Sports

This gorgeous view of mountains towering over a valley is one of many that runners in the upcoming Sierra Nevada Relay will encounter. The relay starts at Donner Pass, goes through Plumas County and eventually ends at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Photo submitted

James Wilson

  Plumas County will see its fair share of tired visitors this summer now that the inaugural Sierra Nevada Relay is set to take place Aug. 24 – 25.

  Teams of four to 10 will compete in a 175-mile course that goes from Donner Pass to Lassen Volcanic National Park.

  Runners will pass through a variety of terrain as they make their way over mountains, through valleys and towns, and around lakes and rivers. The course goes through Tahoe, Plumas and Lassen National Forests.

Ben Williams, a Lake Almanor Fly Fishing Company Guide landed this monster rainbow from Goodrich Creek near Westwood.

  “Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can’t is write prescriptions.”

—John Gierach

  The strong winds and thunderstorms of the past week have kept many anglers off of the water. Those who did manage to get out before the afternoon winds and in between thunderstorms found some good spring fishing. Now that we are moving into a period of more settled weather, that good spring fishing should be the norm.

Bucks Lake

  The lake is open and fishing pretty well according to Bryan Roccucci of Big Daddy’s Guide Service. Lake levels are down a little bit, especially compared to the last few years. Surface water temperature has been running in the mid-50s.

Dirt road archery

  Question: My neighbor who lives a few houses down from me has a 15-year-old son who shoots his BB gun in his backyard. I used to shoot my bow in my backyard until my dad found out it’s illegal. I am 13 and live in the mountains of Southern California (close to San Bernardino) and am hoping it might be legal to practice my archery by shooting down a dirt road? Can you please let me know ASAP? Thanks.

—Ashmanger

Chris Brown (left) and Jake Hall (right) enjoy a round of disc golf at The Brewing Lair. At the moment, a section of the course is available to play. A work day to finish the course is scheduled for May 18. The course will be the first course in Plumas County to have regulation baskets, be completely open to the public and be free to play.

James Wilson

  Disc golf has been a popular sporting activity in Plumas County for quite some time now, though there has never been any official courses in the area. Most disc golfers have built little courses out in the woods or on pieces of private property using materials lying around the house. That’s about to change.

  The first official course in Plumas County with regulation baskets is set to be built around the grounds at The Brewing Lair in Blairsden on May 18. The Brewery is pairing up with the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship to make the dream of the course a reality.

  Each year, the stewardship holds work parties they call Trail Dazes. These parties attract a good number of volunteers who put in a day’s work building trails. So far, all the Trail Dazes have been on trail systems in the national forest.