My channel partner Jim and fished Clear Fork yesterday for the first time in few years. The first thing I noticed was the water levels were really low! I'm not sure if it's from the drought or if they are drawing it down. Water surface temperature was running 59 to 60 degrees. Most of the shallow cover for bass fishing was exposed on land and not much was left in the water. It does look like they treated the weeds at some point this year. There wasn't much, and most of the bottom looked like a moon scape bottom. Couple eagles flying around is always a joy to see with the beautiful fall colors of the trees. The DNR has fish nets set up all around the lake, so be careful when boating out there. The only part visible is the larger buoy from shore. The net is submerged. I also hit a stump idling across the middle of the lake. So be aware of the lower water levels. Luckily no damage given the speed and being trimmed up a little.
The fishing wasn't great. I think we landed around 12 bass and I broke off a couple in the wood trees along the shore. We will decide if we post a video of this one on our channel. R & J Bass Fishing on Rumble
Below is a picture of the beautiful colors and of a bass caught during the day.
This was our first fishing trip of 2023. Strong winds and storms the day prior led into our bluebird fishing day. Come along to see how we stringed some bites together on a tough fishing condition day. Thanks for being part of our community and stayed tuned for more exclusive content from R & J Bass Fishing. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them below and we'll answer them.
Lake Erie Walleye hanging around a piece of structure. I took this footage last summer in about 15 feet of water.
I was able to get my buddy Jim out on the ice for the first time in about 10 years. We fished East Harbor of Lake Erie. What makes this area unique is that you are fishing 3 to 4 feet of water and you can look down the ice fishing hole and see the fish hit. For us guys up north it doesn't get much better during the winter. The only bad part is drilling through about 15 inches of ice. I let Jim use the underwater camera which gives a little extra excitement when the fish roll in. I'll leave a link if you would like to watch any of the underwater footage.
