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The long holiday weekend will see a lot of fishermen on the lake. Memorial Day is always popular with fishermen. There are no major tournaments scheduled for the long weekend , but there will be several bass club tournaments.
Thanksgiving means that a number of Lake County residents sat down and enjoyed a wild turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. This year the wild turkey population in the county is at one of the highest in years. The fall season runs through Dec.10. In fact, wild turkeys are being seen daily within the city limits of Lakeport and Clearlake. Turkeys are also showing up in local residents backyards. For those looking for a place to hunt the Mendocino National Forest has a large population od wild turkeys,
With no major bass tournaments scheduled for November the fishermen are staying away, Normally, most of the fishermen would be pre-fishing for upcoming tournaments, but not this year.
Bass fishermen on Clear Lake are finding mixed results. Some of the fishermen report catching from 10 to even 20 fish per day and others are struggling to put a couple of bass into the boat. The good news is that several bass caught this past week topped seven pounds. The fish are schooled and if you locate a school of fish the action has been nonstop. Just about all the anglers say the trick to success to keep on the move and cover as much water as possible. A variety of methods are being used to catch fish and they range from drop-shotting a plastic worm, rigging a plastic worm on a split-sh...
Bass fishermen on Clear Lake are finding mixed results. Some of the fishermen report catching from 10 to even 30 fish per day and others are struggling to put a couple of bass into the boat. The good news is that several bass caught this past week topped 8 pounds. The fish are schooled and if you locate a school of fish the action has been nonstop. Just about all the anglers say the trick to success to keep on the move and cover as much water as possible.