Trout, Catfish & Sturgeon all biting at Santa Ana River Lakes
Anglers have been getting a mixture of big trout, big catfish and even big sturgeon the past week at Santa Ana River Lakes. Fishing with a night-crawler will give you the advantage of catching any one of these species. 
Heaviest fish of the week was landed by Patrick Meurs of Yorba Linda. Patrick caught a 14 1/2 lb. sturgeon using a night-crawler by the pump house. Biggest trout was taken by Mark Gomez of Santa Ana. He took home 12 pound rainbow fishing with garlic green dough bait at the Bubble Hole. Chau Vo of Anaheim caught a 9 1/2 pound catfish using fresh shrimp at “The Road”. Santiago Palacios of West Covina did a overnight fishing session and ended up with 8 catfish totaling 24 pounds. Santiago’s largest catfish weighed in at 8 1/2 pounds using mackerel & shrimp. Chuck & Chris Mallory caught 8 trout and 1 catfish for a total of 12 lb. 8 oz. using a combination of rooster tails & white dough bait. Santa Ana River Lakes is open seven-days-a-week for both day & night fishing. The Catfish Grand Opening is scheduled for the big Memorial Day Weekend on May 23-24-25-26, and there will be 24-Hour Fishing all four days!! Tons and Tons of catfish will be stocked for this big Memorial Day Celebration. Check www.fishinglakes.com for price slashes on the Big Summer Friends & Family discount special starting on May 23, 2013. The more friends and family you bring fishing, the greater the combined savings will be. For more Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call 714-632-7830 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.
Lots of trout & catfish being caught at Corona Lake
Anglers continue to pull out limits of rainbows and even big Lightning Trout this past week at Corona Lake. The bite has been good all around lake from shore, boat and float tube. Adrian Contrerars & Justin Beitler of Riverside caught a mixture of 10 lightning and rainbow trout totaling 21 lbs. 10 oz. using Bline jigs. Their largest trout weighed in at 8 lbs. 3 oz fishing from shore at the dam. Dave Halfacre of West Covina landed a huge 6 pound 8 ounce Lightning Trout also fishing from the shore at dam with dough bait. 
Vicky & Diana Sanchez or also known as the “Corona Gurlz” ended up with 10 catfish totaling 28 lbs. 8 oz. with the biggest cat weighing in at 5 pounds. The “Corona Gurlz” were both using night-crawlers from their float tubes. Corona Lake is open seven-days-a-week for both day & night fishing. The Catfish Grand Opening is scheduled for the big Memorial Day Weekend on May 23-24-25-26, and there will be 24-Hour Fishing all four days!! Tons and Tons of catfish will be stocked for this big Memorial Day Celebration. Check www.fishinglakes.com for price slashes on the Big Summer Friends & Family discount special starting on May 23, 2013. The more friends and family you bring fishing, the greater the combined savings will be. For more Corona Lake fishing information, call 951-277-4489 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.