Clear Lake is always a first of the season place to ice fish. The lake is very shallow throughout and freezes very quickly. The beginning of the ice season is also the perfect time to fish the shallow weeds that surround much of the lake. This was our target today as I was joined by David Gissel and Cameron Arnold. Like many anglers on Clear Lake this year many small perch were caught on the little lake, so after several small moves we made a big move to the big lake. Different locations but same strategy, hit the weeds and find the pickets that the fish were using to move and feed. The water was very clear so sight fishing became the method of choice. Several nice bluegills were had on this day as well as a few yellow bass. The action was not fast and furious, but the size of the gills and yellows surprised us all. This technique gets overlooked at Clear Lake and it shouldn't. Fishing shallow for these moving fish is a fun way to get on some quality fish as we did on this day. Clear Lake didn't disappoint but next time I hope to be chasing down schools of yellows...which is an adventure every time!
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