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CURRENT FISH
REPORT
SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES
Jim Matthews
Outdoor News Service
07-03-08
Wide open catfish action
at Santa Ana River Lakes
The catfish fishing was excellent at Santa Ana River
Lakes this past week thanks to bonus plants for the official catfish
season opener. Limits were common and lots of quality catfish were
showing on anglers’ stringers. The excellent bite should continue
this week with another huge catfish plant slated for the 4th of July
weekend.
A variety of baits have been producing good results for catfish
with nightcrawlers, shrimp, and mackerel are top contenders, but the
hot ticket has been to add Eagle Claw Nitro Gravy to your bait of
choice.
The top fish was landed this past week was an 11.9-pound
catfish caught by Tony Terry, La Palma. He also had a 10.2-pounder,
and his 15-fish stringer totaled 57.2 pounds. He was fishing with
shrimp dipped in Nitro Gravy.
Doug Bader, Orange, caught an 11-8 catfish to top his 30 fish
stringer totaling over 70 pounds. Scott Zimnicki, Garden Grove, had
a 40-fish stringer (he bought three 24-hour passes) totaling 107-8.
Zimnicki’s top fish was a 7.4-pound catfish, and he was using
nightcrawlers with Gravy for bait. Pete and John Williams,
Riverside, teamed up to catch a 30-fish stringer of catfish totaling
86.3 pounds, with a 9.4-pounder topping the catch. The Williams’
were fishing with the M&M (marshmallow and mealworm) combo dipped in
Gravy. Scott Tahoy, Garden Grove, landed a 40-fish stringer totaling
85 pounds on nightcrawlers and shrimp. Mike Scott, Bellflower,
caught a 15-fish stringer totaling 46.2 pounds, with a 8.1-pounder
topping his 24-hour limit, and all were landed on the M&M combo with
Gravy. Douglas Wills, Anaheim, caught 15 catfish totaling 49.2
pounds with an 8.7-pounder topping the catch.
Catfish plants will be weekly all summer, and trophy fish from
eight to 15 pounds will a component of each week’s plant. The
average cat will be in the two-pound range.
Santa Ana River Lakes 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 of these $20 passes has a five-fish
limit. Each week all summer long, the lake will be open to 24-hour
fishing each Thursday through Saturday. These passes have a 15-fish
limit and cost $60. A spouse and up to three kids 12 and under can
help dad catch his 15-fish limit on these passes. For Santa Ana
River Lakes fishing information, call (714) 632-7830 or log on at
www.fishinglakes.com.
NOW HERE’S THE
BIG NEWS-----------------Our official Big Cat Fish Grand Opening
was fantastic. Fishermen, anxious to tie into some great cat
fishing, came from all over and were not disappointed. Fishing
was great. Daily limits of 5 fish and 24-hour limits, of 15 fish,
were the rule. The average pan sized fish was about 2 pounds but
many, many, 4, 6,8, 10 and up to 15 pound cats were taken as
well. We had the Lakes loaded with great eating channel cats and
we’re going to do it again.
IT’S OUR BIG 4TH
OF JULY CELEBRATION---------We are going to double stock again and
make fishing just as good for the big 4th of July
Celebration as it was for last weeks big fish Grand Opening. We
just negotiated with another Fish Farm and they say they have some
big cats, some up to 20 pounds and we bought a whole truckload of
the big cats for this 4th of July Celebration.
FISHERMEN, IT’S
GOING TO BE GREAT--------and we will have 24 hour fishing
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Santa Ana River Lakes and Friday
and Saturday at Corona Lake. $60.00 bucks gets a 15 fish limit
and Mom and 3 Kids, 12 and under, get in free and camping is free
too. Were right in town, very little gas to get here and only
$60.00 for the whole family and 24 hours of fishing.
DON’T MISS
IT---------------------BE THERE!!!
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