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Clearwater Lake Fishing Reports & Info - Annandale

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Anyone find where the crapps been hidin' at? I haven't had any luck on them all winter. Not in the normal local's for this winter. Maybe the late ice will have 'em back where they belong... in my pail! Good luck.

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I have been out a fair amount in the last couple weeks and havent found much for deep basin roamers but have been getting some in fairly shallow along the green weeds.

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the fish have been there all winter.. i have fished the same pattern and have had success every time ive been out.. yes the bite has been not so good but if you present it right and put in work you wouldve had some success.. ive been anywhere from 30 to 50 feet of water just chasing them around

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they are deffinatly roamers this year and i have noticed that they are really spooky to walking and other noise..... smirk

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I was out on wed., fished deep, shallow, and everywhere in between. Finally found some crappies late afternoon in deeper water, but they seemed to be roaming, not a very hot bite. It was still nice to be out there and start working on my tan. I plan on going out this weekend and see what I can find. The problem I found going shallower is how to keep those itty bitty perch away.

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I agree about the itty-bitty perchies up shallow...the harbinger of spring is when all of a sudden those bites change over to the regular-sized keepers that were out in the deep water! That is happening now, but it's still a slow transition. It also means walking out, and deteriorating ice.

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The way it looked saturday afternoon it may not be long before the access at BJ's won't be usable. Quite a few people out yesterday with the nice weather, just didn't find many crappies. I wonder how the people in the panfish contest did.

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was at a friends house by hwy 24 and saw some boats on that end of the lake near sunset, wondering how the bite has been?

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was at a friends house by hwy 24 and saw some boats on that end of the lake near sunset, wondering how the bite has been?

I made a few passes on Saturday evening with no results. Talked to a buddy who was out on Friday with no fish either.

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How clear is the water right now? How far down can you see the bottom?

I would estimate 5 feet, maybe 6.

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Opening weekend you could easily see down to 12 feet. With the wind this weekend it was a little less.

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When the sun got really bright, I was watching walleyes swing around in 15 feet. This was on opener.

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Went out today, clarity was about 10'. Crappies are done spawning and the sunfish will be done by next week. Pike were following but not very agressive.

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I went out after work on Wednesday the 19th and there was a total algae bloom everywhere I went in the west basin. That took care of the water clarity. I went out again Sunday evening the 23rd and the bloom was subsiding but the water was still murky. Much better for fishing.

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We had league there tonight. Worst night for total points we have ever had out there.

10 boats, grand total of 17 fish brought in. Pike were absolutely non existent. Pretty amazing on that lake.

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Hockey, Too bad you guys didn't do so well. I was out during the middle of the day yesterday and the pike were surprisingly active. I was out for panfish, so I didn't really spend too much time casting, but I boated three and had probably a dozen follows to the boat. Water is clear so they are easy to see. The pike were coming off of the breaks in about 10'-15' FOW. Weed growth seems very sparse for this time in the season.

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Went out this morning. Marked a lot of fish, but tough bringing them (walleye) in the boat. Only caught one. Saw one HOG that was brought in, but other than that, didn't see any other boats bringing any in either.

Weather was fantastic, good to get out even thought the bite wasn't on.

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We had good luck both Saturday and Monday. 12 ft of water late morning using a leech and a hook under a bobber. We did 19, 19.5, 17,16,15 and lost one that had to be at least 25 next to the boat. In the same area we were catching bass over 4 lb and a couple of northerns around the 4 to 5 lb size. Did real well on Sunday catching panfish. This is the only time of the year I can figure this lake out. The other 50 or so weeks I really struggle with Clearwater.

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Hockey, how does the league work for scoring fish. release at boat side or is there a weight-in.

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