LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clear Lake hitch run is under way in local creeks, with conditions for the fish appearing to have improved thanks to recent rains.
The hitch is a minnow native to Clear Lake.
Over the weekend the Chi Council for the Clear Lake Hitch reported that its members spotted hitch at the mouth of Adobe Creek last Monday, with hitch also seen near the detention structure on Kelsey Creek on Saturday.
Finley resident Phil Murphy reported seeing about 300 hitch – in one larger group and several smaller ones – below the Kelsey Creek detention structure.
Murphy noted that all of the fish are very small, and he didn't see any older females.
The Clear Lake hitch currently is being considered for Endangered Species Act listing status under state and federal law, as Lake County News has reported.
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