LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Officials are urging boaters to use caution over the coming week and a half as a seine net fishing project for common carp and goldfish management takes place on Clear Lake.

Robinson Rancheria has received California Department of Fish and Wildlife funding to complete a feasibility study on carp and goldfish removal.

Fishing boats with 1,000-foot seine nets will be deployed throughout identified locations around Clear Lake — shown in the map above — to support future capture and removal of carp and goldfish.

The study began Friday and will continue through Feb. 13.

Multiple deployments will be conducted in areas throughout Clear Lake where radio tagged carp have been detected.

All areas where net deployment and successful capture is documented will be mapped as future potential netting areas for carp and goldfish removal.

Partners involved in the CDFW-funded feasibility study include the project contractor, WSB; CDFW; Big Valley Rancheria; and the Lake County Water Resources Department.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol has been notified and made aware of the feasibility study and identified locations.

Read more about the project in this December 2022 Lady of the Lake column.

For questions or comments regarding the Clear Lake Common Carp and Goldfish Management Project, please contact Karola Kennedy, Robinson Rancheria EPA director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 707-530-5320.

For more information on carp management, visit this website.