Despite a swift response by firefighters, extreme heat, low humidity and unpredictable winds stoked the blaze, gradually driving it into Lake County.īy the 10-day mark, the Ranch Fire had swept east into Colusa County on Lake County’s northeastern flank. The Ranch Fire was reported at 12:03 p.m., July 27, eight miles northeast of Ukiah near milepost marker 39 on Highway 20. The smoke and flames generated by the Mendocino Complex, the 173,522-acre Carr Fire at Redding, the 94,992-acre Ferguson Fire at Yosemite and other blazes across California are plainly visible in satellite images. One hundred sixteen residences and 105 other structures have been destroyed, 27 residences and other building damaged, and 10,300 structures remain threatened due to the Ranch and River fires. Two firefighters have been injured, but there have been no civilian injuries or fatalities, Cal Fire reports. Of those 4,088 were on the Mendocino Complex Fire as of Wednesday morning, including Austrians and a crew of 41 New Zealanders who joined the fight Tuesday morning after a 13 and a-half-hour flight. More than 14,000 firefighters from California and many other states are working the front lines statewide. They are among 17 major fires in California. 7, the region scorched by the 251,166-acre Ranch and 48,920-acre River fires was declared the biggest in recorded California history.īy press time Wednesday morning, Cal Fire reported the Mendocino Complex Fire, as the two fires are known, had consumed 300,086 acres in Mendocino, Lake and Colusa counties since igniting July 27. My legs were green from the algae bloom.On Tuesday, Aug. I can remember water skiing as a kid on Clear Lake in the summer. The algae monster has arrived on Clear Lake. They are traveling together like a “wolf pack.” Clear Lake Also some nice trout are being caught during the morning hours trolling the west side of the lake.Īlso I have been told that if you find a school of Squawfish you can easily hook into 20 to 30 of them. Many bass are being caught at Sunset Camp and the log jam area, Turtle Cove and Oak Flat. The bass and trout fishing has been close to excellent. Really, the road from Potter Valley is still in pretty fair shape. A special Thank You goes out to Nick and Edie Uram for sponsoring this event! Lake Pillsbury Ca$h prizes for 1st-3rd places in Adults and Juniors categories. Sign up at the Fuller Grove Boat Ramp (6 a.m.-10 a.m.) Boats leave at 6 a.m. It’s just a couple weeks away! Don’t miss the 24th Annual Lake Pillsbury Squaw Fish Derby. Put it on the shore so that the ospreys or other wildlife can eat it. So if you catch a Squawfish, DO NOT RELEASE IT back into the water. That’s right, 16 million! So now do see why you should care? If we don’t do our part as anglers to rid our waterways of these parasite fish, there will no longer be the great game fishing we have enjoyed for generations. It is estimated that one adult Squawfish consumes over 16 million salmon fry per year. These fish are garbage disposals they eat everything – baby salmon, trout, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, catfish, crawfish, and pretty much anything that swims or lives in or on the water. his actions started the whole Squawfish infestation of the Lake Pillsbury, Lake Mendocino, Russian River and the Eel River. He was probably thinking that he was providing a free snack for a fish. Basically what happened was a fisherman dumped his left-over minnows (Squawfish) into Lake Pillsbury after a day of fishing. But here is one of the main reasons, SQUAWFISH. I realize that there is more than one reason for the decline of the salmon and other species of fish in our waterways. So, what happened? Well that can be a complicated question to answer. Remember back to the “good ol’ days” (over 20 years ago) when the salmon fishing was really, really good here ? I sure do.
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