November 1, 2001 The fishing has improved a little compared to last week but it's still fair at best. Bob Higgins of Limit Out Bait & Tackle in Clearlake Oaks 707-998-1006 says the north end of the lake is giving up some good catches with plastic frogs worked over the few remaining weed patches in the Rocky Point to Lakeport Area. Brad Farrin of Don's Bait & Tackle in Clearlake reports lots of limits for anglers using live jumbo minnows and 2 or 3 fish per person for those tossing crankbaits and pig-n-jigs. Most of the bass are being caught in shallow water around rocks and docks. They are running from 2½ to 5 pounds with an occasional 7 or 8 pounder. Good Fishin.....Catfish Ed The lake level has stabilized and is at 1.06 feet on the rumsey gauge, 7.56 is considered "full pool". Attention serious bass fishermen! For detailed "Clear Lake Bass Fishing Reports" Click Here (ncbf.com)   November 8, 2001 The fishing is improving steadily as the late fall pattern takes hold. Bob Higgins of Limit Out Bait & Tackle in Clearlake Oaks reports easy limits for anglers using live jumbo minnows and 4 or 5 fish per day for lure fishermen. The top lures are Senkos and blue/black colored crankbaits fished anywhere from 2 to 14 feet. The fish are averaging 3 to 5 pounds each with a few larger ones to 8 pounds. Brad Farrin of Don's Bait & Tackle in Clearlake says fishermen using live jumbo minnows are having a ball catching and releasing up to 20 fish per day. Brad suggests fishing rocky areas in 10 to 12 feet of water in the south end and docks in 3 to 4 feet in the north end. Anglers throwing crankbaits and Brush Hogs are managing 4 or 5 fish per day. Good Fishin.....Catfish Ed I just found out the lake level reports I have been posting have been wrong for at least the past month. The gauge they use is apparently inoperative, the actual level is around 0.80 feet on the rumsey gauge. I'm sorry about that....Ed.   November 15, 2001 The bass fishing is red hot for those using live jumbo minnows and fair for the lure fishermen. Brad Farrin of Don's Bait & Tackle in Clearlake says most anglers using live jumbo minnows are catching and releasing upwards of 20 bass from 3 to 5 pounds for 2 or 3 hours of fishing. Lure tossers are managing 5 or 6 fish per day throwing crankbaits and jigs. In the south end of the lake both live bait and lure fishermen are catching most of their fish on rocks in 8 to 10 feet of water while in the north end of the lake the ends of docks with 2 to 4 feet of water are producing most of the action. Good Fishin.....Catfish Ed As of Wednesday November 14 the lake level was at 1.01 feet on the Rumsey gauge according to the Lake County Record Bee.   November 21, 2001 The bass fishing is a little tougher than last week for lure fishermen but still decent for live minnow users. Brad Farrin of Don's Bait & Tackle in Clearlake says most anglers using live jumbo minnows are catching at least 5 bass per trip but lure fishermen are struggling to catch 2 or 3. The pattern is about the same as last week with the south end of the lake producing in rocky areas in 8 to 10 feet of water and the ends of docks in 2 to 4 feet of water are your best bet in the north end. The top lures have been crankbaits and pig-n-jigs with a few fish being taken on jerkbaits. Most of the fish are running from 2½ to 5 pounds. Good Fishin.....Catfish Ed As of Wednesday November 21 at 10:00AM the lake level was at 1.11 feet on the Rumsey Gauge.   November 29, 2001 We are solidly into the winter pattern now so you have to move around a lot until you locate a school of bass, when and if you do the action is pretty good with jumbo minnows but still tough with artificials. Brad Farrin of Don's Bait & Tackle in Clearlake says most bassers fishing the south end of the lake are locating the fish in rocky areas in 10 to 15 feet of water. Fishermen using live jumbo minnows are catching at least 5 or 6 fish per person while the ones using artificials are catching only 2 or 3 fish. The fish are running around 2½ to 4 pounds with an occasional 5 or 6 pounder. In the north end of the lake the ends of docks in 4 or more feet of water are still the best producers but you have to cover a lot of areas to find a concentration of fish. Good Fishin.....Catfish Ed The lake level is rising slightly and is at 1.45 feet on the Rumsey Gauge. Back to 2001 Bass Reports