Clear Lake Bass Guide

I’m Carl, owner/operator here in Northern California. I guide on Clear Lake in Lake County (which is the number one bass fishery in the country for the decade according to the BassMaster Magazine) and Lake Berryessa in Napa county. Both are exceptional lakes. Clearlake has Largemouth Bass and Berryessa has Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted Bass. Both lakes also have really good seasonal crappie fishing. The state record crappie (4 pounds 5 ounces) was caught out of Clear Lake about 3 years ago and 2-3 pounders are very common. The bass at Clear Lake are a Northern/Florida cross so they have characteristics of both. They are short and fat, mean and strong. Clear Lake is super fertile with many species of bait so the fish grow really big really fast here. The main food here is thread fin shad, Clearlake Hitch, silverside minnows, crawfish, and of course bluegill and young crappie. The Clearlake Hitch is a native fish here. It’s basically a minnow that will grow to 2 pounds. It’s the favorite food of the bass here.

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