Clear Lake is a reservoir in Minnesota, near Waseca County.
Clear Lake near 44.0871, -93.4848 is a reservoir in Waseca County, Minnesota. Clear Lake covers about 649 acres, reaches a recorded 25 feet and holds about 6,425 acre-feet.
Clear Lake has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Clear Lake include black bullhead, black crappie, bluegill, common carp, freshwater drum, golden shiner, green sunfish, johnny darter, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, white sucker, yellow bullhead, and yellow perch.
For bass at Clear Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Clear Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, pumpkinseed, and green sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For roaming fish at Clear Lake, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye.
For large predators at Clear Lake, cast a spoon, spinnerbait or swimbait beside weeds for northern pike.
For bottom fishing at Clear Lake, fish a worm or small piece of cut bait in quiet water for bullheads, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
Other choices at Clear Lake include these plans: bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait along firm bottom for freshwater drum.
Spring around Clear Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall around Clear Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
On a first trip to Clear Lake, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
A medium spinning rod covers smaller lures at Clear Lake, while a heavier rod and stronger leader are better for northern pike.
At Clear Lake, pick one cove and the closest point or drop into deep water, then fish that small area well before making a long move.
Not every trip. A better place at Clear Lake is where a point, drop-off or group of baitfish gives the fish a reason to stop.
At Clear Lake, it shows that a lot of the water sits away from the bank and around the old channel or deep end.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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