as far as the water clarity im not positive all i can tell you is you can see the fish when they’re coming to the boat, well the flash anyways. i was too busy watching my bobber get pulled under by the bass! action is pretty good right now if you target the weeds and brush along the shore and bobberfish with a crawler. i also hear that the artifial baits are doing well too. all ive caught this year are #’s of fish nothing big but alot of the smaller ones.