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Monday, February 11th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 45-50 and will

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: it wasnt frozen this morning !! lake has been flat all day
    Lake Level: around 6.00 above rumsey\Best Depths: 2-30
    This weeks warm weather should bring some big bags in this weekends tournaments, Arigs are working as well as single swimmers , rattle baits, jerkbaits
    Events: this weekend
    A/C team sat @ redbud
    ABA team sunday @ konocti vista
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: The lake is getting ready to bust loose so fish your strengths but slow down

Sunday, February 10th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Invited my Brother in law and his Brother in law up for a day at Clear Lake and one at CFW. The fishing (minnows) was steady with about 20 for us. Smallest about 2.5# Most in the 3-4 range. On the first spot my Brother in law got his personal best 5+ His previous was a 1.5# Oroville monster. His Brother in law had never caught a bass until he got a 3+ at the 3rd spot we fished. Now the pressure was off me as both had caught bass. Well my Brother in law's Brother in law (huh?) grabbed the largest minnow in the live well and said "I'm going to catch a bit one with this" About 2 minutes later he said "I think I have one" When I heard the drag singing I said yup you do. Well after I saw color, I knew he had bested his PB already as she came in at 10.2#

    How's that for your first bass trip? A life time fish in just about 2 hours of fishing!
    City: Roseville

    Tips: No brainer, just get some of those great minnows from Jimmy at Clearlake Bait & Tackle, find some rocks in 15-30 feet and hang on!

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 46-49

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Since last Friday's bite was pretty good for us, Mike Sperbeck and I decided to try again! This time lady luck (skill!! - LOL) decided to smile on me! We launched out of Red Bud at 4 pm and found post-front wind - quite bad. We moved up to areas we could hide a bit on the west side, catching 5 from 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 lbs before dark. We were using small beavers and Berkley Havoc baits. As I tell all my clients - the bite after dark is dead for an hour or so. NOT so last night - at least for me - about time! I was trying a NetBait plastic thing in blue/black color. I missed a nice hit at first. Then, shortly after, my Flame Green Fireline just got tight. I set on instinct and immediately thought - catfish - all the way to the net. She was big - all 9 lbs 9oz of her. BUT, no whiskers - she was a bass - WOW! My biggest in 2 years. We put her in the livewell in case of a double photo. Five minutes later, the second subject of the photo picked up my bait and she added 6 lbs 10 oz to the photo. I was pretty stoked about 2 bass for over 16 lbs. Reminded me of the old days at Clear Lake. That was it - and we bounced our way back to Red Bud about 11 pm. One loves his Ranger 521 the most during those rides!!
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: All of our bass were around the 20 foot depth - nothing shallow. These big fish can take a bait so soft - rod sensitivity is everything in the winter!! As last trip, we were fishing off-shore broke rock fields as best we could in the wind. One needs to keep their line tighter that normal this time of year. Dead-stick is the structure will allow it. Water needs to get around 53-56 degrees to be the bass a little most active.

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 45-50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: warming , clear
    Lake Level: 5.90 7.56 is full\Best Depths: 2-30
    the bite is picking up, arigs, swimbaits, the minnow guys are doing a lot better now ,its still cold so drop your minnows and SET STILL!
    Big Bass: 2-30
    SEVERAL 6-9 POUNDERS CAUGHT LAST WEEK
    Events: a/c team on 16th
    aba team on 17th
    won team 23rd
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: fish slow , the north end bite is starting to pick up

Saturday, February 2nd, 2013

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    Water Temp: 46-50

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Mike Sperbeck and I visited the lake after about a 5 week break. We started out of Red Bud about 4 pm. Beautiful afternoon - almost warm! Hope the bass felt that way too!!! One did! I was fishing a green pumpkin Berkely Havoc bait on my new Loomis NRX 852S (6-12 lb) with 8 lb test. After just a few casts, I thought I felt something strange - not a hint of a bite. She came into the boat about 3 minutes later - all 6 lb 5 oz of her. Clear Lake just being Clear Lake when you least expect it!! Mike caught a few smaller ones and lost a big one. After dark it was slow - we fished several areas in Konocti Bay with hardly a bite. The cloud cover was in the distance but never reach the lake - it was cold! Finally, Mike started throwing a small swimbait and found the key. He had several hits and landed a 6-9 and 6-10 back to back. We caught a few others in the 4 to 5 lb range. We thought we were going to join the early season 30 lb club, but ONLY managed a limit of 29 1/4 lbs. Nearly all of our fish were on off-shore rocky bottoms after dark. Before dark they were more shallow - my 6-5 maybe about 12-14 feet deep. Bass were biting after dark, but, no surprise, just a little pressure before dark. They were all in excellent shape.
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: We were able to spot a lot of fish our my HDS-8, but few would bite. I think the cloud cover would have kept the air temp warmer and enhanced the bite, but no such luck. We both just did the VERY slow drag - stop technic - even with a swimbait. Rock bottom produced better than a smooth bottom. Look for rock patches in about 25-40 feet - off the bank!

Monday, January 28th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 45-48

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: windy on sat but mostly flat in mornings, warming slightly
    Lake Level: 5.80\Best Depths: 2-30, midlake and south
    still slow for most ,arigs bite has picked up , swimbaits, traps both working
    Big Bass: 2-30, midlake and south01/26/2013 - largemouth - 13.3 last week
    several reports of 30+prefish limits ,27+ to win A/C on sat
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: fish slow,

Monday, January 21st, 2013

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    Water Temp: 43-47

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear cold mornings
    Lake Level: 5.77\Best Depths: 15-30
    slow for most, The a rig is working deeper,
    Big Bass: 15-3001/20/2013 - cold ones
    i heard 34 pounds to win ABA sunday, 38 boats i havent seen results
    Events: A/C team event next weekend
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: soon as it warms a little the fishing will take off
    the minnow bite is better

Monday, January 14th, 2013

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    Water Temp: 45-48

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear cold in the 20s mornings warming this week
    Lake Level: 5.72\Best Depths: ?
    slow,the local club tournament on sat all 5 boats blanked.the stable weather coming should get some biting, the minnow guys are doing better in the afternoons
    Big Bass: ?
    no
    Events: ABA team sunday the 20th
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: fish slow then slow down some more,the a rig bite is coming

Monday, January 7th, 2013

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    Water Temp: around 45

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: Rain over the weekend but clear this week!
    Lake Level: 5.65 they have been letting water out to control possible flooding\Best Depths: 2-30
    slow but there are fish being caught on a rigs, jigs and dropshot.
    Big Bass: 2-3001/03/2013 - largemouth - 13.12
    Dan Sansome caught a 13.12 last thursday
    Events: ABA on the 20th
    Anglers Choice on the 26th
    Guide Information: 707-262-5852\Name & Number: clearlake outdoors\Pricing Specials/Open Dates: Keitechs coming in this week!

    Tips: Fish slow

Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

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    Water Temp: 46

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Decent A-rig bite 6-10 fish a day if you work all day. All the fish are 4 pounds+ so it makes it worth it. My best 5 went close to 30 anchored by a 7.57.
    City: Clear Lake

    Tips: 6" basstrix on the a rigs and fish them in 2-10 foot parallel

Monday, December 31st, 2012

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    Water Temp: 45-48

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: we have clear skies ,down to low 30s in mornings
    Lake Level: 5.67 ,full is 7.56\Best Depths: 2-30 you can always find a few shallow
    slow ,the minnow guys are doing ok in the clearer water,there is a few being caught on big swimbaits
    night guys are doing good
    Big Bass: 2-30 you can always find a few shallow
    8.6on a huddleston last week,several 5-7 on minnows/nightcrawlers
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: water is muddy at both ends and midlake is fishable
    HAPPY NEW YEARS
    GET OUT AND FISH!!!

Saturday, December 29th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 48

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Really tough bite! I pretty much tossed a swimbait and A-rig tell 2pm. Went to every wintering area I had on this lake with no success. I finally broke out the drop shot and managed one 2 lber, and that was it for the day.
    City: yuba city

    Tips: Wait for some stable weather to get out here. The post front conditions and rising water made it very tough.

Monday, December 17th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 50-52

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: rain, we got some snow on saturday clear now thru wednesday
    Lake Level: 3.50 and rising\Best Depths: 2-30
    I havent been out but guys throwing big baits are doing good , Ive seen photos of 40 pound limits
    Big Bass: 2-30
    several 8-10 pounders being caught
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: get out and fish

Monday, December 10th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 52-55 still!!

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear calm lake has been like glass
    Lake Level: 3.38\Best Depths: 2-30
    Midlake is still clear ,muddy down by redbud and by rodman, I went out sunday and we caught fish to 5.5# on minnows. The local club tournament was won on an a rig with.23#
    Big Bass: 2-30
    several 9 # caught at night
    Guide Information: 707-262-5852\Name & Number: clearlake outdoors\Pricing Specials/Open Dates: clearlake outdoors, Mention this report and get your minnows at $11.00 a dozen

    Tips: A rigs , big swimbaits, lv 500 has slowed,

Saturday, December 8th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 54-56

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Mike Sperbeck and I hit the lake yesterday - out of Red Bud - from 5 pm 'til midnight. It was a quite frustrating trip because it was the second day of the weather change (cold air mass) which definitely affected the bite. Air temp was 36 degrees when we left. I started out with a near 5 lber, lost another big one, and Mike had a big one on a swimbait - which he lost. That was how the evening was to go for us. We only landed 6, but missed or lost about 15!! They would just nip the bait - sometimes very aggressively. We would set - and nothing there! And I lost my monster of the late fall - maybe between 8 and 10 lbs. Again - jumped - and spit the hook. The good bites did keep us fairly warm - our first cold night with fog forming on the lake as we left. All of our fish were 3 to 15-20 feet deep - up some with the warm rain. We used jigs and Berkely Havoc baits most of the time. We just stayed in the Clear Lake arm.
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: We are supposed to have a major weather change by Wed. An northern storm is predicted with some very cold weather to follow. As the lake stabilizes and cools, the bass probably will move deeper and we will need to fish more slowly. Last night we saw something that most of you haven't seen. As we returned to Red Bud, the lake was dead calm with a winter silver-like sheen on it as fog would rise off the water. I have seen this many times before - it is like looking at a huge pane of glass made of silver. It reflects off lights on the shore. Absolutely gorgeous - but cold!!

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

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    Water Temp: around 55

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: rainy 50s- 60s
    Lake Level: 2.90 and rising!!\Best Depths: 2-30
    big swimbaits , lv 500, rip baits and A rigs are all working
    Big Bass: 2-309
    gary and mike collins weighed a 36# limit with a 9# kicker on 12/1
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: get out and fish the big fish are biting!!

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 56-57

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Thanks Kam - I love the Z521 - and so do my clients!! I had a client postpone a trip last night, so I took myself to the lake since a warm front was moving in. Well, it was late and I had too much moonlight - until the last hour (midnight) when the fish turned on a bit. The bite was slower than I expected. I missed 3 good fish that gave my Berkley Havoc baits tremendous bites, but I couldn't hook 'em. Wind was a factor. This has been the year of the "5's" for me as I landed another 5-13 and a 5-3, along with a 4 1/4 and a few a bit smaller. About 18+ lb limit, not up to November standards. Got off the water before a drop of rain hit me!! 1.75 inches fell today with a predicted 5 inches over the weekend. And this is only November??
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: I could not find any concentrations of bass last night - just one here and there. Finally hooked a big one on Wheeler, but this Mrs.was one of the "misses." From Red Bud I only went up as far as the old Konocti Resort. Hard to believe - been closed 3 yrs now! All my hits were from 10 to 20 feet - not much shallow activity because of the bright moon - straight overhead during winter. If the rocks let me, I was working my baits VERY slowly as if the water was in the 40's. My first bass was caught on a jig w/#180 double-tail Yamamoto grub. First jig fish of the winter period.

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got a chance to fish after work today from 3 till 6:30 pm. Headed straight to konocti bay for a group of shallow fish i found over the weekend crankin. Stuck a 3 followed by a 5+ on the square-bill. The southeast wind died off and so did the bite so i headed back to jones bay and started draggin the lv in deep water and got a couple 12 inchers.finished the evening off at no name reef, where i proceded to have my ass handed to myself by dumping 5 nice ones in a row. The first one was a pig at the boat! Ouch! Ended up finally landing 3 barley keepers just after dark and called it quits. The carp were rollin big time and the bass were still biting when i left....should of stayed out!!!
    City: lower lake

    Tips: Crank the shallow rock.cover water...if you get snagged...do your best not to leave a mess for the guy behind you. Ive lost several fish in yards and yards of other guys lines. Its not that hard to break it off at the bait instead of cutting it off at your rod tip. Hey Larry... sweet boat buddy!

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    Water Temp: 57

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got a chance to fish after work today from 3 till 6:30 pm. Headed straight to konocti bay for a group of shallow fish i found over the weekend crankin. Stuck a 3 followed by a 5+ on the square-bill. The southeast wind died off and so did the bite so i headed back to jones bay and started draggin the lv in deep water and got a couple 12 inchers.finished the evening off at no name reef, where i proceded to have my ass handed to myself by dumping 5 nice ones in a row. The first one was a pig at the boat! Ouch! Ended up finally landing 3 barley keepers just after dark and called it quits. The carp were rollin big time and the bass were still biting when i left....should of stayed out!!!
    City: lower lake

    Tips: Crank the shallow rock.cover water...if you get snagged...do your best not to leave a mess for the guy behind you. Ive lost several fish in yards and yards of other guys lines. Its not that hard to break it off at the bait instead of cutting it off at your rod tip. Hey Larry... sweet boat buddy!

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    Water Temp: around 55

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: 50s rain coming
    Lake Level: 1.26\Best Depths: 2-30
    lots of minnow guys out for a beautiful thanksgiving weekend lake has been like glass
    Big Bass: 2-30
    not many reports coming in
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: lv 500, swimbaits still your best bet A rig is turning on!