Sportsman Column in the Willits News

THE SPORTSMAN’S CORNER: Lake County fishing tourneys grow in popularity
By Gary Roussan
Posted: 01/23/2009 11:57:56 AM PST

Lake County has become an increasingly popular site for a growing number of fishing tournaments, derbies, and contests from fun, themed derbies for the whole family to major tournaments where professionals from all over the world compete for points, prizes, and money.

The 2009 schedule of Lake County tournaments features bass tournaments each month and promises an action-packed year of fishing for amateurs and pros alike.

Lake County is home to Clear Lake, California’s largest natural freshwater lake with 68 square miles of surface area and 100 miles of shoreline. It is truly an angler’s paradise.

Clear Lake has earned a reputation for being home to “monster bass” the lake record for largemouth bass is 17.52 pounds and is often referred to as the “Bass Capital of the West.”

The average tournament-winning weight for largemouth bass can exceed five pounds, a weight unmatched by any other lake in the nation.

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Lake also boasts a large population of crappie, as well as huge catfish with a record 33.25 pounds, and 20-pounders not at all uncommon.

Beyond Clear Lake, several other lakes in the area provide opportunities for a wide range of fishing experiences, including the clear waters of spring-fed Upper Blue Lake where several lakeside campgrounds and resorts dot the shoreline; Lake Pillsbury; located in the expansive Mendocino National Forest; and for those seeking solitude, remote Indian Valley Reservoir.

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