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SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES & CORONA LAKE - tubeN2 - 11-20-2003
Season's first plants of huge super
trout now in Santa Ana River Lakes
The big boys are coming.
That's the word at Santa Ana River Lakes where the trout action has
been very good this past week, and it will just get better with the first
plant of the famous Mt. Lassen Trout Farms "Super Trout" this week.
These monster fish run from 10 to 20 pounds, and there is always the
possibility that one of these big fish will top the current lake and
state record of 26.08 pounds caught at SARL in 2002.
There are reportedly rainbows in Mt. Lassen's trophy trout ponds that
are pushing 30 pounds, and those are the ponds that supplied this week's
trophy trout plant.
This past week, the best fish were a passel of "teenagers," as the
lake's staff calls them. Those are trout from five to seven pounds or a
little better that fight hard, jump, and put on a spectacular show.
The biggest was a 7.7-pounder landed by Horton Johnson, Palos Verdes,
while fishing strawberry Crave at the Bubble Hole. But a 7 1/2-pounder
was landed by Oliver Solis, Los Angeles, while casting a Thomas Buoyant
lubed up with Crave Nitro Grease, and a 7 1/4-pound rainbow was caught
by Ruben Gabriel, Norwalk, fishing a small jig.
The Bubble Hole has been the hot spot this past week, and Crave Nitro
Dough fishing on a light leader has been the top bait. Small jigs or
lures coated with Nitro Grease have also been very good.
The catfish bite has also continued to be pretty good in the Big Lake
and Catfish Lake. Doi Luong, Chino, landed a 13-pound channel fishing
shrimp doused with Crave Gravy in the Big Lake.
Anglers can fish Santa Ana River Lakes from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day
passes, or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes
costs $18 has a five-fish limit. During trout season, 24-hour fishing
will be allowed Friday and Saturday night once a month. Trout and
catfish are planted each week.
For more Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call (714) 632-7830
for the information recording or log on at [url "http://www.fishinglakes.com"][#0000ff]http://www.fishinglakes.com[/#0000ff][/url]
Corona Lake remains one of the best
spots in the region to catch limit of trout
Corona Lake continues to have one of the hottest trout bites in
Southern California.
"Absolutely everyone is catching trout here," said David Horn, store
manager at the lake. "Full limits are the rule, and there are lots of
five and six pounders coming in every day."
The biggest fish was a 7-0 landed by Carl Gula, Hesperia, while fishing
with chartreuse floating bait in the middle of the lake. But the big
fish, the super trophy trout from Mt. Lassen Trout Farms, are being
planted this week. These are 10- to 20-pound class trout, with the potential
of fish even bigger.
The problem might be getting the bait through all of the mere 1-0 to
3-0 class fish to one of the big boys. Either way, the stringers will be
impressive. This past week, three anglers from Long Beach, Sandra and
Mike Dyer along with Chad Brockins, caught 15 trout that weighed a total
of 32 pounds, and the stringer included fish at 4-0, 5-0, and 6-0. This
weekend, a similar stringer will probably have three trout in the
'teens.
The top bait has been Crave Nitro Dough fished on a four-foot leader,
but a crappie jig or a nightcrawler smothered with either Crave Gravy or
Crave Nitro Grease has been also been a hot ticket.
Corona Lake is open seven days a week with fishing allowed from 6 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on day passes, or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass.
Each $18 pass has a five-fish limit. There will be 24-hour fishing
allowed Friday and Saturday nights once a month. Trout and catfish are
planted at Corona Lake each week.
For more Corona Lake fishing information, call (909) 277-4489 or log on
at [url "http://www.fishinglakes.com"][#0000ff]http://www.fishinglakes.com[/#0000ff][/url]
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Re: [tubeN2] SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES & CORONA LAKE - releaseit - 11-20-2003
[size 2]Has anyone actually fished and caught any of these Super Trout or Catfish? Please provide pictures if you have. Most of the pics I see are average size catfsh and trout with an occasional larger then norm fish.[unsure][/size]
[size 2] I would like to hear recent first hand accounts of fishing SARL, Corona or Irvine.[unimpressed][/size]
[size 2] I would appreciate it[
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Re: [releaseit] SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES & CORONA LAKE - tubeN2 - 11-21-2003
I believe that theangler is one of the regulars down there. I may go there myself in a few weeks. I got to squeeze it inbetween Turkey Day and New Years.
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Re: [tubeN2] SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES & CORONA LAKE - releaseit - 11-21-2003
[size 2]Weather permitting I am going to try and go day after Thanksgiving to SARL.[
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