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- Written by: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The 21,000-acre Knoxville Wildlife Area is located approximately 1.5 miles north of Lake Berryessa.
This special lottery draw deer hunt is to limit the number of hunters on a popular public hunting area during the opening week of the season.
Only 120 hunt permits will be issued for this special lottery draw deer hunt. The hunt permit is valid for the single hunt period, Aug. 10-16, 2019. The Knoxville Wildlife Area will be closed to all other users during the hunt period.
For more information and to apply for the lottery draw, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/regions/3/hunts/knoxville-deer-draw .
Applications will be accepted through June 20, 2019.
Successful applicants will be selected through a random computerized draw and will be notified by email four to six weeks before the hunt period. Up to four hunters may apply as one party by including all the required information on the online application.
Multiple applications from any hunter will result in disqualification from the drawing. Substitutions of hunt party members will not be permitted.
When applying for the lottery draw, hunters must possess a valid 2019-20 California hunting license.
Deer hunt preference points will not be considered for this lottery draw – nor will preference points be affected if drawn for this special hunt.
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- Written by: Fishing League Worldwide
The Costa Fishing League Worldwide Series Western division will kick things off, May 16 to 18, with the Costa FLW Series at Clear Lake.
The three-day tournament will feature up to 200 of the best West Coast bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for a top prize of $85,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard in the pro division.
Saturday, May 18, college anglers kick off competition at the YETI FLW College Fishing event at Clear Lake presented by Costa.
The one-day tournament will showcase college bass-fishing clubs from the Western Conference competing for cash and prizes and angling for their chance to advance to the FLW College Fishing National Championship.
Competition will wrap up Sunday, May 19, with the Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open at Clear Lake.
The one-day High School Fishing Open tournament is a free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and open to any FLW and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club in the country.
The top 10 percent of finishers at the High School Open will advance to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship on Pickwick Lake in Alabama this June.
According to FLW Tour pro Billy Hines of Vacaville, California, fans can expect to see a lot of monster Clear Lake bass as the tournaments are lining up directly with the spawn.
“I think it’s mainly going to be a weekend of bed-fishing tournaments with a lot of big fish being caught,” said Hines, who has one career top-10 finish on Clear Lake in FLW competition. “I absolutely think we’ll see some big limits brought to the scales – in the 26- to 30-pound range. I think the majority of the field will be flipping, punching and throwing frogs.
“The lake really fishes like almost two different lakes,” Hines continued. “Guys are going to be able to find some postspawn fish on the north side, and the bigger spawning fish will be found mid-lake to down south. The lake is fishing really good right now – I think the three-day Costa winner will need 70 to 75 pounds, but it has the potential to be a 80- to 90-pound tournament.”
Anglers will take off from Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina, located at 2755 Mission Rancheria Road in Lakeport, at 6:30 a.m. PT each day.
Weigh-ins will also take place at the Resort, starting at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free to attend and open to the public, and will be streamed live online at www.FLWFishing.com .
For complete details and updated information visit www.FLWFishing.com.
For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow FLW and their multiple tournament circuits at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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- Written by: Dorothy De Lope
With boating season fast approaching, another boating safety class is being offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 88 of Lake County, to assist boaters in complying with the California State Law SB941 which requires vessel operators to pass an approved boating safety course and obtain a California Boater Card.
This requirement – which became effective Jan. 1, 2018 – is being phased in over a period of seven years.
The Flotilla’s next class is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the cost being $25 per person.
As of Jan. 1, 2019, any person 25 years old or younger will be required to have in their possession this boater card.
The new boating law also states that when supervising a younger person who is operating a vessel, the supervisor or young person must have a boater card in their possession.
This includes operating all motorized vessels including personal water crafts on any waters in the jurisdiction of the state.
Reservations for the May 18 class are required.
For location of class and additional information, please contact Flotilla Public Education Officer Betty Strach at 707-657-3029.
Dorothy De Lope is public affairs officer for Flotilla 88.
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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Monthly guided nature walks continue at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park.
The next scheduled walk is Saturday, May 11.
The May walk will be led by Park Docent Roberta Lyons.
Lyons grew up in Lake County and used to horseback ride in areas that are now within the park. She has been involved with Anderson Marsh State Historic Park since its inception and is also active with the Lake County Land Trust and Lake County’s Redbud Audubon Society.
“It’s a great time to visit the Park,” said Lyons. “As we move into the spring weather, trees are leafing out, flowers are blooming and birds, dragonflies and other insects are becoming active.”
The walk will include the Ridge trail.
Lyons will lead a tour of the historic ranch house after this month’s nature walk.
Bring binoculars and meet in front of the ranch house at 8:15 a.m. for time to experience the early morning wildlife to be found in the ranch house and barn complex yard.
The walk will begin at 8:30 a.m., and should last between one and a half and two hours.
There is no charge and parking is free for those attending this event.
Rain will cancel the walk. If the walk is canceled, the ranch house tour will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is located on Highway 53, between Lower Lake and Clearlake.
For more information about nature walks and Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, email