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KELSEYVILLE – On Monday, July 23, the Konocti Junior Tennis League hosted the Konocti Junior Challenger tournament, a United States Tennis Association-sanctioned event at Gard Street tennis courts in Kelseyville.
A total of 16 players participated, and the one-day event featured boys and girls from age 10 to 16.
About half of the players were local participants, with many of them experiencing their first tournament.
Results were:
Boys 10: Scott Mitchell, Santa Rosa won 6-0, 6-1 over Brandon Fretz of Sacramento.
Boys 12: Bobby Fretz won 6-0, 6-0 over Daniel Lucas of Kelseyville.
Boys 14 round robin saw Zak Bohegian of Corte Madera first place, Robbie Jones of Kelseyville in second, Taylor Paulson take third and Garrett Dick of Idaho take fourth.
Boys 16 Moses Kuzu of Kelseyville took second to Jordan Srouj, of Granite Bay 6-4, 6-4.
Girls 14 : Taylor Peterson of American Canyon took first, Natalie Sylar of Kelseyville placed second, followed by third-place finisher Grace Nowak of Kelseyville and Darcy McCarrick of Kelseyville, fourth.
The Konocti Junior Tennis league summer tennis camp is still being held each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Gard Street tennis courts.
For more information, call 279-9652.
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More odd weather this week – it’s been a bit cooler and we got a bit of rain. The fishing is good (some would say great) with bass, catfish and crappie all coming in abundance. We’ve got a CatFest event this weekend so stay tuned for some fun group catfishing.
Bass action has continued at a strong pace as anglers are finding a good top water bite in the early morning hours. The bite then turns to jigs (brown and purple or brown and orange are favorites), finesse presentations (drop shotting and split shotting), and just this week we’re hearing about a crank bait bite. Fish mid-range depths clean down to the bottom for best results.
Crappie fishermen have been loving this summer crappie bite. Folks are catching two pound slabs with minnows and mini-jigs. We’re back to white or chartreuse for jig colors. Fish the bottom 10 feet of 20 to 30 foot deep water. The Four Poles is going strong during the day, Konocti Harbor Resort has been doing well, and Indian Beach Resort in Glenhaven is reportedly showing good numbers of crappie during the nighttime hours.
There’s good news for our catfish fans … Catfish are being caught all over the south end of the lake. We’re hearing good things about Wheeler Point, Pirates Cove, Austin Park and Bass Alley. Fishing Guide Dave Gilbert, owner of Hook Setter Guide Service, had good things to say about using mackerel and minnows to nail some nice cats in the teens this week. Other anglers have favored nightcrawlers and clams.
Come join us Saturday afternoon and evening for our first CatFest event of the year. We’ll be meeting here at Lakeshore Bait & Tackle between 3:30 and 4 in the afternoon. Come and set up your boat, tie your best rigs, and BS a bit as we gear up for a night of fun & fishing on the water. We’ll run an optional $10 pool. Biggest catfish at 11:00 pm takes the pot. We’ll also be having a raffle just before the store closes (at 5 pm) for some fun prizes for CatFest participants. This event is open to all! Bring your boat, bring your gear, and come have a great time with us.
Bob Rider owns Lakeshore Bait & Tackle in Clearlake. Visit his Web site at www.994fish.com or call him at 994-FISH (3474).
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KELSEYVILLE – The winning foursome of Ron Ladd, Jeff Rooker, Lew Hibben and Gordon Buchholz topped the field of golfers at the Red, White and Blue Scramble at Riviera Hills on Saturday.
Mike Owens took top honors for the longest drive and Ann Howe won for her shot closet to the pin.
The winning golfers were presented awards donated by First Place Trophies of Lakeport.
The tournament benefited Operation Tango Mike, a local volunteer effort sending support and care packages to our troops.
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Greetings! From 107+ degrees during the heat of the day a week ago to 49 degrees on the way to work Thursday morning … Our weather has had some changes. We even had a spot of rain mid-week this week. Our daytime high yesterday was in the mid-80’s. Today should be a more of the same. But for all the changes, the fishing remains darn good. Here’s the report …
The folks that are bassin’ are reporting great success with brown and purple or brown and orange jigs fished with a bulky trailer such as Roboworm’s Sour Puss or Zoom’s Brush Hog. Fish the jigs to as deep as 25 feet and look for bottom features such as humps or rock piles.
Others have had a great time fishing top water lures such as poppers, frogs, Spooks, or Baby Ducks. Fish your top waters around tule beds or in open water around docks. Hit the water early in the day for best top water action.
Drop shotting and weightless Senko fishing has been productive for most as well. The key here is to move your offering deeper as the day wears on – when the shallow water bite tapers off, move out and fish deeper. Don’t be afraid to throw something big and chunky on your drop shot, either. That can work with your finesse baits don’t.
The crappie are back from vacation and making a deep water appearance at a few key spots here in the south end. You’ll likely wind up with a mixed bag of bass and crappie for your efforts, but the crappie are still nicely sized and tasty table fare. Fish the 20 to 25 foot depths around Konocti and Four Poles using minnows or mini-jigs. Curly tail jigs in chartreuse or white are our best sellers this week.
Catfishermen are having a ball nailing cats off Austin Park and way down in Cache Creek (past the twin bridges of Highway 53). Mackerel, nightcrawlers and minnows have been tops. When fishing the lake, look for deeper water to soak your bait. The sizes haven’t been huge, with the exception of a few nice big ones from the creek, but anglers are hooking up with frequency. That’s good!
We’ve got our first catfish event – CatFest – coming up Saturday, July 21. The event begins here at LSBT with folks gathering between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Bring your gear, your boat, your dinner and drinks, and plenty of anticipation. We’ll hang here and get our stuff ready until we close up the shop around 5 p.m. After that we’ll all head for Redbud Park, launch and make sure everyone’s good to go, then we’ll fish! Stick with the group for a great time on the water or see how you do striking out on your own. We’ll have a pool for biggest fish. Come and join us!
Lastly, a quick recap on our inaugural Lake Friends of the NRA benefit dinner. The event was held on Saturday, July 7. We had a full house with nearly 140 people in attendance. A prime rib dinner was served by Porter Street BBQ. Twenty-two firearms will change ownership this week as the winners and buyers claim their prizes. There were many other great items featured in both live and silent auctions such as artwork, sculpture, knives and a seven-day guided African safari hunt. Great stuff. The event has been ranked as one of the top 30 first-year dinners nationwide! We’d like to thank the committee members, sponsors and donors that helped make this event such a hit.
Bob Rider owns Lakeshore Bait & Tackle in Clearlake. Visit his Web site at www.994fish.com or call him at 994-FISH (3474).
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