Recreation
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Anderson Marsh State Historic Park remains open in 2013 and the Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA) will continue to hold its monthly guided nature walks, followed by a tour of the Historic Ranch House Museum, on the second Saturday of the month.
The next walk is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, Jan. 12.
This month’s walk will take place on the ADA accessible Cache Creek trail, which includes a raised boardwalk over riparian habitat.
Park docents and AMIA volunteers Gae Henry and Henry Bornstein will share their passion for and interest in the three histories that are protected by the park – natural, American Indian and European settler.
Bring your 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 – walk begins at 8:30 a.m.
Many of the trees are “naked” in the winter, making it easier to see birds. Recently seen in the p
Park have been Phainopepla, cedar waxwing, red-shafted flickers and acorn woodpecker, spotted and California towhee, wood ducks, cormorants, white-tailed kites, red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks, red-winged blackbirds and robins.
This is also the time of year a snipe, white throated sparrows, a bob cat and deer have been seen near the boardwalk.
A tour of the historic Ranch House Museum will begin immediately after the walk. If rain cancels the walk, the ranch tour will begin at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge for those attending.
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is located on Highway 53, between Lower Lake and Clearlake.
For more information about the walks, email
For more information about the park, you may also visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=483 .
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New regulations for sturgeon fishing go into effect Jan. 1, 2013.
The regulations are meant to increase the survival and spawning success of sturgeon caught and released by anglers in California and will support development of data for management of the fishery.
The regulations promote sustainable management of the white sturgeon population and are consistent with federal regulation regarding the take of green sturgeon, which are protected as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
Several regulatory changes that affect sturgeon fishing were approved the Fish and Game Commission in 2012, including measurement methods, size limits and methods of take.
They include:
- Measurement method: Sturgeon now must be measured by fork length, the straight-line distance from the tip of the head to the center of the tail. Tip of the head shall be the most anterior point on the fish with the mouth closed and the fish lying flat on its side. (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 1.62, 5.80, and 27.90)
- Size limits: No fish less than 40 inches fork length or greater than 60 inches fork length may be taken or possessed. (CCR, Title 14, Sections 5.80 and 27.90)
- Methods of take: Only one single barbless hook may be used on a line when taking sturgeon. Use of a snare to assist in landing or killing any sturgeon is prohibited. A snare is a flexible loop made from any material that can be tightened like a noose around any part of the fish. (CCR, Title 14, Sections 5.80 and 27.90)
- Removal from the water: White sturgeon greater than 68 inches fork length may not be removed from the water and shall be released immediately. Green sturgeon may not be removed from the water and shall be released immediately. (CCR Title 14 Sections 5.81 and 27.90)
- Clarification of Special Sierra and Valley District Sturgeon Closure: It is unlawful to take any sturgeon from the Sacramento River between Keswick Dam to the Highway 162 Bridge in Shasta, Tehama and Glenn counties. (CCR, Title 14, Sections 5.80 and 5.81)
Any person fishing for white sturgeon must have a non-transferable Sturgeon Fishing Report Card in their possession and complete it in accordance with regulations.
The daily bag and possession limit remains one white sturgeon. The annual bag limit remains three white sturgeon.
See the California Ocean and Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations for complete sturgeon information.
An informational flyer depicting the regulation changes is available at https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=58288 .
Tackle shops, charter boats, fishing clubs and others are encouraged to print and post the flyer where it is likely to be seen by sturgeon anglers.
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