Sports

  “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.”

—Doug Larson

  The recent cooler weather is helping to maintain spring-like fishing conditions. The water has not warmed enough to send fish to deeper and cooler water. This is good news for anglers even if the few windy days we have had did make for some tougher fishing conditions.

  The last of our local streams opened this past weekend. Those are the tributaries to Almanor, Butt and Lake Davis. The late opener allows plenty of time for spring spawning rainbows to complete the cycle of regeneration without being interrupted by anglers. The other noteworthy opening this past week is the channel below the powerhouse on Butt Lake.

  Plumas County’s first disc golf course with regulation baskets was opened May 18 after a crew of volunteers helped the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship with some trail building to complete the course at The Brewing Lair in Blairsden.

  Building the course was a two-year endeavor for Rich DeLano and Susan Duniphin, owners of the brewery. They recently obtained all the baskets they needed to finish the course.

LACC Women’s Golf

  Tuesday, May 21’s game was individual net scores and putts.Kathy Roseler was the putting champ with a total of 27.

  Low net winners for the day were Jude Morse and Toddy Cutler who tied with 69.

  In the first flight, Linda Johnson came in first, followed by Sue Hudson and Jessie King, who tied for second.

Seized fish and game

    Question:What do the wardens do with the seized abalone, crab, cod, salmon, etc.? You can’t tell me that it gets thrown away!

—Austin

    Answer: When unlawfully taken fish or game is seized, it is kept as evidence until the case is settled or until the judge orders it returned. In most cases though, if at all possible and if the meat is in good condition, seized fish and game is given to homeless shelters or soup kitchens that allow donations of wild fish and game. Because of inspection requirements, some facilities may not be able to accept these donations. If a suitable facility cannot be found, the evidence is thrown away or destroyed. In some commercial cases involving commercial size loads, the Fish and Game Code allows for this evidence to be sold and the proceeds may be used by the department.