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The bass reports have anglers doing well in shallow water – from 2 feet to 6 or 8 feet. Key lures have been Brush Hogs and creature baits like Maverick’s Bugly and Bugly Jr., finesse worms, spinner baits and smaller swim baits. Some folks are even working top water lures like frogs and wake baits with success.
Structure areas like tules, shallow rocks and docks have been tops. Don’t overlook the deeper water nearby – there are still some staging bass. Jumbo minnows are the hot ticket for live bait anglers. Fish ‘em in the same areas I just mentioned. Run your minnow with just a single piece of split shot about three to four feet up your line. Use enough weight to make the minnow work, but not enough to drag it down.
Our friend Ken, owner of Indian Beach Resort in Clearlake Oaks, tells us that they’re catching some nice crappie from their docks during the wee hours of the night. Reports have anglers catching from five to 10 crappie in an outing. Use live medium minnows and work directly below the floating docks. Other anglers have reported similar results fishing docks and dock pilings here in the Redbud arm of the lake. Some crappie, albeit fewer in number, are being taken from Redbud Park here in the City of Clearlake during the daytime.
Catfishermen are enjoying a consistent bite all around the lake. Most of my shoreline property owners are reporting several fish per day from their docks using a variety of bait. Mackerel, as usual, is king. Shad, anchovies, night crawlers and live minnows are also favorites. Chicken livers and clams are getting some action as well.
This is going to be a fun weekend to be a catfish angler on Clear Lake. Derby headquarters is at the fire station in Clearlake Oaks. Fishing for the derby kicked off at noon Friday.
I’ve been promised regular updates to the leader board all weekend. I’ll have the standings posted here in the shop as they’re updated. Call or stop in to see if your fish is in the money! And lastly, I’ve got some great folks coming out to do a barbecue booth in our parking lot this weekend. They’ll have great barbecue pulled pork, brats, and more on sale beginning around mid-day today and running through the weekend.
So come on by, grab your bait, pick up some great food, and have a super weekend on our state’s largest natural lake. It's derby time!
Bob Rider is owner of Lakeshore Bait & Tackle, 14913-D Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, CA 95422, telephone 707-994-FISH (3474). Visit the store online at www.994Fish.com.
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The class will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Clearlake Riviera Community Clubhouse, 9689 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
The cost for the class is $35.
This class will cover boating skills, vessel safety and numerous other subjects so that boaters can be properly equipped and prepared to react to boating emergencies. The class instructor is Auxiliarist Betty Strach.
For more information and to register, please call 707-513-5122.
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KELSEYVILLE – “The Northern Marsh – At Home in the Shadow,” a 91-minute film, will be shown at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 16, in the Clear Lake State Park visitor center auditorium.
Visitors to the park often look at Kelsey Slough and think of it as a dead zone. Quite to the contrary, this area is extremely rich in plant and animal life. It is a small example of a Northern Marsh.
Celebrating the incredible diversity and abundance of life within a marsh, this film shows much more than what can be seen in a quick walk on the boardwalk along Kelsey Slough.
When the area is approached quietly, one can observe turtles sunning themselves, muskrats swimming, otters playing, birds snatching insects from the air and many birds, such as green heron, great blue heron, pied-bill grebes, Clark’s and western grebes feeding in the shallows. There are those rare days when the water is so clear that fish can be seen swimming in the shallows.
This film is an extraordinary experience for the entire family. It will add to your understanding of this special area and the wetlands diorama in the natural history museum.
There is no entrance fee to the park for attending film programs, participating in walks, or visiting the museum.
The Visitor Center, including the gift shop, will open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer. Guided walks will take place on the second and fourth Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Visit www.clearlakestatepark.org for great photos, activity schedule and park information.
Clear Lake State Park is located at 5300 Soda Bay Road, Kelseyville.
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This year the BoatU.S. list of Top Ten List of Most Popular Boat Names is particularly revealing:
1. Seas the Day: While this boat owner may feel they have no control over their declining retirement account, they are completely in charge while boating and intend to get the most out of their boating lifestyle. (This is the sixth appearance of this name and its cousin, Carpe Diem, on the list since BoatU.S. began tracking boat names in 1991.)
2. Summer Daze: A combination of warm weather and long days spent afloat on sunsplashed waterways may have put this boater into a dreamlike state.
3. Second Chance: Perhaps this boat owner has had a life changing experience and feels that their boat now gives them a second lease on life. “Second Wind” is the sailboat equivalent.
4. Aqua-Holic: On the Top 10 list for the last seven years, this boat name illustrates a boater’s chronic love for the waterways.
5. Wind Seeker: No doubt a true sailboat name for a wanderer or racer.
6. Dream Weaver: Like the 1976 Gary Wright song that muses about an escape to dreamland, this boat owner may weave memories of good days spent on the water, sheltering them from the pressures of day-to-day life.
7. Black Pearl: The name of a fast, stealthy and intimidating fictional ship from the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean films, this boat likely has plenty of kids aboard.
8. Hydrotherapy: Takes into account the healing nature that boating provides this boat owner.
9. The Salt Shaker: If you know what a “Parrot head” is, you’ll know what The Salt Shaker is for. On a Saturday night this boat and its owner could be the most popular in the marina.
10. Sea Quest: This boat owner likely grew up watching Jacques Cousteau TV specials and wants to explore the world with their boat.
The following names were voted by the editors of BoatU.S. Magazine to be the most humorous:
1. What College Fund? With three out of four boat-owning households making less than $100,000 a year, where else are you going to get the money?
2. Stocks-N-Blonds: Clearly someone still has a job on Wall Street.
3. Anchor Management: The calming effect that boating brings.
4. Sweet Em-Ocean: A floating love shack?
5. Knotty Buoy: The Johnny Depp of boaters.
6. Reel-e-Fish-ent: Could teach Capt. Sig Hansen of the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch a thing or two about fishing.
7. A-Frayed Knot: Fearless in their ability to tie bowline.
8. O-Sea-D: Obsessive, compulsive and loving the ocean.
9. A-Loan-Again: Either cruising for a date or has purchased their boat on credit.
10. Really Big Car: Small boat complex?
The BoatU.S. Boat Graphics service offers a free library of over 8,500 boat names and also allows boaters to easily select, custom design and preview boat names online – without having to pay up front. For more information, visit the online service at www.BoatUS.com/boatgraphics.