Clear Lke Sat. the 17th

  • james
    Ankeny Iowa
    Posts: 290
    #1223594

    Ryan or anyone else who fishes Clear. I plan on going up on Sat the 17th. Would like to know what to expect. How is the bite and what and where is the best for eyes and yellows ? Any info would be greatly appreciated . Jim

    Gianni
    Cedar Rapids, IA
    Posts: 2063
    #300952

    This early it’s really going to depend heavily on water temperature. My experience has been that pre-spawn walleyes have been best fishing the narrows and Ventura bay. I’ve done best with slip bobbers and minnows, but a few years ago the GNWC winners were pulling cranks in 3′ of water up in the bay by the inlet.

    Post spawn fish? Well, I tend to drift the main basin with a jigging rod in one hand and a bouncer/spinner rig on a slop rod. I drift from across the point on Pelican island in about 10 feet of water and into the main lake basin. The majority of the fish I’ve caught doing this were roaming the main basin.

    Yellows were everywhere last year, I would start in Ventura bay on the South point.

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