12-03-2003, 12:10 AM
[size 2]Corona Lake's 27-pound rainbow
would have toppled state record
The state record for rainbow trout is a 26.08-pounder caught at Santa Ana River Lakes in February, 2002, but that record would have been toppled at Corona Lake this holiday weekend.
"Would have" because the huge 27-pound rainbow landed by Chuck Kemp of Compton last Friday was foul-hooked while he was casting with a Roostertail covered in Crave Nitro Grease. It still took Kemp a long while to land the huge trout, and while it's the largest rainbow trout ever caught in the state, it won't qualify as a state record. The catch, if actually hooked in the mouth and landed, would have also replaced the Corona Lake record of 22 pounds, also caught in Feb. 2002.
The biggest fair-hooked trout at Corona Lake this past weekend was a 15 1/2-pound rainbow landed by Dylan Unger, Riverside, while fishing with rainbow Crave Nitro Dough near the boat dock. An 11 1/2-pound trout was caught by Bob Miller, Simi Valley, fishing green Nitro Dough off the far shore.
"What a weekend," said David Horn at the Corona Lake store. "Everyone here caught fish and most everyone had full limits with 10 to 12 pound stringers the norm."
Horn said that while a few of the super trophies planted last week for the Thanksgiving weekend had been caught there are still lots of them in the lake because many anglers can't land the big trout on the light line required to fool them into biting.
The good news is that more of the super trophies along with regular trout plants will go in this week. In addition, there will be a bonus planting of tagged trout worth cash and prizes along with a plant of monster catfish from 10 to 15 pounds for this upcoming weekend's full moon madness when anglers can fish all night Friday and Saturday on special passes.
The Christmas Tag Extravaganza lands from Dec. 4 through Dec. 24, and there will be 1,000 tagged trout planted in Corona Lake during the course of this event.
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[/size]
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would have toppled state record
The state record for rainbow trout is a 26.08-pounder caught at Santa Ana River Lakes in February, 2002, but that record would have been toppled at Corona Lake this holiday weekend.
"Would have" because the huge 27-pound rainbow landed by Chuck Kemp of Compton last Friday was foul-hooked while he was casting with a Roostertail covered in Crave Nitro Grease. It still took Kemp a long while to land the huge trout, and while it's the largest rainbow trout ever caught in the state, it won't qualify as a state record. The catch, if actually hooked in the mouth and landed, would have also replaced the Corona Lake record of 22 pounds, also caught in Feb. 2002.
The biggest fair-hooked trout at Corona Lake this past weekend was a 15 1/2-pound rainbow landed by Dylan Unger, Riverside, while fishing with rainbow Crave Nitro Dough near the boat dock. An 11 1/2-pound trout was caught by Bob Miller, Simi Valley, fishing green Nitro Dough off the far shore.
"What a weekend," said David Horn at the Corona Lake store. "Everyone here caught fish and most everyone had full limits with 10 to 12 pound stringers the norm."
Horn said that while a few of the super trophies planted last week for the Thanksgiving weekend had been caught there are still lots of them in the lake because many anglers can't land the big trout on the light line required to fool them into biting.
The good news is that more of the super trophies along with regular trout plants will go in this week. In addition, there will be a bonus planting of tagged trout worth cash and prizes along with a plant of monster catfish from 10 to 15 pounds for this upcoming weekend's full moon madness when anglers can fish all night Friday and Saturday on special passes.
The Christmas Tag Extravaganza lands from Dec. 4 through Dec. 24, and there will be 1,000 tagged trout planted in Corona Lake during the course of this event.
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[/size]
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