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Sunday, November 25th, 2012

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Just had to say thanks to Mario! It's always nice to receive a compliment. I'm sure Dave feels the same way. Reports are always MORE fun to do when the fish are biting!!!
    City: Yuba City

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Just wanted to say thanks to Dave and Larry for posting so often and being specific. I'm way up north where the water dips into the low 40's and high 30's so needless to say I have a hard time finding fish on my lake. well real fish...bass. So it's nice to read about whats goin on at Clear Lake. Gets me through the winter. I did go to Clear Lake last winter but blanked....big lake! Planning on trying it again here soon. Just being on that lake and the potential is exciting. Thanks again
    City: Weaverville, CA

Monday, November 19th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 55

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: rainy
    Lake Level: 1.61 and rising!!\Best Depths: 2-30
    Swimbaits, rattle baits both working. I went minnow fishing thursday and targeted catfish.We caught 9 cats 10-16 # and 10 bass to 5# in about 6 hours
    Big Bass: 2-3011/18/2012 - 11.67
    John Pearl caught a 11.67 in WON toc
    Events: not many tournaments till next year
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: lots of big bags in toc . two over 60 # for two days ,congrats to Paul and Brian Bailey on the WON win
    lots of 20- 30 # limits

Monday, November 12th, 2012

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    Water Temp: around 60

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear cold, its down in the high 20 s in the mornings, 60 daytime
    Lake Level: 1.12 above rumsey\Best Depths: 1-30
    not many reports coming in but the minnow guys are doing real well with a few big catfish mixed in
    Big Bass: 1-30
    11.0 and a 11.10 last week both on minnows around 20 ft deep
    Events: WON Bass team TOC this coming weekend
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: pick up some minnows and go have fun

Saturday, November 10th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 59

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Had my personal best days on Clear Lake with my 5 best fish totaling over 25 lbs. the weather was cold but clear and windy all day. We found all out fish shallow on crankbaits on the wind blown banks. We tried several types of plastics and jigs in the deeper water, but couldn't find many bites so we went back to crankbaits. Landed my best fish of the day at 6.7 lbs around 3:00 off a rock pile.
    City: Rohnert Park

    Tips: We wee surprised at just how shallow these fish were for November. Work the points.

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 63-66

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: I was able to guide a senior citizen last night for his first experience in "after hours" bass fishing. At least it was supposed to be bass fishing except that his first "bass" was a 25 lb Channel Catfish which he somehow landed on 6 lb test!!! And he had to hand-line it in because his reel broke - what a show!!!! Around 10 pm I land a "dink" Channel - only about 15 lbs! Never really wanted to be a catfish guide!! As dusk fell, he landed his first-ever big bass - a hair over 5 lbs. The guy doesn't believe in small fish!! The carp were rolling right after dark and the bass were biting then too, unlike my previous trip with Mike. Until midnight he hooked quality bass after bass with his 5 fish limit over 20 lbs! I suspect he now loves night fishing. I caught a few also - I think we had a total of 12 in the boat (plus catfish!). He only missed two bites. Unlike the other night, bites were few and far between. The carp quit rolling about an hour after dark and the bite was very slow the rest of the trip - one here, one there. Quality was good however. If you read my previous report, the feeding period was the total opposite from 72 hours ago (Fri night). Weird sport we are involved in!!!
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: The big story is the weather. I have night fished at Clear Lake in November for nearly 25 years. I have NEVER seen a November evening as warm as last night. I didn't even put on my Ranger jacket until an hour after dark. At that time the water temp was 64-65 degrees! Last night was the 11th anniversary of my double limit (with client) of 10 bass for 76 lbs (unofficial lake record). When I picked up my client at the motel (5 pm), it was already 38 degrees and the trip ended at 27 degrees. Last night was simply balmy! We caught most of our bass last night were pretty shallow, 10 to 20 feet, all on rocky shorelines. My clients first two fish (cat and bass) were caught on the Berkely Havoc bait - Pit Boss. Then we used Berkely Power worms and brush hogs. He threw his Blade Runner buzz bait some as dusk - but no takes. We fished the whole Clear Lake arm.

Monday, November 5th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 60-65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear warm 70 s day 50 s night rain wednesday!
    Lake Level: 1.20 above rumsey\Best Depths: 1- 30
    no reports coming in . The bite has been hot on overcast or rainy days but not many boats out
    Big Bass: 1- 3011/03/2012 - 8.54
    Chris La Point caught a 8.54 in SCBBC tourny with a 4 fish l;imit of 22.70
    Events: WON Bass team TOC 11/17-11/18
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: not much boat traffic and bite continues to get better. Minnow bite is taking off and lots of big cats being caught

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

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    Water Temp: 63-66

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Mike Sperbeck and I launched about 4 pm yesterday afternoon and began to fish some of our favorite areas - up a far as Henderson Point. With nothing to show but some dinks and one that was barely a keeper - up to 7:30 pm. We almost decided to pull out and go home. It was strange - a warm evening with cloud cover - perfect - we thought! Some of you remember my carp theory - when they become active at night - so do the bass. As the moon came up, the carp started rolling. More carp than I have heard in over a year. Then Mike catches his first big fish - over 5 lbs and I catch my first - just under 5 lbs. Then Mike decided to put it to me again as I net his 8 lb 11 oz monster! And it sort of just kept going. Our earlier goal was to try to match half of the two day total weight of last weeks tourney winner - 63 lbs! Well, we came close - about 30 3/4 lbs for our best five. Mike had three of them and I had two. We caught 14 bass from 3 1/4 lbs to the 8-11. Funny - Mike caught most of his 10 feet deep or less while mine were typical of my style - 15 to 25 feet deep. Moral is: "pick a depth!!" We were pretty happy campers as we left Red Bud at 1:30 am. Another surprising thing - we saw one bass boat heading towards Lakeport at dusk - and that was it. It is fun to fish Clear Lake once in awhile as your own "private lake!"
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: We really used several methods to catch our bass, using all soft plastics. I did throw crankbaits during the dead period which is part of the reason it was dead! I did hook a big fish about midnight on a crankbait - but lost it. We mostly Texas rigged our baits but did a lot of drop-shotting too. Big Power worms worked as well as brush hog and Berkley Havoc type baits. As always, we worked the baits very slowly - sometimes with short pauses. We are practicing our winter style - even though there is no sign of winter yet at Clear Lake. Maybe the end of next week I hear!

Monday, October 29th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 60-65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear warm
    Lake Level: 1.21 above rumsey\Best Depths: 1-30
    swimbaits,lv 500, more guys reporting fish on jerkbaits and the a rig is coming into play. If you missed the crazy a rig bite last winter than you need to get up here its only going to get better
    Big Bass: 1-3010/27/2012 - 10.01
    several in WON classic
    Events: Nows the time to come up no big events till nov 17-18 WON bass team TOC
    Guide Information: clearlakeoutdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: congrats to Mike Stiles on the WON win with over 63 pounds for two days with a 10.01 on day 1

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012

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    Water Temp: 65

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: woke up to rain this morning!!!
    Lake Level: 1.20 above rumsy\Best Depths: 2-25
    swimbait bite continues to get better, lv500
    Big Bass: 2-2510/20/2012
    two 9 pounders in aba toc
    Events: WON bass classic this coming weekend
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: most guys are struggling but it took 47 pounds to win aba toc

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 66-70

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear 85-90 this week cooling this weekend
    Lake Level: 1.30 above rumsey\Best Depths: 2-25
    kinda slow , lv 500 , swimbaits ,senkos , jigs ,cranking and some topwater
    Big Bass: 2-2510/10/2012 - 8.2
    pre fishing last week
    Events: ABA TOC 19th-20th 160-180 boats
    Guide Information: Clearlake Outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: slow down

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 70

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear cold mornings with a chance of rain
    Lake Level: 1.39 above rumsey\Best Depths: 2-25
    still have to move till you find a school of fish
    49 pounds to win Triton tournament
    swimbait bite is getting better but fish your confidence baits
    Big Bass: 2-2510/06/2012 - 10.06
    10.06 on sat in triton tournament
    Events: BBT TOC this coming weekend
    Guide Information: clearlake outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: lv 500, jigs, swimbaits and some topwater

Monday, October 1st, 2012

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    Water Temp: 70-75

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear warm no wind in mornings
    Lake Level: 1.54\Best Depths: 2-25
    still a lttle slow, I fished the sunday shootout yesterday (two fish limit) winners had 11.05 we had 10.70 most guys saying bite was tuff , Swimbaits ,lv 500 , punching and jigs
    Events: Triton owners this coming weekend at KVC and they are giving a boat away on Sunday in a drawing
    Guide Information: Clearlake Outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: topwater bite should come back after this full moon

Monday, September 24th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 74

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: Night fished for three days & found the fishing on the slow side. Mostly a reaction bite with the larger fish coming on cranks, & blades. Could not muster a Texas rig bite at all. Tried Power Worms, & all kinds of creature baits. Large fish were 7.1, 6.8, 5.2, & 4 in the 4-4.5 range, but were widely spaced apart. Fished south in the Redbud area, Honeymoon Cove, & Konocti. Highlight of the trip were two catfish caught on crankbaits going 12.2 & 20.0! Thought I had a record bass until the 20 lber rolled on the surface!

    Tips: Keep moving. The lake is covered with silversides! All the fish we caught had huge bellies. You have to be lucky enough to throw your bait on a fish's head to get bit!

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    Water Temp: 70-75

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: cool nights warm days no wind
    Lake Level: 1.65 above rumsey\Best Depths: 2-25
    Fishing has been tuff this week, but some guys are wacking them!!
    Big Bass: 2-2509/21/2012
    there was a 9 caught in the state bass fed championship part of a 30 pound limit
    Events: scbbc open this coming weekend at county park also this weekend be careful the sea plane fly in will be here also
    Guide Information: Clearlake Outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852

    Tips: lots of silversides everywhere, LV 500 still my bait of choice, fish your confidence baits and move around till you find them

Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

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    Water Temp: 70-74

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I guided a father/son team Friday afternoon/night. It was a fun trip and we spend most of our time in the Oaks arm. Dad was visiting from Ohio and for both of them - their first trip to Clear Lake. I showed them how bass used various structure and we fished a lot of different types of areas. Fishing was slower than I expected, but what IS slow at Clear Lake? The son landed the big bass of the trip at 6 lbs 2 oz, using a Berkely Power worm. Near the end of the trip, dad did his best to match it, but she only went 4 lbs 13 oz. We did have a 23 lb limit - but I expected better. The bite for us was totally worms - 6 to 10 inch - about 10 to 20 feet, mostly black grape color. We spent most of our time this trip in the Rattlesnake arm.
    City: Yuba City

    Tips: I guess most of you know the silversides population is huge this year. They got off to a late start - but wow! It is so cool to hear them at night - sounds just like being in a rainstorm! If any of you attended the Fisherman's Warehoure seminar Thurs evening that Rick Tietz and I presented - thank you! It was a fun evening!

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 75

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Wow, We have all fished this lake with wind, but man was it tough today. Bite DIED before 8 AM. Baitfish everywhere (In between the dying, stinky out house smelling algae) I fished North, and central. 2 small fish (I mean small like folsom small)
    Lots of pressure. T after T coming up here.
    12 pounds would have been a feat today.
    City: Aub

    Tips: No clue

Monday, September 17th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 75-80

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: CLEAR COOLING SLIGHTLY
    Lake Level: still dropping\Best Depths: 2-25
    topwater picked up, but everything is working. lv 500 would be my choice, the fish are keying on the baitfish more than crawdads
    Big Bass: 2-25see above
    reported to me this week a9.1 on a senko, two 10 + on bait and a14 on a jig
    Events: BASS fed this coming weekend
    Guide Information: Clearlake Outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852\Pricing Specials/Open Dates: 10 % off show ABA card

    Tips: algae still blooming with the warm weather

Monday, September 10th, 2012

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    Water Temp: 75-80

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: warm days and cool nights a little smokey from the fires
    Lake Level: 1.92 above rumsey\Best Depths: 2-25
    Lv 500 bite has taken off, everything is working . south end seems to be producing big bags
    Big Bass: 2-2509/09/2012 - largemouth - 8.90
    lots of good weights in the bobs marine.
    Events: I heard 47 pounds won the bobs marine but I havent seen results yet
    lots of events coming in the next two months
    Guide Information: Clearlake Outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852\Pricing Specials/Open Dates: 10% off ,show your ABA card

    Tips: Fish swimbaits, rattlebaits,shallow early then move out, frog bite is better than it has been

Monday, September 3rd, 2012

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    Water Temp: 75-80

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Weather: clear 80 -90 daytime 50s at night
    Lake Level: 2.12 and still dropping\Best Depths: 2-25
    Be on the fish first thing in the morning and you will catch a limit quick.Swimbaits, lv 500s, chatterbaits , spooks,buzzbaits and flipping all are working
    Big Bass: 2-25
    lots of 24-27 pound limits in the last two weeks tournaments
    Events: Bobs marine this coming weekend at Konocti Vista
    Guide Information: Clearlake Outdoors\Name & Number: 707-262-5852\Pricing Specials/Open Dates: Spend $100.00 in the store and get your Quagga inspection free

    Tips: I fished the sunday shootout yesterday and we won with a two fish limit of 12.19 our best five around 26 # We caught fish on swimbaits, lv 500, chatterbaits, d bombs and brushogs all in the north end