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Clear Lake By Clear Lake Fishing Report Early February 2026 With Fisherman's Warehouse pro Ken Mah Clear Lake right now, is in a late winter phase. In the morning, the water temps are 49 degrees, so still pretty cold, but in the shallow part, in the north end of the lake, I saw temps as warm as 53 degrees. As we know, there was a local tournament that was won there recently, and they had 45 or 47 pounds. So, there's still a lot of big fish being caught, scoping, and a lot of those anglers are spending their time in mid-lake and the Rattlesnake Arm. People can still catch those fish. Those fish are the ones – the few that I caught scoping yesterday. They seem to be in 18- to 22- to 23-feet. I had a pretty good day fishing shallow. There's little pods of fish that are starting to move up and they're making that first initial push. I probably had close to 25- to 26-pounds yesterday, fishing in like 8-feet or less. For me, it was simple fishing, like throwing a half-ounce or 5/8-ounce spinnerbait with a Big Bite Swimmer on the back of it – a white one. And then just reeling that thing as slow as I can. I'm throwing it on a 7.5-foot, Poenix, Virtus frog rod with Shooter fluorocarbon. I caught like three on a spinnerbait doing that. They were really nice – healthy ones. The biggest one I caught was almost five-pounds and then the other two were good four-pounders, just solid fish. Then, I started flipping isolated bushes in 6- to 8-feet of water. I caught four fish doing that, but I only caught seven shallow yesterday – basically, with my MLF setup, a Buckeye flipping jig in black and blue with a Big Bite Baits Baby YoMama trailer on braided line. It's really simple fishing. I do think you can scope a lot of fish and throw a minnow on a jig head, but for me, I think there's less people on the bank, which I love. So, I'm still going to gravitate and do that.
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Clear Lake By Fishing Report from Clear Lake in the Golden Mussel tournament with the two teams with over 40 pound bags... Clear Lake produced a wide range of results, with many anglers struggling to catch limits while others were able to connect with trophy-class bass. Conditions were difficult enough that 8 of the 25 boats reportedly blanked, and many anglers returned with only small bags of roughly 5 to 13 pounds. Despite the tough bite, Clear Lake still showed its reputation as a true big-fish lake, with multiple double-digit largemouth caught during the day. The most consistent success came from anglers who reported staying mobile and avoided sitting in one spot too long. Rather than camping on a single area, productive teams focused on covering water and cycling through key stretches repeatedly throughout the day. A common approach was catching one or two fish, leaving the area, and returning 20 to 30 minutes later to fish the same zone again after it had time to reset. This rotation helped keep fish active and prevented burning out the area. Most of the top fish were caught using minnow-style presentations. The top three teams referenced shaking a minnow as the primary method, using 4 to 5 inch minnow baits. The key detail mentioned was getting fish to move in close and commit, suggesting fish were present but not always aggressive. Some of the biggest bites came from fish that followed up and ate after multiple casts and persistence. Best Techniques & Baits Minnow-style baits were the most consistently mentioned producer, especially in the 4 to 5 inch range. The most effective presentation was shaking the bait to trigger reaction and follow-up bites. Success also came from repeatedly cycling through productive areas and making multiple passes, rather than relying on one spot. Anglers noted that a crankbait was not needed for these conditions, and that staying with the minnow approach was more reliable. Full Results https://www.westernbass.com/forum/post707031.html#p707031

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