnessed by the tournament here last week, this lake is fishing as small as I have ever seen it. Whether its high water, abundance of bait, or just a lack of boat traffic down south. The south end is in a major lock down, and mid-lake north seems to be where everyone ends up.

I know three really good fishermen who spent several days trying different areas and different techniques down south with lil to no success. Everything is there for the bite to
Be off the hook; water temp, water color, etc etc, they just won’t bite. I suspect the overabundance of bait is the culprit. Especially when you consider finding 60 degree water almost everywhere down south.

One good sign however is there are a few fish finally beginning to show up in the Rattlesnake arm. Still, it’s far from where it should be here as well.

Up north we had no problem finding 60+ degree water in the afternoons, and while it can be tough some days (haves and have nots) at least the minnow guys are catching them pretty good up there.

In general, jigs fished close to cover, jerk baits, a-rigs, carolina rigs, and shakey heads will all get you bit. Quality? Just depends on the day as they say, but the big girls are definitely around. As tough as it has been, your still just one bite away from the fish of a lifetime, and it could happen on any cast this time of year.

We could use a week of calm winds and warm afternoons, and it will all change for good I believe, and just wait for May/June, we should finally see one of those famous Clear Lake topwater bites……….

In closing the Wednesday Night Shootout guys asked if I could post the schedule for this year. They begin next Wednesday night, and it's $35 per angler. Biggest bass wins!

[Devon8604]

Awesome update. I was up in Lakeport area Friday evening and Saturday morning. Evening bite was decent Friday when the water hit about 58-59. Water clarity was pretty good too. Saturday morning was no bite at all, we had to jump from spot to spot. Finally found a school on Rocky Point around 10:30, but nothing over 2lbs. I agree once we have a decent heatwave come through the bite will take off. I will say the quality of fish this time of year compared to 2015 is outstanding. Should be a great summer on CL.

[clearlakeoutdoors]

32 Degrees in Lakeport this morning but no wind and clear skies

[bmood34]

Yup..Southlake was a "No Bite" over Easter weekend. Share a place with my brother off Baylis point..narrows were a bit tough to get through with the wind. Lake is full.. water breaking on our retaining wall. 57 degree water. 6 of us fishing and we didn't get a bite.