Fishing guides on the Clear Lake.

The Clear Lake is fished by 8 guides in the Driftline directory, across California, Iowa, and Texas. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

8 guides · California, Iowa, and Texas

The Clear Lake is fished by 8 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Clearlake Oaks, CA, Nassau Bay, TX, and Kelseyville, CA, plus 5 other towns. Trips run as stillwater, nearshore, jet boat, and drift boat for largemouth bass, black crappie, redfish, flounder, and black drum. The guided season on the Clear Lake runs year round. You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Clear Lake, photographed by Bass Factory Guide ServiceBass Factory, CA
On the Clear Lake
8 guides on the Clear Lake
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Which guides fish the Clear Lake?

Bass Factory Guide Service, Clear Lake Fishing Charters, Clear Lake Guide Service, Clear Lake Texas Fishing Trips, J.Pearl Guide Service, and Mark Crutcher Fishing, and 2 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Clear Lake?

Guides here run trips for largemouth bass, black crappie, redfish, flounder, black drum, spotted seatrout, cobia, and king mackerel. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Clear Lake?

stillwater, nearshore, jet boat, and drift boat trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Clear Lake with a guide?

The guided season on the Clear Lake runs year round.

Where is the Clear Lake fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Clearlake Oaks, CA, Nassau Bay, TX, Kelseyville, CA, Kemah, TX, Nice, CA, and Lakeport, CA, plus 2 other towns.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Clear Lake?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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