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Offline Jolten

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Clear Lake - Yakima
« on: April 13, 2018, 04:25:36 PM »
Anyone been up there the last few days? Was hoping to get the kids out fishing and hoping it hasn't snowed in.
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2018, 06:21:01 PM »
We were at the Cove Resort on Rimrock last Saturday, no snow there.

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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2018, 06:22:07 PM »
very cool,how high is the water?
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2018, 08:48:38 PM »
Rimrock was down about 10ft from the high mark on shore.

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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2018, 09:47:30 PM »
If no luck at clear, try the lower of the two lakes that start with an L north of the highway. Fly fishing was on fire last December there. Probably could catch a fish with any natural like display.

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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2018, 10:04:11 PM »
Thanks Eric and Naches!
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2018, 06:03:26 PM »
If no luck at clear, try the lower of the two lakes that start with an L north of the highway. Fly fishing was on fire last December there. Probably could catch a fish with any natural like display.

The upper of the two lakes that start with L is decent right now.  Not an easy to place to fish once it warms up and weeds up.  Clear has been planted with 12,000 fish with another 8 thou to come.  Almost impossible not to catch fish there.

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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2018, 10:03:22 AM »
Clear has been planted with 12,000 fish with another 8 thou to come.  Almost impossible not to catch fish there.
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2018, 10:05:27 AM »
More seriously, it's one of my go-to spots to fill the freezer.  I do strike out occasionally (like I did on Tuesday night), but generally great fishing. 
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2018, 11:42:57 AM »
Don't ever free climb the rock walls at Clear Lake... you may find yourself in a precarious spot. 

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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2018, 03:52:11 PM »
i went yesterday and limited with the wife.No big ones this year?Last year they planted jumbos i caught 6 of them over the summer,good eating too.Maybe they will plant some jumbos later in the year?

Yesterday was windy  :yike:
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2018, 08:11:47 PM »
Do any of them make it down to Rimrock.

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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2018, 08:16:35 PM »
lol,eventually they all do,Rimrock is the single worse place i have ever fished though.The only thing people brag about on Rimrock is kokonee only thing is fishing for them sucks in Rimrock also.Oh yeah i moor my boat at Rimrock every year but don't waste my time fishing it.P.S fishing sucks at Rimrock lake,much better at Clear and Dog lake.  :tup:
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2018, 08:21:24 PM »
We did decent on our trip up.caught about 6 total each about 10-12inches. Kids were happy
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2018, 08:30:31 PM »
What part of Clear do you fish?The docks,Summer camp side or the dam side?
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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #15 on: May 11, 2018, 05:24:04 AM »
We fish from the day access area on the N. side of the lake, 5$ to park.   Go out on the point opposite from the fishing platforms.  Good spot for kids, good grassy spot for the old man to take a nap. 

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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #16 on: May 11, 2018, 07:43:59 AM »
Same area as Dslayer, but head out towards the bird watching platforms off of the walkway. Grew up fishing for them with miniature marshmallows and nightcrawler combo and have caught some dandies. For hatcherry trout, I've found fishing right near the camp side of the spillway is a good spot. Charteuse anything is killer.

A guy can catch a few fish ice fishing in the winter and also near the clear creek inlet while sitting over decoys waiting for the ducks and geese to come in.


As far as rimrock goes, *cough cough* there's no fish in there. Night crawler off of the bottom if you want to keep entertained catching suckers and the occasional wild rainbow and cut throat. Did catch a really nice bull trout off of the point in 2012 on my kokanee setup.

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Re: Clear Lake - Yakima
« Reply #17 on: May 11, 2018, 08:10:46 PM »
What part of Clear do you fish?The docks,Summer camp side or the dam side?

We were on the dock side
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