Clear Lake report

Congrats to all the winners! Weather wasn't perfect but I will take it compare to last year Eric and the sponsors THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH for making the event possible!!! Here is a video and few snapshots hope you like it..Oh and thanks to Jed the minnow

Darius that song got me laughing!!! "I'm out here fighten, fishen and I aint got nothin" Sums up that day for me. Had a blast out there and on shore with everyone

i see a crawdad in the clouds...........

Another top notch Yakhopper event!!!!
From the pics, it looks like I missed another chance to get schooled by Bird.

Congrats to the Win,Place&Show spots and all the rest of you winners too.

Looks like yet another awesome event from Eric/Yakhopper!    Sorry I couldn't make it, have some issues I need to deal with.  Excellent report and pictures from all that posted made up for it    Glad the weather was fair and some nice chunky bass were caught.  Not much of a surprise on 1st place though 

Great event Eric!
Clear Lake 2011 was my first camping trip with the NCKA.
The company was awesome, rode up with Ashley and Naoaki, and pitched my tent Sat. in lite winds and a cool evening.
Intended to fish Sat. afternoon and Sat. nite but, after a couple of beers it was out of the question.
Got up early on Sun. and fumbled around setting up the yak.
Ended launching around 8:30 i think.
Fished close to docks and shore the entire time, didn't venture too far from Edgewater.
Drifted minnows on a carolina rig, fly lined, on a bobber, with a jig head.
Tossed a Senko to the banks, dunked a nitecrawler then finished off throwing a clouser with the 8 wt.
Never got a solid hookset all morning!
Guess I just never got my minnow in front of a hungry bass
Got in and enjoyed the perfect weather, hotdogs, Brian G's homebrew, and great fishing BS.
Congrats to all the top placers, and all that caught fish!
Bird, you are the bass master! Why I didn't follow you around the last couple of times I've been fishing with is beyond me.
Rockfish, you deserve that huge Crappie after that long paddle to SP.
Ashley and Naoaki, thanks for putting up with my skunk whining's on the drive home
Can't wait to get back to Clear Lake and have another chance at a LMB

Wow, looks like all had a great time at a great event
Could not attend this year as the inlaws are in town from Maine for a couple weeks,
 but will try to make next years event.
Well done Yakhopper/Eric
Hope to see many of you in a month at GS5!
Tad
 

Linda and I had a great time!

Thanks to Yakhopper for being such a great host (Linda and I have each called 2 Fisherman's WH locations to thank them).  Also, thank you Pam and Dave for the company and minnows.

I can't wait for the next Yakhopper event!

Thanks to Yakhopper and Fisherman's Wherehouse for putting on a super fun event.  The weather was beautiful, some fish were caught, and most importantly a good time was had by all. Can't wait for the ARW event!

A few more pictures to share. See you all at ARW.

Jedmo

Wow... nice reports and great pics.  Congrats to John, Jeff, and Patrick.  John, WTG on winning in style with big hog like that!

Man... I hate working on the weekends.  I see that I missed out on some great fun.

Well Done Eric, 
Congratulations to all participants and winners

Anyone go into the campground to see the condition the campsites are in?  I called reserve america and they say the campgrounds are open.  I am wondering if it's a mud bowl. 

Nate

Spinal tap---the word was that you had to pay to even go in and look.  So as far as I know there were no takers from our group.  Your guess is as good as anybody's as to the condition of the campsite at SP>------Jeff

Anyone go into the campground to see the condition the campsites are in?  I called reserve america and they say the campgrounds are open.  I am wondering if it's a mud bowl. 

Nate

I took the liberty on checking it, looks like it recede faster and and dried up quickly, there are still bad area such as Cole Creek and but Kelsey Creek is much better but if you can reserve in Upper and Lower Bay View will be perfect, You have to pay $8.00 bucks just to check it, Since I am planning to go Saturday I had to check it...

Anyone go into the campground to see the condition the campsites are in?  I called reserve america and they say the campgrounds are open.  I am wondering if it's a mud bowl. 

Nate

I took the liberty on checking it, looks like it recede faster and and dried up quickly, there are still bad area such as Cole Creek and but Kelsey Creek is much better but if you can reserve in Upper and Lower Bay View will be perfect, You have to pay $8.00 bucks just to check it, Since I am planning to go Saturday I had to check it...

I think Kelsey Creek is the only arm that is open to reservations (or even camping).  I'd still like to go, but I just don't want the kids to be running in mud and tracking it into the sleeping/living areas. 


Nate

In that case go to edgewater...not bad at all...