The Deets on Clear Lake Hitch

[WB Staff]

...Clear Lake hitch can be found throughout Clear Lake and seasonally in its tributaries. The largest tributaries to Clear Lake are the Scotts Creek and Middle Creek watersheds, which enter the lake from via Rodman Slough. With the exception of small Lyons Creek, all north shore tributaries and marshlands empty into Rodman Slough, and then into northern Clear Lake (hence why it is a community hole when the hitch bite is on). In wetter years, hitch also will opportunistically ascend and spawn in various unnamed tributaries and drainage ditches and even flooded meadows.

Hitch Biology
Growth rates of all fish vary depending on environmental conditions; but hitch growth in Clear Lake is notably fast.
Past studies documented that Clear Lake hitch can reach 40-50 mm fork length...

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[clearlakeoutdoors]

There is 4-6 " hitch everywhere this year!!!