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User:	vinny60
Comment:	The brush pile program has being helping fishermen connect with crappie. The brushy cover definitely concentrates the fish. Once fishermen learn how to fish the cedar and hardwood tops, catching nice crappie can be pretty consistant. Another “sure” way to catch crappie in Clearwater is to troll along the edges of submerged creek and river channels. Some fishermen drift with the wind, staying over the channel margins with the aid of an electric motor. Live bait works well. Others troll crankbaits at slow speeds with gasoline or electric motors. Either way, a good depth finder is essential. Because Clearwater is a deep steep-sided lake for the most part, it can be hard to find the bass. One approach is to fish very early and very late - or up into the night when bass come up into the shallows. Bass are also drawn to the brush piles. Tough line and weedless lures are in order. Above and below the lake is good catfishing too. A surprisingly good channel catfish population lives above the lake in the air-clear water of Black River. Below the dam, you can add flathead catfish to the mix. There is also a good walleye fishery below the dam, and in the spring, huge paddlefish move up into the river below the dam. They’re filter feeders and rarely caught on bait. But snaggers can hook into fish up to 60 pounds.
Date:	09/16/09 04:05 PM

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