Lake Clarks Hill Fishing Report – Week of August 22

 

Bass (Largemouth, Spotted):

Bass are staging on humps and points with good early morning action. Start with topwater plugs at daylight, then switch to a big spoon for reaction strikes. As the day heats up, shaded shallow pockets are holding fish Zoom Horny Toads and buzzbaits are producing around cover.

 

Stripers & Hybrids:

The striper and hybrid bite is strong at sunup. Fish are holding in 30–40 feet around points and humps, especially on the lower end of the lake. Drop live blueback herring on down-rods to suspended fish. Some are relating to oxygen diffuser lines near Modoc, but electronics are the key watch your graph and adjust to where the schools are holding.

 

Crappie:

Crappie are steady if you target structure. Most fish are in 18–25 feet around brush piles, standing timber, and channel ledges. Little River and Soap Creek areas are producing best. Vertical jigging with small jigs or live minnows early in the morning is working.

 

Fishing Tips:

 

• Be on the water at first light the morning bite is best for both bass and stripers.

• Use electronics to locate schools of stripers and crappie before dropping baits.

• Shade is key for bass later in the day throw buzzbaits or Horny Toads into shallow cover.

• Drop vertically into brush or timber for crappie and work it slow.

 

 

Preferred Baits:

 

• Bass: Topwater plugs, big spoons, Zoom Horny Toads, buzzbaits

• Stripers/Hybrids: Live blueback herring on down-rods in 30–40 ft

• Crappie: Small vertical jigs or live minnows around brush and timber