Clam Lake

[Rivernut]

My friend bouhgt a cabin on Clam last year and is having a real hard time figuring out how to fish this lake and catch with any consistency. Just a big bowl with a ton of weeds and no apparent weed line. Anyone fish it. If so, any ideas on Bass & Bluegills. We know they grow them big there. Thanks.

[jeweaver]

I don't target bass specifically, but have caught the majority of mine in the channel between upper and lower as well as in the river downstream of lower all the way down to the dam. See alot of guys casting around the docks as well and where the river enters upper.

As far as the sunnies, I've been having success by drifting with a lindy rig, floating jig head, and a leech. Once I get bit by a nice one (1/2 lb or better), I throw out a marker and either keep drifting through that spot or anchor and use a slipbobber and leech (or worm). Definately seems like the big ones school together, but they also move together so the "hot spot" keeps changing. Location....doesn't seem to matter once you find them.....alot of mine have come right out in the middle....but I usually start south of the midlake point.

Water clarity can be a problem, so you usually have to go slow.

[mpester]

My in-laws have a house on Upper Clam. I have been fishing the lake for about four years now. I have always had a hard time getting numbers of fish on either lake. The few I get are very good sized but the numbers are not good. The pan fish and pike are best in the winter and spring. The bass are best in the heat of summer from around the docks. I like to skip a worm under the docks for the bass. Walleyes are big but very, very few live in the lake. The DNR stopped stocking walleyes years ago in these lakes. I think too many fish are being kept from these lakes. I see way too many big, dead bass in the photos at Big Mike's. I do not believe any fish have good spawning success in these lakes. The shallow habitat is all sand and muck. I have found no gravel areas for the fish to spawn on. I like the lake because it is not too crowded but I think the fishing needs some help. I have started fishing some of the other lakes in the area. I have one great crappie lake I started fishing this year but I am keeping that one a secret .

[Rivernut]

Thanks guys, and I agree, you have to have a lake or two to keep to yourself. I appreciate the info. Have a good season. I'll let you know how we do.