Waters · United States
Clear Lake fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The oldest lake in North America is also its richest bass soup — tule banks, docks and rock piles growing double-digit largemouth on a biomass few waters can match.
Today's report: good (75/100)
Largemouth Bass is the most promising species on Clear Lake today. Water temperature is around 21.6°C and barometric pressure is stable.
Best time to fish today
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 76/100
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 77/100
- 23:00–01:00 local time — score 71/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 75 — good | 76 — good | 63 — good |
| Crappie | 68 — good | 76 — good | 72 — good |
| Channel Catfish | 39 — poor | 38 — poor | 28 — poor |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Clear Lake rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- season: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- solunar period: helping (+0.7)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:17:27 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Nearby waters
- Feather River (Oroville) — California, USA (117 km away)
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- Trinity River (Lewiston) — California, USA (188 km away)
- Truckee River (Farad) — California, USA (238 km away)
- Rogue River (Grants Pass) — Oregon, USA (381 km away)