Fishing Reports |
Updated 8/31/2010
A friend borrowed my boat Monday and got into a good frog bite, yep you heard it a good frog bite. He called me to tell me what a great time he was having as I sat working on the on line store we are about to launch. Bert I am glad you had such a good day you deserve it. So what does that mean to us well the past 3 days I have heard signs of life back in this pond. Not a pounding heart beat but a slow rise lets hope it gets stronger. Oh a bit of good news to boot a couple of the frog fish chocked up a few shad yes shad not silver sides, we can only hope that it was not the only ones in the lake. For those that Love to Drop Shot reports on Monday and Tuesday have come in of a pretty good bite. Dragging a brush hog or jigger craw is a good pattern as well
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For those who need BOAT INSURANCE June has worked out some great pricing with some of her carriers, so if you are looking for insurance give her a call at Vantreo Insurance 707-546-2300 ext 217. Also, soon you will be able to visit are store on line. So please keep your eyes open for this launch.
Check out our Live Web Cam to see what the lake conditions are. Remember we have access from a dock on the water so if you run out of anything, look for our sign at the dock at the Lucky 4 Resort just south of the Skylark Shores Motel. Just pull up to the dock, park your boat, and come on up through the trailer park to see us.
If there is anything we can do to make your fishing trip on Clear Lake more enjoyable, please let us know. It is our privilege to serve you.
Updated 8/28/2010
Well signs of life in the bite better reports this week than last. Some nice reports of jig fish being caught a few fish around 6 reported. Brass and Glass still working try a Zoom Speed Worm down around mid lake. Blades are still producing some fish through out the day, this bite seems to come and go all day. If you are throwing frogs and you are experiencing them coming up and just swatting at them scale down to a smaller frog or try a toad style bait in a shad color. For those who go out at night try a Slammer in dark colors a couple nice reports this week on that bait. For those traveling up to Clear Lake the road at the Casino is under construction you will be diverted around to the new road they are building. Currently it is dirt but very passable they have done a good job of compacting it to drive on.
Tune into fishing reports on 1630 AM. If you are around the shop you can tune your car radio into this channel and listen to live fishing reports 24 hours a day.
For those who need BOAT INSURANCE June has worked out some great pricing with some of her carriers, so if you are looking for insurance give her a call at Vantreo Insurance 707-546-2300 ext 217. Also, soon you will be able to visit are store on line. So please keep your eyes open for this launch.
Check out our Live Web Cam to see what the lake conditions are. Remember we have access from a dock on the water so if you run out of anything, look for our sign at the dock at the Lucky 4 Resort just south of the Skylark Shores Motel. Just pull up to the dock, park your boat, and come on up through the trailer park to see us.
If there is anything we can do to make your fishing trip on Clear Lake more enjoyable, please let us know. It is our privilege to serve you.
Updated 8/23/10
A little change a few more fish being caught this past weekend better than the week before. Dragging a brush hog and worm slow seems to be a pattern. People are still catching fish on Drop Shots, Brass and Glass working deeper water like mid lake. The key is to work an area slow, a lot of us if we are there a few minutes without a bite we motor to the next spot. Try staying in an area you know holds fish and work it slow you will probably get more bites right now. Reports of some big fish at night are coming in Slammers and Buzz Jets seem to bee the ticket here. A friend of mine was out with a friend and they nailed a 12 on a Buzz Jet no bull. So give a little O Dark Hundred fishing a try.
Updated 8/20/10
Well the bite really has had no real change, fish are being caught mid lake in 18 to 24 feet of water. Split Shot rigs, Brass and Glass, Carolina rigs, weighted Senko's and Drop Shotting seem to be working best. Now best means 6 to 10 fish a day right now, and that's a long hard fished day. A few reports of frog fish in pockets have been reported with a buzz bait fish thrown in here and there. Crank bait fish are being caught in lanes where weeds have died back up north or on weed edges. Speed Traps in chrome blue and craw fish patterns. I went out with Tami Curtis the other night for a few and had great time more laughing than fishing but it was fun, Thanks Tami maybe some day she will tell you about the great shake off moment.
Updated 8/13/10
Still a difficult bite out there so slow down and think smaller soft plastics. Brass and Glass seems to be working in the deeper water. This is similar to a Texas rig with the addition of a bead between the weight and the hook. This makes a clicking sound similar to a craw fish. Weighted Senko's in deeper water such as mid lake, try drop shotting a smaller worm 5 inch as well. Some crank bait fish are being caught using Speed Traps, BD4 and 3's sunfish and crayfish patterns. Look for lanes in the weed mats, and shade around docks. Top water is hit and miss have a rod rigged ready to go so when you see a fish break surface you can respond by throwing right in on him.
Updated 8/7/10
The bite is still hard but we have found some fish mid lake in deeper water that seem to want to play, not a lot but enough to make the day interesting. What do I mean mid lake this is the narrows, Anderson Island, and Dollar Island area. Try throwing some brass and glass rigged with a Baby Brush Hog, a weighted Senko, drop shot a Maverick worm or deep crank some of the rock piles. If you plan to fish the north end throw some crank baits like Speed Traps and a BD3 in craw fish patterns or sunfish patterns. Look for lanes in the weeds, open areas around docks or weed edges that have little points on them. Junk fishing is still the order of the day, if your not getting bit move your not going to change their minds cover water.
Updated 8/2/10
Wish I had a better report but the bite is hard but I would rather tell the truth for all those planning a trip this way. If you are going to hit the water think Junk Fishing. You will throw many baits and cover a lot of water to get a few fish. Things you will need to try a Senko in pockets or on the edge of weeds, a Speed Trap thrown on the edge of the weed line, a jig on rock piles, Brass ans Glass on the break or in pockets, a frog or Buzz Bait, a Texas rigged Brush Hog a blade all have caught fish but I have not heard of great numbers being caught. The key is cover water and try everything including the kitchen sink. North's water quality is a better but weedier you will be fishing off shore in a lot of areas and pretty far at that.
Updated 7/17/10
Fishing is a little tougher but fish are being caught on Senko's. Reports of Chatter Bait fish are coming in using black and blue with Horny Toad trailers. Frog fish can be caught on mats but you will throw it a lot for a few bites. Drop Shot fish can still be caught in the pockets of the weed mats and on the edges. Crank Bait fish can be caught in the lanes between the mats using Speed Traps in Crawdad patterns. Remember to put the sun screen on several times through out the day!
Updated 7/5/10
Hope all had a great 4th. Fish are still being caught on Senko's inside the tules and around docks. Color does not seem to be important, location seems to be more of the key. Drop shots using 4 inch worms MMM III, Red Crawler, Maverick\s Watermelon Candy and Mavericks Ring It in Shad all good choices. Some reports of fish being caught ripping Red Eye Shads on top of the weed beds and this weekend a lot of reports on Blade Fish. The top water bite is seeing signs of life with the Pop R, Ricco and Spook all producing good bites but many reports had fish going early in the morning or the last 2 hours of the day. A frog bite seems to be occuring from 10 to 2 each day and the colors are your basics Black, White, Green. The Shakey Head bite using 8" Shakers from Maverick in June's Choice did very well last week as well. Seems the fishing is picking up so hit the water and have a good time.
Updated 6/19/10
Nice weather. Not too hot and not too cold so lake temps are starting to climb and that signals the change to a slow fishing pattern. The last 3 days my son got some nice blow ups on a frog, he tricked a few with a Ricco and busted several with a drop shot. As he cruised the channel he saw a lot of bedding fish and a lot of fry with bass busting them. My son Spencer was getting bites on a drop shot but no hook ups. He figured out that the fish were actually hitting the weight. So he noticed that the fry that the bass were feeding on were about the size of about his drop shot weight. He decided to rig the hook through the drop shot weight and proceeds to whack a 3 pounder. Proud of his idea he decides to see if it will work again finds another bass feeding on fry and repeats his performance, Creative. That kind of sums up things. Fish are feeding on fry so scale down for those active bass; poppers, Ricos, weightless 3 inch worms are all catching fish. The frog and toad bite seem to be picking up so remember to throw this in the morning and over the mats. A friend of mine is doing pretty good ripping shallow cranks and red eye shads out of weeds. Fish are still being caught deep inside the tule line pitching, flipping and punching. If you see bedding bass try pitching a white tube at him.
Updated 6/13/10
Fishing on a whole is a little tough. Fishing slow and using smaller baits has produced fish inside the tulle lines. The fish are still holding deep inside the tulle line under lay downs and around structure near the banks. Drop shots, small beaver style baits, crawfish baits worked slow seem to be the ticket. With the warmer weather I would hope to see a better frog and toad bite. Some fish have been reported on shallow cranks ripping them out of the grass, this bite is starting to take shape on the north end. I have also heard that blades inside the tulles have picked up a few fish in this weekend. A post spawn pattern is holding at the end of docks in 10 to 12 feet of water using Senko's and tubes. With the week of warmer weather coming more fish should move up for a late spawn. Try targeting them with a white tube or grub. I just wanted to take a moment to thank my pro's this week that I fished with at the Delta during the FLW National Guard event, thank you for a great time. Also a big thank you to Rich and Julie Smith for their gracious hospitality for allowing me to stay with them.