Big trout still on the chew at Santa Ana River Lakes
Catfish season is almost here but the last of the big trout are still being caught at Santa Ana River Lakes. S.A.R.L. has already started pre-stocking catfish twice a week in anticipation for the huge catfish opener May 23rd. Art Flores of Norwalk landed a 9 pound rainbow trout using orange dough bait in Chris’ Pond. Chuck Mallory of Lakewood caught a 5 1/2 lb. trout using white lightning also in Chris’ Pond. Andrew & Dennis Deal of Andrew Deal Outdoors caught 3 trout totaling 5 pounds using chartreuse at the boat dock. Nicole Beaver of Anaheim started the season early and ended up with 3 catfish totaling 6 lb. 12 oz. using mackerel coated in Love Sauce fishing in the catfish lake. 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.
Limits of catfish & trout being reported at Corona Lake.
Corona Lake hasn’t officially started their catfish season and already limits of catfish are being checked in at the tackle-shop. If this is a sign of things to come, you can expect a fantastic catfish opener starting May 23rd. Night-crawlers & mackerel soaked in Eagle Claw Catfish Gravy seem to be the hot ticket at Corona Lake. Eric, Johnny, Barbara Fennell of L.A. finished with 9 catfish totaling 25 pounds. The team’s largest cat weighed in at 4 pounds and they were using mackerel on the East side of the lake. Thomas Majestic & Blanco Zachery caught 6 catfish totaling 17 pounds. Their biggest cat weighed in at 5 lbs. 5 oz. fishing near the boat dock using chicken livers. James Holliman of Yucaipa caught a mixture of trout & catfish totaling 12 lbs. 8 oz. using mackerel at the South end. 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.