Clearlake 7-27-07

I hit Clearlake at 0700 hours today. I picked up some minnow from the Fastmart store in Lakeport first.

I launched at Rodmans Slough and headed into the slough (Nice-Lucern cutoff). I lost more minnows from snags than I lost from fish. I hooked a nice size largemouth right at the start. A few minutes later I got a hook-up that felt enormous! He fought and fought and kept taking line every time I got him close to the yak. I knew he was going to be BIG. Once I finally got him to the yak I saw that he was no bass, he was a catfish. Oh well!

I ended up with another catfish about an hour later, unbelievable!  Next thing I know I'm out of minnows and the morning is still young. I decided to start throwing a Rapala X-Rap in perch.

What a great choice, I landed the biggest largemouth I have ever caught. I thought he was 12 pounds, but he's really somewhere around 7. Anyway, i ended the day with 2 big (21 inch) catfish and 4 bass. It was a good day!

Very Nice!!!!   Is it hot up there?  I'm going to Blue Lake with my boys after Elk,  might take a stop by there too on the way home, 

  Good Haul .......... Danglin

Nice...drag any hawg?

Nice catch. I was there Sunday with my neighbor in his Boat, it was the best day of bass fishing I have ever had. 30+ fish in the boat, lost many others including a couple that felt like real monsters. Best fish just over 6 lbs with many in  the 2-4 lb range. Most fish caught in 5 +/- feet with Senko's and other plastics that were split shotted. Clear Lake was on fire!!

Bill

Ok, I did drag a little hawg, but no action. I was real hot. I exposed my belly and got rewarded with pink skin. Not smart!

I'll be out again in the morning draggin' hawg at Mendo!

CHEERS!

wow nice LMB!  WTG!
mendo to clear lake, you're busy guy...