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Our seasonal change on Clear Lake is in full swing now. The lake temperature is dropping consistently and the water has cleared from our summer of algae. Bass are on the jumbo minnow bite and catfish are active as well. Still, there are no signs yet of our much anticipated crappie bite ... yet. Here are the reports.
Bass reports are a mixed bag – which is largely typical of the "fall change."
We're hearing about some bass crashing minnows and feeding. We're hearing about bass being caught deep. We're hearing about bass being caught at those transitional depths where there are ledges and drop offs. Mostly, we're hearing that the bass bite is just darn good during the middle of the day for anglers dipping jumbo minnows.
The artificials folks are working a variety of lures – with lipless cranks, sinking swim baits and drop shot rigs topping the list. Fall is an awesome time to be on the lake in pursuit of bass!
We're getting lots of calls every day with the crappie question, "Are they in yet?" Short answer is, "Nope." However, we're on what should be the leading edge of the crappie season on Clear Lake.
Now is the time to start hitting some of our key crappie spots – Kono Tayee and Shag Rock just above the Narrows; Jones Bay, Four Poles & Konocti Harbor Resort in the Redbud Arm; and the Glenhaven and northern Clearlake Oaks areas. What we need now is crappie anglers getting out there and working live minnows to start looking for the bite.
This is always a tricky report this time of year – can't really say the crappie aren't in because there really aren't a lot of folks looking for 'em. Once we get some anglers on the water working live bait we'll have a better idea what's truly happening on the lake. We've got the minnows ...
Catfish anglers are content with a perfectly sound bite on the whiskerfish. Jumbo minnows have been working famously well. Other typical baits like mackerel, anchovies, shrimp and night crawlers have been working too. There's no mystery here ... Soak your favorite bait at your favorite catfish hole and wait for the rod to bend.
I've got dates for a hunter safety class coming in mid November. Fish and Game Warden Mike Pascoe has agreed to teach a class for us on Nov. 10, 11, 17, 18 and 21. Weeknight sessions run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Saturday class runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a five-session class including the Saturday range day.
The Clearlake area location is still to be announced. I'm still working on securing a location that will accommodate our group. Email me at
Bob Rider is owner of Lakeshore Bait & Tackle, located at 14913 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, telephone 707-994-FISH (3474). Visit the shop online at www.994Fish.com .
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KELSEYVILLE – Showing that fitness knows no age bounds, 14 members of the Lake County Milers ran off with prizes at the 20th Annual Vineyard Run for Literacy in Kelseyville on Sunday, Oct. 11.
Winning Milers from their teens into their 60s included Jetta Meadows, who came in first among women ages 20 to 29 for the 10K run, and Randy Brown, Tyler Burnett and Chiyako Ito, who placed first in their age/gender groups in the 5K run. Carlie Pehling took first place among all women in the 5K walk.
In all, 21 members of the Lake County running group (pictured above after Sunday’s race at Steele Wines sporting club wear and T-shirts) joined more than 200 other runners and walkers in the benefit for the Lake County Literacy Coalition.
Other Milers who placed in their gender/age groups were Debbie Harmer (second among women 50 to 59 in the 10K); Jeanine Burnett (third among women 50 to 59 in the 10K); Ginny Cholez (third among women 60 to 69 in the 10K); Erasmo Gonzalez (second among men 30 to 39 in the 10K); John Sullivan (second among men 50 to 59 in the 10K); Erin Hagberg (third among women 40 to 49 in the 5K); Heather Johnson (third among women 20 to 29 in the 5K); Bill Burnett (third among men 60 to 69 in the 5K); and Zach Pehling (third among men 30 to 39 in the 5K).
Other club members participating Sunday were 10K runners Pat Bright, Deborah Eggers and Tanya Michel; 5K runners Megan Buffalo (who gets a Milers honorable mention for finishing the course while five months pregnant), Dennis Cholez and Dave Hagberg; and 5K walker Robert Harmer.
The Lake County Milers is a running club promoting fitness and health in the Lake County region. The Milers invite all runners and walkers throughout Lake County to join. The Milers offer a social running club, training runs, running clinics for beginners and information on upcoming race events. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned veteran, the Milers have something for everyone.
For more details, see the group’s Web site, www.lakecountymilers.com .
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CLEAR LAKE STATE PARK – Enjoy the overwhelming beauty and splendor of Yellowstone National Park during the 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, visitor center program. It is a film to share with family and friends.
Yellowstone National Park, covering more than 2.2 million acres, is the world’s first National Park (1872) and the largest in the United States.
Little has changed geologically since this designation. However, an earthquake in 1959, with a Richter magnitude of between 7.3 and 7.5, changed some of the features in the park. A huge quake-caused landslide that blocked the Madison River created Quake Lake. There were many landslides, great infrastructure damage and sadly 28 fatalities.
The beauty of Yellowstone cannot be exaggerated. It is the world’s most extensive area of geyser activity with more than 10,000 thermal features, with Old Faithful being its signature feature.
Feast your eyes on 300-plus steaming geysers, boiling mud pots, meadows, trout streams, and 290 waterfalls that cascade through magnificently carved canyons. There are 950 miles of hiking trails. See hot water produced algae in colors ranging from orange and green to golden brown.
The Lake County bird count of over 300 species exceeds Yellowstone’s 200-plus count. They count 60-plus species of mammals, and some of those species also live in Lake County.
After viewing the film, browse our museum to look for similarities. The Visitor Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Saturday through October. The museum is one of Lake County’s great treasures of natural history.
At this time, there is no entrance fee to Clear Lake State Park for participating in walks, programs or visiting the museum.
Visit www.clearlakestatepark.org for program schedule, great photos and park information.
Clear Lake State Park is located at 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
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The Noyo Harbor Commission is sponsoring “An Evening with Dr. William Gilly” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Fort Bragg Town Hall.
Together with the Noyo Harbor Commission, Dr. Gilly and Supervisor Kendall Smith will be discussing, in depth, the Humboldt squid, nicknamed "red devil" for its red color and fierce nature to attack everything in sight from fish to scuba divers, and their migration towards Northern California from their natural South American habitat.
The Humboldt squid holds great nutritional value and represents the potential for an extra revenue source for local commercial fishermen.
Additionally, the possibility of creating a squid fishery in Northern California by the Noyo Harbor District will be discussed.
The night will include a presentation and video by Dr. Gilly, comments by Supervisor Kendall Smith, a question and answer session and conclude with a Humboldt squid tasting and refreshments.
Dr. Gilly has a PhD from Washington University in physiology and biophysics, and he has worked with marine invertebrates for over thirty years, currently focusing on the biological, oceanographic and sociological factors of the ecology of Humboldt squid in the Sea of Cortez.
A current project involves working with the Mexican fishery scientists on developing a Squid fishery management plan in the Gulf of California where the Humboldt squid supports a valuable fishery, and more recently, Dr. Gilly and his group's research has been extended into central California.
All are invited and encouraged to attend; admission is free.
For more information contact Jim Burns or Joleen Kleinbach at the Noyo Harbor District,