This will be a short one?Ķ There's not a whole lot to report for the week. More rain, snow, cold, and ice. Not so many fish. Are they biting? Who knows for sure?Ķ There just haven't been many anglers on the water in the cold, wet, wind driven rain. I would expect that the bass bite is tough as nails and that the crappie haven't made a huge comeback. The catfish on the other hand are feeding pretty well. We've had a few positive reports from anglers fishing off private docks along the City of Clearlake and along Cache Creek. The cats are not too picky about what they eat, but mackerel gets my vote any time.

There is some great news to report?Ķ Our lake is now ABOVE the 91 year average for water level on this date. I'm quite pleased about that. We should see some pretty hot feeding action across the board when the weather begins its warming trend in the early spring. (I'm pleased about that notion, too.) And lastly, the funniest thing I saw this week was a big ol' otter in our parking lot yesterday. Perhaps he was looking for some fresh jumbo minnows?Ķ J He didn't stick around long though.