Posted By: Duck_Hunter
Clear Lake in Grasslands Report - 03/30/15 01:56 AM
Went camping this weekend. As expected, the grasslands were crowded. Our preferred spot was taken but got our backup spot. We tried to find a new one that we thought might be good that we saw on a map, but there were tents setup every hundred feet or so.
We camped on the east side of Clear Lake. The water level is good. I caught seven very small bass yesterday, all on a soft jerk bait, from the bank. I caught a decent blue gill, too. It was pretty windy yesterday and I didn't feel like battling it in my kayak. Today, I took it out since I had hauled it all the way up there. I fished for about an hour and had one bite around the timber and some grass on a chatter bait and that was it. The wind made it tough today and it wasn't as bad as Saturday. Beautiful weather, though.
Around 4:30 yesterday afternoon, a forest service employee came to our camp and said we would need to move them closer to the water because they were going to do a controlled burn. We moved them to be safe but he said it should be safe to move them back later and the flames/smoke should be gone by 7. They didn't even show up until six but the winds cooperated and it was kind of cool to watch. That is until around midnight when the winds shifted and the fire started coming from an area they did not light and had not be previously burned. It was a little touch and go for a while, but everything worked out. Good time with good friends and fishing was decent. Here are some pictures:
We camped on the east side of Clear Lake. The water level is good. I caught seven very small bass yesterday, all on a soft jerk bait, from the bank. I caught a decent blue gill, too. It was pretty windy yesterday and I didn't feel like battling it in my kayak. Today, I took it out since I had hauled it all the way up there. I fished for about an hour and had one bite around the timber and some grass on a chatter bait and that was it. The wind made it tough today and it wasn't as bad as Saturday. Beautiful weather, though.
Around 4:30 yesterday afternoon, a forest service employee came to our camp and said we would need to move them closer to the water because they were going to do a controlled burn. We moved them to be safe but he said it should be safe to move them back later and the flames/smoke should be gone by 7. They didn't even show up until six but the winds cooperated and it was kind of cool to watch. That is until around midnight when the winds shifted and the fire started coming from an area they did not light and had not be previously burned. It was a little touch and go for a while, but everything worked out. Good time with good friends and fishing was decent. Here are some pictures: