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SOCAL FISH REPORT
May 6, 2009
May 6, 2009
Compiled by Jim Matthews
Outdoor News Service
JIM MATTHEWS’ PICKS OF THE WEEK
1. The Pyramid Lake striped bass bite really took off in the past few days as water from the aqueduct started being pumped into the lake in a big way. The main channel is like a river and the bite is excellent. Most of the fish are under four pounds, but 10 to 30-fish catches are no unexpected. Add a trout plant on Monday, and there’s also a chance for a big striper coming up. For an update on this bite or to check to see if the water is still flowing, call the marina at 661-257-2790.
2. The bluegill bite at Lake Perris is awesome right now with buckets full of half-pounders leaving the marina on a daily basis. The fish have moved shallow here (and across Southern California) and the bite is excellent on bobber-suspended baits or small jigs fished on the slow fall. There is a chance of a redear to two pounds in this action, if you can get a bait through the smaller fish. For an update, call the marina at 951-657-2179.
3. Hesperia Lake is getting planted with 2,200 pounds of catfish a week, and each plant has a few trophy cats in it. There is probably no better place in the region to have a good shot at a 10-plus pound catfish right now, excluding the Colorado River, of course. Add in sturgeon, which have been caught every week for months, and this is a top pick. For an update, call the lake store at 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
2. The bluegill bite at Lake Perris is awesome right now with buckets full of half-pounders leaving the marina on a daily basis. The fish have moved shallow here (and across Southern California) and the bite is excellent on bobber-suspended baits or small jigs fished on the slow fall. There is a chance of a redear to two pounds in this action, if you can get a bait through the smaller fish. For an update, call the marina at 951-657-2179.
3. Hesperia Lake is getting planted with 2,200 pounds of catfish a week, and each plant has a few trophy cats in it. There is probably no better place in the region to have a good shot at a 10-plus pound catfish right now, excluding the Colorado River, of course. Add in sturgeon, which have been caught every week for months, and this is a top pick. For an update, call the lake store at 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
FRESHWATER HOT SPOTS
TROUT: The Eastern Sierra has become deserted since the opener but the fishing remains good, if you can dodge the wind. Crowley, Convict, the June Lake loop waters, Bridgeport Reservoir, and both Upper and Lower Twin in Bridgeport are all good. Most of the Orange County lakes are still getting weekly plants of trout. Irvine Lake, Santa Ana River Lakes, and Corona Lake have all been pretty good. All the High Desert waters are good bets with fish over four pounds possible at both Hesperia Lake and Jess Ranch. Isabella Lake is still very good at the auxiliary dam. Diamond Valley Lake is excellent. DFG-stocked reservoirs, especially Silverwood and Piru are good bets and at the upper elevations, Big Bear Lake and Hemet are also pretty good.
LARGEMOUTH BASS: The largemouth bass bites are still good but a most waters are on the backside of the spawn or its completely over. Still a lot of good action. On the Central Coast, Santa Margarita is excellent and Nacimiento is still wide open for spotties, and Lopez is pretty good for largemouths. The action is fair to good at all points south, including Casitas, which is a top bet with balls of shad allowing anglers to net the candy bait and fish to 9-8 this week. Include Castaic, Piru, Perris, Skinner, and Diamond Valley as good bets, and Silverwood as one of the spots with a budding bite, getting better with each warm day. In San Diego County, the Barrett opener was awesome with over 5,000 bass reported, and Hodges, Otay and Morena are still pretty fair with most fish in a little post-spawn funk. On the lower Colorado River from Parker downstream is very good for smallmouth bass in the main river and largemouths in the backwaters.
STRIPED BASS: There is pretty good striper action at all of the Southern California striper spots with Pyramid breaking wide open this week, and Skinner, Silverwood, and Castaic all cranking out fish, mostly on anchovies. Castaic cranked a 30-plus this week. On the Colorado River, Lake Mohave is good on fish to five pounds on anchovies, but most are three or four. Havasu has a good to excellent bite. Willow Beach was quiet this week. For Nacimiento fans, the white bass are still in the narrows for the spawning run up into the river. Also the wiper bite at Elsinore seems to be perking this week.
PANFISH: A lot of crappie bites have fizzled in the past week. But top bets include Casitas for big fish, Elsinore (just a pick now), and especially Henshaw, which really broke wide open and continues to be hot. The bluegill and redear bites are breaking wide open just about everywhere this week. Lake Perris is wide open in the marina. Diamond Valley Lake is also worth fishing for the bluegill and redear, but just about every water with bluegill is really starting to crank with the warmer weather, finally. Also the tilapia bite at the Salton Sea just won’t go away. While winds slowed it some, it’s still excellent.
CATFISH: The big improvement in the catfish bite has come on the lower Colorado River where the big flatheads seem to be on the move, and a full moon this weekend, well.... The Blythe-Palo Verde region to Yuma is the hot region for the big flatheads. Also a pretty good channel bite all along the lower Colorado River, too. Other places of note include Hesperia Lake (which is getting double loads of catfish plants each week), Jean's Channel Cats (also a double load this week), along with Corona Lake and Santa Ana River Lakes, which are both getting plants this week. The DFG also planted most urban Orange County waters this week.
LARGEMOUTH BASS: The largemouth bass bites are still good but a most waters are on the backside of the spawn or its completely over. Still a lot of good action. On the Central Coast, Santa Margarita is excellent and Nacimiento is still wide open for spotties, and Lopez is pretty good for largemouths. The action is fair to good at all points south, including Casitas, which is a top bet with balls of shad allowing anglers to net the candy bait and fish to 9-8 this week. Include Castaic, Piru, Perris, Skinner, and Diamond Valley as good bets, and Silverwood as one of the spots with a budding bite, getting better with each warm day. In San Diego County, the Barrett opener was awesome with over 5,000 bass reported, and Hodges, Otay and Morena are still pretty fair with most fish in a little post-spawn funk. On the lower Colorado River from Parker downstream is very good for smallmouth bass in the main river and largemouths in the backwaters.
STRIPED BASS: There is pretty good striper action at all of the Southern California striper spots with Pyramid breaking wide open this week, and Skinner, Silverwood, and Castaic all cranking out fish, mostly on anchovies. Castaic cranked a 30-plus this week. On the Colorado River, Lake Mohave is good on fish to five pounds on anchovies, but most are three or four. Havasu has a good to excellent bite. Willow Beach was quiet this week. For Nacimiento fans, the white bass are still in the narrows for the spawning run up into the river. Also the wiper bite at Elsinore seems to be perking this week.
PANFISH: A lot of crappie bites have fizzled in the past week. But top bets include Casitas for big fish, Elsinore (just a pick now), and especially Henshaw, which really broke wide open and continues to be hot. The bluegill and redear bites are breaking wide open just about everywhere this week. Lake Perris is wide open in the marina. Diamond Valley Lake is also worth fishing for the bluegill and redear, but just about every water with bluegill is really starting to crank with the warmer weather, finally. Also the tilapia bite at the Salton Sea just won’t go away. While winds slowed it some, it’s still excellent.
CATFISH: The big improvement in the catfish bite has come on the lower Colorado River where the big flatheads seem to be on the move, and a full moon this weekend, well.... The Blythe-Palo Verde region to Yuma is the hot region for the big flatheads. Also a pretty good channel bite all along the lower Colorado River, too. Other places of note include Hesperia Lake (which is getting double loads of catfish plants each week), Jean's Channel Cats (also a double load this week), along with Corona Lake and Santa Ana River Lakes, which are both getting plants this week. The DFG also planted most urban Orange County waters this week.
WATER BY WATER REPORTS
SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN WATERS
BIG BEAR LAKE: Fair to good trout action for both still fishermen and trollers. The trollers are still working three colors or leadcore with Needlefish. Bait anglers are mostly fishing Power Bait or inflated nightcrawlers, especially at the observatory and near the dam. Another DFG trout plant again this week (two weeks in a row). In May, there will be several plants of trophy trout for two major events. First, the "Jim Hall Memorial May Trout Classic" will be held May 16 and 17. Participants of the May Trout Classic who catch the biggest fish are awarded cash prizes based on the number of entries. For information or to register for this event, call 909-585-4007. This event will be followed by the "Fishin' for 50K Trout Derby" on May 30-31 where 10 tagged fish worth up to $50,000 will be planted. For more information on this event or to register log onto Big Bear Lake - Lodging At Big Bear Lake CA Vacation Cabins or call 800-424-4232. Fishing information: Big Bear Marina 909-866-3218, Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222 or Big Bear Boat Rentals Fishing Big Bear Marina.
GREGORY LAKE: Fair to good trout action. There were DFG and county trout plants two weeks ago, and DFG trout were slated for this week. The boat dock and other county facilities opened the end of April. Information: 909-338-2233.
GREEN VALLEY LAKE: The lake facilities are closed and no fishing fee is being charged. The boat house and store will reopen on May 14, 2009. Anglers can still fish but little action now. Recorded information: 909-867-2009.
ARROWBEAR LAKE: DFG trout plant this week.
JENKS LAKE: DFG trout plant this week, two and four weeks ago. Information: Mill Creek Ranger Station at 909-382-2881.
HIGH DESERT LAKES
HESPERIA LAKE: The catfish action is very good to excellent. Jim White, Norco, caught the top catfish this week at 17-pounds on mackerel. Rodger Cima, San Bernardino, landed a 14-8 blue catfish on mackerel with garlic oil. Jorge Rodriguez, Hesperia, landed a 12-12 channel cat on shrimp. Martin Washinton, Adelanto, caught a 10-0 catfish on a nightcrawler. There is now a double plant of 2,200 pounds of cats every Thursday and each plant includes some trophy broodstock fish. Top baits have been nightcrawlers or cut baits with Sonny's dip bait, or one of the combo baits -- mackerel and meal worms or the M&M favorite, marshmallow-meal worm. Some nice sturgeon were caught this week as well. John Morgan, West Covina, landed a 25-pounder on an anchovy. Alex Camacho, El Monte, caught a 16-pounder on Power Bait. Some trout are still showing on Power Bait or other scented floating baits, but the last plant of the season went in last week. Lake hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the night session from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $15 per angler. Information: 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
JESS RANCH: Trout action was very good this past week with the best bite before 10 a.m. on Power Bait, nightcrawlers, and a variety of jigs and lures. Most fish from one to two pounds with some bigger. Leonard Paradise, Hesperia, caught a 5-9 rainbow on orange Power Bait fishing the western shore of lake three near the bridge. Steven Juarez, Victorville, landed a 5-8 trout on rainbow Power Bait near the eastern shore of lake three. Some catfish were reported. Both bass and bluegill action continue to improve with warmer weather. Some bluegill up to 1 1/2-pounds are showing near the wall in lake two. The lake is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m, and it is stocked each week on Fridays from its own hatchery. Lake information: 760-240-1107 or Jess Ranch Lakes-The Official Site.
MOJAVE NARROWS: There was a DFG trout plant this week, and plants went in two and four weeks ago. No reports. For lake information: 760-245-2226.
INLAND VALLEY LAKES
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
CUCAMONGA-GUASTI: DFG trout plant two weeks ago. The action has been slow since the last county plant four weeks ago. Catfish plants will begin the end of May. Information: 909-481-4205.
PRADO: The bass bite picked up this past week and anglers reported good action. Brian Gutierrez, Chino Hills, caught five bass totaling 11-pounds with a three-pounder topping his catch. Gutierrez also landed an eight-pound carp. The catfish and carp bites are also good and the lake will be receiving catfish plants starting May 23. There are still some trout being caught even though it’s been over a month since the last county plant. There was a DFG plant two weeks ago, however. Information: 909-597-4260.
YUCAIPA: Fair trout action, and there was a DFG trout plant last week. Catfish are also starting to show with some fish to three pounds. Catfish plants will start later in May. Lake information: 909-790-3127.
GLEN HELEN: Trout action has been slow to fair with no county plants the past three weeks, but a DFG plant went in last week. A few carp and catfish are starting to show, and some bluegill and bass are also being caught. Catfish plants to begin in late May. Information: 909-887-7540.
MOUNT BALDY TROUT POOLS: The heavily stocked pools are open every Saturday and Sunday. No fishing license is needed. Information: 909-982-4246.
SECCOMBE LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago. Information: 909-384-5233.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
DIAMOND VALLEY: Bass action remains good on drop-shot plastics worms, Brush Hogs, Senkos, and plastic grubs. Kevin Nakada, San Diego, landed a 7.3-pound bass on a swimbait, while Matt Johnson, Memet, caught a 6.7-pounder on a plastic worm. Trout fishing has been fair as surface water temps climb. Nightcrawlers, Power Bait, Power Worms and mini jigs have been working best with most of the trout showing at the east dam or the coves west of the marina. There’s a plant slated for this week. Tristan Jelonek, 6, La Habra, caught a 3.17-pound rainbow. Catfish are showing in pretty good numbers along the east dam and the third cover for the shoreline crowd, and near the wave attenuator. Cut baits best. Ryan Tarrant, Whittier, caught an 8-8 cat on mackerel. The panfish reports have remained scanty, but each week a few quality redear or bluegill are reported. One striper catch was reported – an eight-pounder caught by Eddie Martinez, Fontana. The launch ramp remains closed due to low water levels. There is a petition going around to get a launch ramp extension (check with Last Chance B&T). Lake information: 800-590-LAKE, marina 951-926-7201, Last Chance Bait and Tackle 951-658-7410 or Diamond Valley Marina.
PERRIS: The bluegill and redear bite is wide open with a lot of 1/2 to 1 1/2-pound fish showing. The marina is a hot spot, but the fish are showing all around the lake on any structure with crickets, meal worms, wax worms, or small jigs tipped with a bait. The crappie bite slowed, but a few fish are still showing around the marina, and most are from 3/4 to 1 3/4-pounds. Trout are still pretty fair after a DFG plant this week and two weeks ago, with the best action in Sail Cove, Lots 5 and 6, and the marina. Ron Ashe, Arcadia, caught a three-pound rainbow at the dam on a nightcrawlers. The largemouth bass have slowed way down, but still in a fair bite. Most of the fish have backed out of the shallows. Dwayne Campbell, San Bernardino, caught a three-pound bass on a nightcrawler. Good carp action, but few catfish reported. Also no more stripers reported this week. Information: marina 951-657-2179, state park 951-940-5600.
SKINNER: The striped bass action remains good to excellent with lots of smaller fish at the dam, and better quality fish showing at the inlet, main channel into the east end, and off Ramp No. 2. Anchovies and chicken liver are the top baits. Most fish under two pounds, but a fair number up to five pounds. Travis Stone, Riverside, had six stripers to five pounds at the inlet on anchovies. The largemouth bite is fair to good with a lot of fish still whacking plastics and nightcrawlers, but the spawn in pretty much done. The bluegill bite turned on this week with a lot of fish showing at Ramp No. 2, including some nice fish topping a pound. Derek Gardner, Hemet, landed a 2-8 bluegill. Carp are also good on dough baits with a lot more fish showing shallow this week. Ricky Lawrence, Oceanside, caught an 11 pound carp. More and more catfish are starting to be taken, too, by the striper anglers. The odd trout is also still showing, but it's been over a month since any plants. Information: store 951-926-1505 or marina 951-926-8515.
ELSINORE: The crappie have mostly finished spawning and are moving out to deeper water structure, but some quality fish continue to show for the diligent anglers working small jigs or shad. More quality wipers to six pounds have been reported in the past week. The catfish bite broke wide open on the drop-offs near shore. Hot baits are whole nightcrawlers, live shad, anchovies. Bluegill hard on the beds now and providing good action, but most of the fish are hand-sized and smaller. Largemouth bass also have slowed, perhaps in a post-spawn funk. Information: Seaport Boat Launch at 951-245-9308, Elsinore West Marina at 951-678-1300.
CORONA LAKE: Excellent trout action this past week with six rainbow trout at or better than 14 pounds. Top trout was a 20-pounder caught by Richard Wade, Chino Hills, on a Kastmaster. Brett Broesel, Riverside, landed an 18-8 rainbow on Nitro Bait. Ox Ier, Hesperia, caught a 17-8 trout, Scott Nodland, Temecula, landed a 16-8, Andrew Serrato, Riverside, got a 14-8, and Shane Monfredy, Corona, had a 14-pounder. The best action has been from a boat or float tube in the main channel from the dam out to mid-lake, but shore anglers are also scoring a lot of fish along the whole west side of the lake. Top trout baits have been chartreuse, orange and rainbow Nitro Baits or a nightcrawler soaked in Nitro Gravy. This Friday and Saturday’s 24-hour fishing kicks off the summer season’s weekly all-night fishing on Friday and Saturday nights. Trout and catfish plants this week. Information: 951-277-4489 or fishinglakes.com, Santa Ana River Lakes - Corona Lake - Anaheim Lake.
EVANS LAKE: Fair bass action on plastics and small reaction baits. Good bluegill action around shoreline structure, rocks, and tules.
RANCHO JURUPA: A few carp and bass showing. Catfish plants to begin late May. Information: 951-684-7032.
FISHERMAN'S RETREAT: No report. Information: 909-795-2411.
ANGLER'S LAKE: The lake is currently closed.
REFLECTION LAKE: No report. The lake's hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Information: 951-654-7906 or Reflection Lake RV Park, a Hemet California RV Park and Family Campground.
JEAN'S CHANNEL CATS: Excellent catfish action on nightcrawlers and a double load of cats went in this week. The lake is open Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on all Monday holidays. Information: 951-679-6562 or 951-259-2021.
SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN WATERS
LAKE HEMET: Fair to good trout action with some limits reported. The last DFG plant was three weeks ago. Les Bullington, San Jacinto, caught a four-pound trout on nightcrawlers. Fred Yates, Palm Springs, landed a limit of trout on nightcrawlers. Still slow other species, but a few more catfish and bass are starting to show. Lake open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Information: Lake Hemet Market 951-659-2350, campground 951-659-2680.
FULMOR LAKE: No recent plants. Information: 951-659-2117.
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES: Good trout action with a lot of the fish in the three to four-pound range and many anglers posted five-fish limits. Chartreuse Nitro Bait or nightcrawlers fished at Three Pipes or Levitz' Corner has been working best for the trout. Mark Allen, Garden Grove, and Kevin Apama, Anaheim, landed 13 trout totaling 28 pounds with a 4 1/2-pounder topping the catch. George Mendoza, Costa Mesa, caught five trout totaling 13-8 out of Levitz’ Corner. George Tebelekian, Los Angeles, caught five trout to 4.2 pounds on nightcrawlers and Nitro Bait. Catfish are showing on the M&M (marshmallow and mealworm) combo dipped in garlic Gravy with the best bite at the boat dock and Three Pipes. Jay Lee, Garden Grove, caught five catfish to 3-8 on marshmallows at Three Pipes. David Kim and Henry Choi, both of Garden Grove, teamed up to catch six catfish on shrimp also fishing at Three Pipes. Trout and catfish plants this week. Starting this week, 24-hour fishing will be allowed every Friday and Saturday night through the summer. Information: 714-632-7830 or log on at fishinglakes.com, Santa Ana River Lakes - Corona Lake - Anaheim Lake.
ANAHEIM LAKE: Closed. Anaheim Lake only opens when Santa Ana River Lakes is closed for cleaning and maintenance. Information: (714) 996-3508 or fishinglakes.com, Santa Ana River Lakes - Corona Lake - Anaheim Lake.
IRVINE LAKE: Trout action was good this past week. The fish are moving deeper with the hot weather and were often found at depths of 20 feet or more by mid-day. Power Bait and the Power Mouse combo continue to be very productive for trout with white, chartreuse, and green working best. Trollers are having the best success fishing brown trout-colored CD05 Rapalas. Productive spots for trout included the west shore, Sierra Cove, and the dam. Jose Ruiz, Mexico, caught a 13-9 rainbow on a nightcrawler at Boat Dock Cove. Daniela Jimenez, Corona, landed a 10-6 trout on Power Bait at the flats. Several limits of catfish were reported on shrimp, mackerel, and chicken liver in Boat Dock Cove and Santiago Flats. Crappie just fair this week with fish to two pounds reported on white Berkley Atomic tubes fished near flooded vegetation. Numbers of bluegill are showing for those using meal worms or waxworms in the shallows near the docks. Bass action has also been very good on fish to five pounds, but the spawn is winding down. A night bass tournament will be held 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. this Friday. Entry fee is $150 per two-person team and includes dinner. Limited to 50 teams. Lake information: 714-649-9111 or Irvine Lake - Fishing and Camping in Orange County, Southern California.
LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE: No reports. Plants two weeks ago of rainbows and Lightning Trout. The bluegill action is improving with warmer weather, bass slowing in the post-spawn blues. The lake is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Information: 949-362-3885 or Laguna Niguel Lake.
LOS ANGELES AREA LAKES
CACHUMA: The largemouth and smallmouth bass bite has been fair to good with a lot of fish still shallow, but most of the spawn seems done. Plastic worms and nightcrawlers top baits, but more and more fish are showing on reaction baits. Trout action fair with trollers getting fish in 25 to 30 feet of water on Needlefish and Rapalas. Crappie slowing, but a still a fair bite in the narrows with the fish averaging better than a pound and showing on small jigs. Redear reall starting to improve with the warmer weather, but the catfish bite is still spotty with only a few fish reported. For quagga mussel and the new boat launching information, log on at Santa Barbara County Parks. Fishing information: 805-688-4040.
CASITAS: The bass bite remains good, but most of the action is on live shad. Plastics and nightcrawlers are lesser second bets. Top bass this week were a pair at 9-8, one caught by Fred Webb, Oxnard, and the other by Rick Cloyd, Santa Paula, both on live shad. Debby Greenwood, Huntington Beach, caught a 7-8 bass shaking a plastic, while Doug Carlson, Ventura, had a 7-4 bass on shad. Mark Eagan, Seal Beach, caught a seven-pound bass on the shad. A few bigger crappie continue to show on live shad with fish to three pounds reported, but this is a spotty bite. The redear action is really starting to take off with a lot of half- to 3/4-pounders being caught but some to nearly two pounds. Station Canyon is the hot spot and nightcrawlers and red worms are the top baits. A few cats also showing on the live shad in the Deep Cat area. Trout have slowed to nearly nothing, but a DFG plant this week should perk this action. Private boats are being allowed at Casitas, but boats will be inspected and face a 10-day dry dock requirement because of fears of quagga mussel infestation. The lake is open every day, including all holidays from dusk to dawn. Information: 805-649-2043.
CASTAIC: Striper action slowed from last week but is still fair to good with a few nice catches reported. Stripers have been particularly good at the back buoy line with a lot of fish in the two to three-pound range. Top fish this week was a 35-pounder caught Bill Siementel, Castaic, at the dam. The largemouth bite is fair to good on plastics, nightcrawlers, and jigs. Lots of fish to three to four pounds with a few over 10 pounds reported. Don Rubidoux, San Fernando Valley, caught seven bass with an 8.8-pounder topping the catch on plastics fishing Ski Arm. Few bluegill or crappie reports, but there's a good carp bite for anglers targeting them. Ed Sher, Santa Clarita, caught 14 carp to 19 pounds on a dough bait. Catfish in the lagoon are ranging from two to three pounds. Information: 661-775-6232.
PIRU: Fair to good trout action with the last DFG plant two weeks ago, but the crappie bite remains very good. Crappie are showing around structure, mostly on small jigs tipped with a bait or Crappie Nibble. The bass action continues to be pretty fair with a lot of fish still shallow. Also some quality bass reported again this week. Bluegill and redear are also starting to turn on with some fish up to a pound. Catfish still spotty. Information: marina 805-521-1500, x208.
PYRAMID: Excellent striper bite this past week. Since Monday the aqueduct has been dumping water into the lake and the channel is flowing. Lots of 10 to 30-fish stringer of fish with a two pound average. Most of the action is on frozen anchovies, but the fish are showing on everything from nighcrawlers to chicken livers to spinners and plugs. Leland Holden and Fred Perez, both Sylmar, kept 10 stripers to four pounds and the stringer weighed 30 pounds. The pair were fishing sardines at Yellow Bar There was also a trout plant Monday, which usually gets the bigger stripers fired up. The trout bite has been fair, and the largemouth bass have slowed with just fair action now, mostly back out of the shallows on deeper points. A few catfish also starting to show, but few reports on bluegill or crappie. Information: USFS 661-296-9710, concession 661-257-2790.
QUAIL LAKE: No reports.
PUDDINGSTONE: First DFG catfish plant of the season went in last week and a few are already being caught. There was also a DFG trout plant this week and two weeks ago, and those fish are providing pretty good action. The bass bite has slowed with the spawn mostly over, but the bluegill is breaking wide open on small jigs or baits like meal worms, crickets or wax worms fished in less than 10 feet of water. Information: 909-599-8411, ext. 4.
SANTA FE DAM: First DFG catfish plant of the season last week and DFG trout were slated for this week. Fair to good trout action on Power Bait or nightcrawlers. Fair to good bluegill bite on wax worms and nightcrawlers. Some largemouth bass on plastics. Information: 626-334-1065.
ALONDRA PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
BALBOA PARK LAKE: No recent plants.
BELVEDERE PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant last week.
CERRITOS PARK LAKE: DFG trout and catfish plants last week.
DOWNEY WILDERNESS PARK: DFG trout and catfish plants last week.
ECHO PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant last week.
EL DORADO PARK LAKE: DFG trout and catfish plants last week.
ELIZABETH LAKE: DFG trout plant this week.
HANSEN DAM LAKE: DFG trout plant this week. Information: 888-527-2757 or 818-899-3779.
HOLLENBECK LAKE: DFG trout plant last week. Information: 213-261-0113.
JOHN FORD PARK LAKE: DFG catfish plant last week.
KENNETH HAHN PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant last week.
LA MIRADA PARK LAKE: DFG trout and catfish plants last week.
LEGG LAKES: DFG trout and catfish plants last week.
LINCOLN PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant last week.
MAGIC JOHNSON LAKE: No recent plants.
PECK ROAD PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant this week, and there was a DFG catfish plant last week. Information: 818-448-7317.
SAN DIEGO AREA LAKES
BARRETT: The lake re-opened with excellent bass fishing. There were 165 anglers who reported 5,117 bass, 89 bluegill, and 12 crappie. Fees to fish here have gone up, making it $20 per angler and $46 for motor rentals. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water Department. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
HODGES: Good bass action. David Hagadorn, Escondido, caught an 8.4-pound largemouth on a crankbait. The 165 anglers checked reported 250 bass, 18 bluegill, 107 crappie, and four channel cats. The lake is open on a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday schedule with boat rentals on the weekends only. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water Department. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
EL CAPITAN: There were 35 anglers checked and they reported 38 bass, 12 bluegill, one crappie, 15 channel cats, and eight blue cats. Mike Williams, San Diego, caught two blue catfish at 21.6 pounds and 5.85 pounds. Kent Sweigart, San Diego, caught 12- and six-pound catfish on mackerel. The lake is open Thursday through Monday for fishing. Rental boats are available on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. On Sundays rentals stop at 10 a.m. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water Department. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
LOWER OTAY: Continued fair to good bass action with just a smattering of other fish. There 260 anglers who reported 374 bass, 76 bluegill to .6 pounds, and 14 channel catfish to 15 pounds. Melvin Williams, Chula Vista, caught a 7.3-pound bass fishing Otay Arm. The lake is open on a Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water Department. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
UPPER OTAY: Fair bass action for walk-in anglers. The 36 anglers this past week reported catching 25 bass to 4.5 pounds. The lake is open on a Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday for fishing, sunrise to sunset. The road to Upper Otay is closed to vehicles, but anglers may walk in to fish during lake hours. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water Department. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
MURRAY: Fair bass action with a few panfish starting to show. There were 76 anglers who reported 61 bass, 85 bluegill, one redear, and six rainbow trout. Trout were planted two weeks ago. The lake is open for fishing and boating seven days a week. Boat rentals are available Saturday and Sunday only. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water Department. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
MIRAMAR: Mostly slow action with a spotty pick on rainbow trout. There were 115 anglers who reported catching 10 rainbows, (last plant on March 24th), 27 largemouth bass, two bluegill, and nine channel catfish. The lake is open for fishing seven days a week. Boat rentals are available on Saturday and Sunday only. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water Department. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
SUTHERLAND: No creel checks are being conducted, but the bite is fair to good for bass and a few cats and panfish are showing. The lake is open on weekends only, but will not have rental boats available. Water level is very low and boat launch is allowed at your own risk. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water Department. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
WOHLFORD: Trout fishing is good with nice-sized rainbows being hauled out of Boat Dock Cove and along Senior Shoreline. Efrain Lopez, Escondido, caught a 4-8 trout on orange Power Bait fishing west of Senior Shoreline. Cliff Chambers, Escondido, landed a 4-4 trout on an inflated nightcrawler. The last trout plant of the season goes in this week. Bass action is fair to good with a lot of fish still shallow. Roy Hammond, Escondido, caught and released an 8-4 bass fishing west of Senior Shoreline on a Senko. Crappie bite is fair on the rocky outcroppings and submerged willows, but the water level is expected to drop in the coming days and this will hurt the crappie bite. Carp action has been good on dough baits. Catfish are starting to show as the weather warms. Cut baits fished at the buoy line have been the best bet for catfish. There are four new bass boat-type rentals available. Quagga mussel fears still have a private boating ban. Information: 760-839-4346 or www.wohlfordlake.com.
DOANE POND: DFG trout plant two weeks ago.
DIXON LAKE: Very good trout action this week with many limits taken. Whiskey Bay and buoy line are seeing the most action with Catfish Cove also producing some fish. The best bite has been on inflated nightcrawlers, red Power Worms, small green crappie jigs, Kastmasters, and Roostertails. Last trout plant of the season goes in this week. Bass action is very good with fish to 10-pounds reported. Catfish slow. Pier No. 2 remains closed due to construction until further notice. A daily permit is required for entry. The Fishing Pier No. 1 remains closed until further notice. Fees have increased; adults are $7, seniors are $5 and youths are $5. Boats rent for 17, half boats are $14, motorboats are $35, half motorboats are $30, and bass boat rentals are $46 to $50. Lake information: 760-839-4345 or www.dixonlake.com.
POWAY: The bass bite continues to be very good over most of the Lake. Trout fishing was still slow this week despite a special plant last week. The best bet is slow trolling or picking a spot in Bucktail Bay near the Restroom Landing and fishing nightcrawlers, Kastmasters, or Rapalas. The catfish bite is good with the Log Boom being the best area to catch one. The bluegill bite picked up this week and is very good by the second tank on the Log Boom. Lake information: 858-668-4770, tackle shop 858-486-1234.
JENNINGS: Trout action slowed this past week and fish are still moving into deeper water. Best action has been on inflated nightcrawlers doused with scent and fished in the deep waters. Bass are scattered and post-spawn. Most are being caught off the points in 20 feet of water, but quite a few are along the banks. Drop-shotted 10-inch black Power Worms or four-inch margarita Mutilator plastic worms are the best bet. Catfish are being caught around the bird trees and the floating boathouse on nightcrawlers and mackerel, both doused with scent. Catfish will be planted every other week all summer long starting May 15. Redear are starting to show in the shallows. Upcoming events: Free fishing class on bait fishing for rainbow trout 1 p.m. Sunday hosted by Ranger Hugh Marx. For information call 619-443-2510. Lake information: 619-390-1300 or Lake Jennings - Helix Water District Drinking Water Reservoir.
MORENA: Good trout bite with fish to 11-13 reported. Jacob Dutro, Pine Valley, caught an 8-6 rainbow. The bass bite improved this past week with the warm weather and is good. Stuart Lee, Spring Valley, caught a 9-7 largemouth. Plastics have been working best for bass. The bluegill and crappie bite turned on this past week and is now excellent. Nightcrawlers, waxworms, redworms, and mealworms have all been working well. Some catfish are starting to show on mackerel, nightcrawlers, and chicken liver. Price of boats and permits has been reduced Monday through Thursday. Permits are $3.50 and boat rentals just $20 for the whole day. Information: 24-hour fishing update line 619-478-5473, ranger station 619-694-3049.
CUYAMACA: Excellent trout action all over the lake. Nightcrawlers and Power Bait have been best with Pumphouse Cove, Lone Pine, and Fletcher Island being the hot spots. DFG trout plant last week. There was one sturgeon reported this past week. Paul Chhoun, San Diego, caught a 30-12 at the Lone Pine on nightcrawlers. The largemouth bass bite is fair. The crappie bite is good for those targeting them. Upcoming events: Supervising ranger Willard Lepley offers a free fishing class every Saturday at 10 a.m. Private boats are allowed on the lake again, but the boats must be sprayed for quagga mussels by a high-pressure heated wash prior to entering the lake. The cost is $10 for the spraying and it lasts for multiple trips to Cuyamaca as long as the boat is not used in another reservoir. The decontamination wash down station is for all craft and items used in the water, including boats, motors, kayak, canoes, float tubes and waders. Information: 760-765-0515 or Lake Cuyamaca Home Page.
HENSHAW: The crappie bite improved to very good this past week with good numbers showing all along the shoreline on bright colored jigs and live minnows. Zachary Jones, 12, La Mesa, caught 12 crappie with fish to two pounds. Chris and Walter Petrolia, Escondido, teamed up to catch 29 crappie. Catfish action was good with mackerel and shrimp working best. Robert Jiles, Los Angeles, landed five catfish with a 15-pounder topping his catch. Pak Yenson, San Diego, caught two catfish and one weighed five pounds. The bass bite is still fair to good with anglers reporting fish to three pounds. Information: 760-782-3501.
COLORADO RIVER
LAKE MEAD: Stripers fair to good in Boulder Bay and Gypsum Wash. Some catfish action reported on anchovies or shrimp. The largemouth bass action is just starting with a fair to good bite in the coves.
WILLOW BEACH: Spotty striper action, but the trout action remains good to excellent, especially right after the Friday plants. Best action on nightcrawlers and salmon eggs. Information: 928-767-4747.
LAKE MOHAVE: Winds have hampered the action much of past week, but there's still a pretty good bite on stripers from three to five pounds. The Cottonwood Cove region, Arizona Bay, Katherine's Landing, and the dam areas are also good. Most of the fish deep and showing on anchovies. The largemouth bass action is also good with fish to 4-8 reported in the past week with a lot of fish in shallow water. Catfish are also improving and the shoreline areas two miles south of Cottonwood very good on cut baits. Cottonwood Cove at 702-297-1464, Katherine's Landing at 928-754-3245.
BELOW DAVIS DAM: Mostly slow action with only the odd trout still showing and a few small stripers.
NEEDLES: Fair striper action downriver in the Topoc area. Most stripers are under two pounds. A few catfish showing. Fair to good largemouth bass action. Information: Premier Sports 760-326-2727, Golden Shores 760-768-2325.
TOPOCK MARSH: The largemouth bass bite is good and there were a few more reports of crappie in the past week. Catfish are also pretty decent with the warmer weather. The marsh can be accessed by boat at North Dike, Catfish Paradise, and Five-Mile Landing. Water levels are still low. Take caution when boat launching.
HAVASU: Good striper action this week on shad or swimbaits or slow-trolled anchovies. Smallmouth bass hitting soft plastics, Rat-L-Traps and eight to 12-foot diving crankbaits, and the largemouth bite is really starting to turn on with fish moving shallow to spawn. Even catfish are turning on with pretty fair action on cut baits. Information: 760-663-3811.
PARKER STRIP: Channel catfish have been fair with some to 10 pounds or better reported on shrimp, nightcrawlers dipped in stink bait, and mackerel. Some flatheads starting to show on goldfish and shiners. Improved largemouth and smallmouth bass action with the fish getting in a spawn mode. Information: June's Unique 928-669-8883.
BLYTHE: The catfish and bass action is excellent. The flathead action is really taking off with a number of quality fish reported in the past week. Greg Sutherland, Verde, Ariz., caught a 17-pound flathad. The bass bite is very good for largemouths in the backwaters and smallmouths in the main river. Joe Adame, Blythe, caught a five-pound largemouth, but Scott Atkins, 8, Blythe, landed a seven-pounder on a live bluegill. No reports this week about the striper bite at the Palo Verde Diversion Dam, but the bluegill action is excellent all along the lower river, backwaters, and ditches. Information: B&B Bait 760-921-2248.
PALO VERDE: The flathead and channel catfish bite is very good with a lot of quality fish being caught, mostly on live goldfish or bluegill in the area backwaters and ditches. The largemouth bass bite is very good in all the river backwaters and main river. Pretty Water and Cibola Lake are both top areas, but the fish are showing everywhere now. Smallmouth pretty good in the main river along the rip rap. Improving action on small stripers in the river with fish to five pounds reported. Information: Walter's Camp 760-854-3322.
PICACHO AREA: Very good largemouth bass action on plastic worms or nightcrawlers. Even some topwater action starting. The channel catfish action is good on mackerel, shrimp or nightcrawlers. Fish from one to three pounds, with only a few better ones. The flathead action is also taking off with some quality fish showing on goldfish, shiners, tilapia, and bluegill.
MARTINEZ LAKE AREA: Largemouth bass action good to excellent on plastics cranks, and spinnerbaits. Channel catfish bite good and more and more flatheads are being caught now. The crappie bite is fair on small live minnows. Information: 928-783-9589 Thursday through Monday or Martinez Lake Resort.
YUMA AREA: Bass action is very good in the main river and river backwaters on minnows and plastics. Both channel catfish and flathead action is really getting good in the main river with some quality flatheads now showing on live minnows, bluegill, or big crawdads. The Gila Main Canal area in East Yuma continues to good for channel catfish action with some bass, redear and bluegill.
LOWER DESERT WATERS
SALTON SEA: Winds hampered the tilapia action this past week, but the bite has remained excellent between the blows. Catches of 20 to 50 fish per angler are still common and the bite is good all along the east shoreline (the Highway 111 side) from Bombay Beach to Mecca Beach to Salt Creek and up to the state park headquarters fishing jetty, where most of the fishing pressure is concentrated. Darn few reports from the other side of the sea. The fish are running from half-pound up to nearly two pounds, but most remain in the 3/4-pound to one-pound range. The action is still on nightcrawler pieces fished on the bottom. Information: Salton Sea State Recreation Area ranger station 760-393-3052.
ALAMO RIVER: No reports.
COACHELLA, HIGHLINE CANALS: Few reports but some channel cats and the odd bass has been reported. Also some stripers.
ALL AMERICAN CANAL: Very little fishing pressure.
FINNEY-RAMER: No reports.
WEIST LAKE: Last DFG trout plant over a month ago. Information: 760-352-3308.
SUNBEAM LAKE: Last DFG trout plant over a month ago.
LAKE CAHUILLA: Last DFG trout plant over a month ago. Information: 760-564-4712.
EASTERN SIERRA
GENERAL: General trout season reopens this Saturday. For updated road and camping information: Interagency Visitor Center 760-876-6222, Bishop Chamber of Commerce 760-873-8405 or Bishop, Mono County Tourism 760-924-1743.
COLEVILLE-TOPAZ REGION: The West Walker River is still a little high with runoff and fishing is fair to good thanks to DFG plants this week. Little Walker River good for small, wild fish. Few reports from backcountry waters, but Kirman Lake is open and the action for fly and jig anglers has been excellent with brookies to four pounds or better and cutthroat to six pounds. Information: Toiyabe Motel at 530-495-2281.
BRIDGEPORT REGION: East Walker River remains excellent with a lot of 14 to 22-inch browns reported by catch-and-release fly anglers on dries, nymphs and streamers. A local guide had a 32-fish, three-hour stint this week. Bridgeport Reservoir has been tough because of wind, but the bite is excellent when anglers can get on the water. Will Clayton, Bridgeport, caught 12 fish trolling a copper Thomas Buoyant and his best fish was a four-pounder. Lower Twin Lake remains fair to good for both trollers and bait anglers. Ditto for Upper Twin. Virginia Lakes are still frozen over and providing good ice action on nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, or mini jigs in white or chartreuse. Anglers should check conditions before ice fishing, warm weather can open these lakes up quickly. Information: Ken's Sporting Goods 760-932-7707 or Ken's Sporting Goods - Home.
LEE VINING REGION: Little change here. Lower Rush Creek was fair for fly anglers fishing a two-fly dry-dropper rig with an elk hair caddis and beadhead prince nymph. Lee Vining Creek has been good for planted fish and some wild trout, especially between the campgrounds for those willing to bush whack through the willows to get to the pools. Lundy Lake has very low water levels because of dam work, but the bite has been good on rainbow Power Bait, inflated crawlers, gold Kastmasters, or red and gold Thomas Buoyants. Highway 120 is supposed to be opened to the park boundary this opening access to Ellery, Tioga, and Saddlebag lakes. Information: Untitled Document.
JUNE LAKE LOOP: Very light fishing pressure since the opener, but generally good fishing throughout the Loop lakes with fish to four pounds reported (that one a cutt from Gull). June, Gull, Silver and Grant are all producing a lot of fish on floating baits and small jigs or trout plastics. A hot spot for fly anglers continue to be the upper end of Grant Lake where spawning rainbows are still in the mouth of Rush Creek, but in thinning numbers. Information: Ernie's Tackle at 760-648-7756.
MAMMOTH AREA: Both Convict Lake and Convict Creek had good trout fishing this past week. Anglers reported a good number of fish in the one to three-pound range. Sue O’Brien, Placerville, caught a 5-1 rainbow on a nightcrawler, while Gil Alvarado, La Puente, landed a 3-15 trout on a nightcrawler. Crowley Lake continues to be plagued by winds, but the bite remains excellent for shore anglers fishing Power Bait or nightcrawlers off Sandy Point, Green Banks, and Leighton Spring, while boat anglers have had good action off the mouth of McGee Creek and Sandy Point. Lots of fish over three pounds. The upper Owens River and Hot Creek both have been very good for fly anglers. In the Mammoth Lake, the Twin Lakes are losing ice fast, but most of the waters in the upper basin remain covered. Rock Creek Lake still has ice, but it could be open by weekend, but there was pretty good action on planted trout in Rock Creek. Information: The Troutfitter at 760-934-2517, Performance Anglers at 760-924-2181, Convict Lake Resort at 760-934-3800, Crowley Lake Fish Camp at 760-935-4301, Tom's Place at 760-935-4239.
BISHOP AREA: The Bishop Creek drainage has been good and Sabrina Lake is now ice free and providing pretty fair action. Intake II has been fair to good. Bishop Creek was generally good for patient stream anglers fishing salmon eggs and nightcrawlers. The lower Owens River remains good. Fly anglers are seeing some caddis and mayfly surface activity, but most of the action is subsurface on midge patterns fished pretty deeply under strike indicators or streamers swept along the undercuts and tailouts. Pleasant Valley Reservoir has been very good for lure, jig, bait and fly anglers, and a DFG plant went in this week. Owens Gorge good for small browns on small dries with some stones coming off now. Information: Sierra Drifters Guide Service 760-935-4250, Culver's 760-872- 8361, Brock's 760-872-3581,
BIG PINE TO LONE PINE AREA: Generally good action with DFG plants in all the streams two weeks in a row. Diaz Lake was planted two weeks ago for trout opener. Information: 760-876-4444 or go to Lone PineChamber of Commerce | the Other Side of California.
WESTERN SIERRA
LAKE ISABELLA: The crappie bite is off the hook. Lots of nice stringers of fish up to three pounds are showing on small minnows and small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles at Camp 9, Kissack Cove, and Joughin Cove. Trout action remains good, especially at the dam. The catfish bite is finally taking off, but the largemouth bass action is still spotty, however Daniel Jimenez, Bakersfield, landed a six-pounder fishing Power Bait. Fishing information: Bob's Bait 661-833-8657.
KERN RIVER: Slow action in the lower river with only a few trout reported, but more and more smallmouth and largemouth bass are starting to be caught. The upper river is fair to good for wild fish, and anglers are reminded this part of the river is not being stocked any longer and catch-and-release fishing is prudent. Information: Kern River Fly Shop 760-376-2040 (or Fly Fishing the Kern River) or James Store 760-376-2424.
AQUEDUCT NEAR TAFT: Very good striper action on fish from three to six pounds, mostly on blood and sand worms. Mike Luna, Bakersfield, caught a 30-pounder on a jerk bait, while Jose and Esteban Mejia, both Bakersfield, limited on stripers to five pounds on nightcrawlers. The catfish bite is still spotty, but Jennifer Vlahos, Bakersfield, caught a six-pound carp.
HART PARK LAKE: Fair bass action on minnows, nightcrawlers and plastics, but bluegill are improving. Carp are excellent on Powder Bait.
TRUXTUN LAKE: Fair to good bass action on nightcrawlers and plastics. The carp action is also very good with a lot of fish to six pounds, occasionally bigger, on dough baits and Powder Bait. Bluegill improving with some good catches now.
RIVER WALK PARK: The bass and bluegill bites are fair. Best bass action on plasics, nightcrawlers, and small swim baits. Bluegill best on crickets, wax worms, and meal worms.
MING LAKE: Awesome carp action on fish to 10 pounds. Best action has been on Powder Bait, but most dough baits are working. The bass bite is fair on nightcrawlers, minnows, and plastics. A few crappie still showing. The lake is closed to boating only now into August while repairs are made, but the lake remains open to fishing during this time.
BRITE LAKE: DFG trout plant two weeks ago.
BUENA VISTA LAKES: Very good carp action on dough baits and Powder Bait. Also some crappie bite still showing on small minnows, and the bluegill bite has started with the best bite on wax worms. The bass action has slowed to just fair with the best bite still on minnows and plastics, but the catfish bite is starting to take off on frozen shad and Sonny's dip bait. There will be a catfish plant again this week. Call Bob's Bait for information: 661-833-8657.
WOOLLOMES LAKE: No reports.
SUCCESS LAKE: Bass fair thanks to winds, and the crappie bite slowed. DFG trout plant three weeks ago. Information: 559-781-2078.
KAWEAH LAKE: Good bass bite on live bait and plastics. Still few crappie reports. DFG trout plant three weeks ago. Information: 559-597-2526.
CENTRAL COAST LAKES
SAN ANTONIO: Striped bass fair to good on live shad, if you can net some bait. The largemouth and smallmouth bass action is good in the coves and shallow areas, but much of the spawn in done. Fair crappie bite with fish from 3/4 to a pound, mostly on crappie jigs in Harris Creek. Slow to fair catfish action on anchovies, mackerel or shrimp. Information: 805-472-2818.
NACIMIENTO: The bite for spotties is very good on plastics, jigs, and spoons in the narrows and off the rocky shorelines with the best bite mornings and evenings on fish to four-pounds. Largemouth and smallmouth action is nearly as good. White bass are still in the narrows in a pretty fair bite. Also still a few crappie reported. Lots of big carp in the marina for the few anglers fishing them. Information: 805-238-1056 or Welcome to Lake Nacimiento.
SANTA MARGARITA: Good bass action with a lot of fish still shallow, but the spawn in mostly done. Bluegill really took off this week with a very good bite, but catfish remain just fair. No more trout plants this season. The marina store is open Wednesday through Sunday. Information: 805-438-1522.
LOPEZ: Bass action is good at the dam, main lake points, and up in the coves. Most of the fish are done spawning, and the best bite is now on reaction baits. The redear are really taking off with a very good bite, and the crappie remains fair to good and they have moved shallower. Trout slow with the last plant March 31. Information: 805-489-1006.
TROUT PLANTS
Barring adverse weather, water or road conditions, the following lakes and streams, listed by county, will be restocked with catchable-size rainbow trout from the Department of Fish and Game hatcheries this week. For updates in Southern California and the Eastern Sierra Nevada, you can call the DFG recording at 562-594-7268, or for updates in the Western Sierra, you can call 559-243-4005, x183.
LOS ANGELES: Castaic Lagoon, Cuddy Creek Pond, Elizabeth Lake, Hansen Lake, Peck Road Park Lake, Puddingstone Lake, Pyramid Lake, Santa Fe Reservoir.
ORANGE: Trabuco Creek.
RIVERSIDE: Perris Lake.
SAN BERNARDINO: Arrowbear Lake, Big Bear Lake, Gregory Lake, Jenks Lake, Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake, Santa Ana River, Santa Ana River South Fork.
SANTA BARBARA: Cachuma Lake, Santa Ynez River.
VENTURA: Casitas Lake, Reyes Creek.
INYO: Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Georges Creek, Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Owens River (below Tinnemaha), Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Rock Creek Lake, Sheperds Creek, Symmes Creek, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek.
MONO: Bridgeport Reservoir, Convict Creek, Convict Lake, Grant Lake, Gull Lake, June Lake, Lee Vining Creek, Little Walker River, Mammoth Creek, McGee Creek, Robinson Creek, Rock Creek (Sections I and II), Rush Creek, Sherwin Creek, Silver Lake, Twin Lakes Bridgeport (Lower and Upper), Virginia Creek and West Walker River (Sections 2 and 3).
FRESNO: Kings River (below Pine Flat reservoir), San Joaquin River (below Friant Dam).
TULARE: Bravo Lake.
TUOLUMNE: Beaver Creek, Lyons Canal, Lyons Reservoir, Stanislaus River (Middle Fork), Tuolumne River (Middle Fork), Moccasin Creek, Stanislaus River (North Fork), Pinecrest Lake, Powerhouse Stream, Stanislaus River (South Fork), Stanislaus River (Clark Fork).
CATFISH PLANTS
The following waters, listed by county, will be planted by the Department of Fish and Game with one-pound channel catfish during the week of May 4, 2009.
ORANGE: Carr Park Lake, Centennial Park Lake, Eisenhower Park Lake, Greer Park Lake, Huntington Park Lake, Laguna Lake, Mile Square Park Lake, Ralph Clark Regional Lake, Tri-City Park Lake and Yorba Regional Park Lake.
