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Niguel Lake Largemouth
Bass
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8.6 Steelhead trout
IRVINE LAKE REPORT
By Steve Carson
8/27/08
Irvine Lake catfish and crappie still biting, bass perking up
Heavy Saturday-night crowds slowed down what was otherwise good catfish action
at Irvine Lake, reported Jimmy Getty at the Pro Shop. “Thursday and Friday
nights were very good for catfish, but the big crowd on Saturday night slowed
things down”, remarked Getty. “The crappie still bit pretty well on Saturday
night if you put out a light and were patient.”
Best catfish baits were DuMong’s, mackerel, shrimp and Gulp!. Productive spots
for catfish included Santiago Flats and near the docks, with crappie also found
along the fence line and at the hump.
Legendary big catfish hunter Ronson “Catmando” Smothers hit the lake and
observed, “Fished my honeyhole in 30 feet of water off the west shore, and had
wide-open action on 2 to 9-pound channel cats at mid-day. They were hitting on
mackerel soaked in CMD juice, and some bigger fish broke off in structure. The
best night bite was from 9:00 Pm to midnight off rocky Point.”
Crappie anglers are finding good to excellent number of slabsides both during
the daylight and nighttime hours. During the day, drifting is the top technique,
with noted crappie expert Marlon Meade showing that the best lures were white
Berkley Atomic Teasers and jighead-rigged 2-inch Berkley Gulp! Minnows.
Night-time crappie chasers should anchor up and put out a floating lantern, then
use the same lures in glow-in-the-dark colors.
Some very large carp are on tap for anglers skilled in specialty European carp
techniques. Those with this knowledge have been able to rack up some impressive
scores of what are actually the world’s most popular game fish to over 20
pounds.
Bass specialists again found excellent action using a variety of techniques,
with some anglers releasing as many as 30 largemouth for a morning’s effort.
Most of the bass were in the 2 to 4-pound category, but a few larger fish to 7
pounds were caught. Best method was fishing black/blue Berkley Beast creature
baits on a ¼-ounce shaky head at 15 to 20 feet off points, with topwaters,
crankbaits and plastic worms also fooling the bass.
Plenty of bluegill and redear are still available for anglers offering mealworms
and waxworms near the docks, the west shore and Rocky Point. The Kids Lagoon is
still kicking out some catfish and bluegill, but anglers are reminded that the
Lagoon will close for maintenance after Labor Day.
Outstanding catches of the week at Irvine Lake included:
Young Oh of Anaheim, 20.1 pound carp on dough bait at the west shore
Rick Redmon of Garden Grove, 10.9 pound catfish on mackerel near the docks
Ronson “Catmando” Smothers of Los Angeles, 9.0 and 8.0 pound catfish on mackerel
at mid-lake
Mark Higashi of Los Alamitos, 7.0 pound largemouth bass [released] on topwater
at Rocky Point
Tom Black, James Black and Marlon Meade of Anaheim, 3 limits of crappie totaling
15.1 pounds on Berkley Atomic Tubes at the flats
Media contacts:
Daniela Gavaldon or Jimmy Getty at the Pro Shop [714-649-9111]
Steve Carson at scarson@sunset.net
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Laguna
Niguel Lake
Laguna Niguel Lake
Fish Report
January 14, 2008
Next trout stocking will be this Tuesday Night with Alpers Trout – Jan
15.
This past weekend was outrageous! Fishing was excellent! Anglers landed
huge fish after this past Thursday night’s stocking of the Utah’s.
Finally having beautiful weekend after these rains we were able to have
a huge load of huge fish, many fish in the 8+ lbs range. The best bait
to use have been night crawlers inflated with garlic oil, white Gulp
power bait, Lip Rippers lures & jigs, salmon eggs, and castmasters. The
best places to fish have been the point & the flats. Fishing from the
boats has been really productive between the aerators by the island,
three pipes, and in the flats on the back side of the island.
Jeff Markland of Newport Beach landed a nice 6lb hook-jaw using a
mealworm on shore at the flats.
Bob and Justin Reichert from Granada Hills had a nice 6 fish stringer
with the largest trout weighing in at 4 lbs. They were using Lip Rippers
lures and salmon eggs from a boat.
Jacob Frisbee from Costa Mesa landed a nice trout 4 ¾ lb using a night
crawler and white power egg combo.
Mark Deitch from San Clemente had a nice 4 ¾ lber using an inflated
night crawler with garlic oil.
Jennie Bull from Costa Mesa had two nice trout using salmon eggs and
night crawlers.
We are having a bonus stocking this week on Tuesday Night, Nov. 15 with
Alpers. Don’t miss all the action, there is still a ton of BIG fish that
have not been caught and the weather has been beautiful & this coming
Monday is a holiday. Happy fishing!
Fly Fishermen
For the fly fishermen, the back side of the island in the flats and by
three pipes in deeper water about 6-12 inches off the bottom.
The best baits to use have been the chartreuse midge, tiger midge, blood
midge, & olive midge. Also try a black woolly buggars later in the day.
If you would little to brush up on your fly fishing techniques don’t
forget about Frank Murata’s Fly fishing classes on Saturday mornings.
For more info on the classes please email Frank at FishingwithFrank@aol.com.
If you would like your name and/or picture in the newspaper or on the
website please email your photos & info to LnLake@cox.net, or stop by
the concession building and ask.
Happy New Year!!
Thank you for your support.
Laguna Niguel Lake Staff
R.M Fisheries, Inc
Laguna Niguel Lake
28241 La Paz Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
24 Hr Hotline / 949-362-3885
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Santa Ana River Lakes
(714) 632-7830
Jim Matthews
Outdoor Writer
8/27/08
Steady catfish action
at Santa Ana River Lakes
The
catfish action remain good
at Santa Ana River Lake, but
the bruisers planted last
week failed to make an
appearance with no fish over
10-pounds caught despite the
big trophy plant.
The average fish size
is still quite high with
many nice stringers
reported. The lake is slated
to get another extra plant
of trophy-sized catfish
weighing in the 12 to
20-pound range this week,
and when combined with the
fish still lurking from last
week's plant, big cats are
bound to be showing in good
numbers in the coming weeks.
The best catfish bite
is still for boat anglers
fishing the deeper water,
but nearly as many fish are
coming from shore with the
cats being caught all the
way around the big lake, in
Chris’ Pond, and the Catfish
Lake. A wide variety of cut
baits and prepared baits are
working on the cats, but
most anglers are adding
scents to improve the
action. Nightcrawlers with
added scent were working
especially well this past
week.
Top catch this week was
made by Bill Thurston,
Riverside, who landed a 9-8
catfish which was part of
his five-fish stringer
totaling 21 pounds. Thurston
was fishing with shrimp and
mackerel at La Palma Point.
Scott Zimnicki, Garden
Grove, caught a 15 fish
stringer of catfish totaling
over 30 pounds on mackerel
and shrimp fishing the
bubble hole. Bobbie James,
Monrovia, landed a 7-12
catfish which was part of
his four fish stringer
totaling 16 pounds. James
was fishing with mackerel at
the sandy beach.
Catfish plants go in
each week all summer long,
and trophy fish from five to
15 pounds are a component of
each week’s plant. The
average cat planted has been
in 1 1/2 to two-pound range.
But starting this week, more
of the super-sized cats from
12 to 20 pounds will go into
Santa Ana River Lakes.
In addition, anglers
can download special
discount coupons from the
Santa Ana River Lakes web
site at www.fishinglakes.com
(then click on “Special
Promotions”). These coupons
will be available for a
limited time so anglers need
to download them now so they
can cash in on the deal the
rest of the summer. Coupons
are available for $5 off
24-hour fishing, $10 off
some boat and motor rentals,
and $20 off pontoon boat
rentals.
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 -- and
through Sunday on
Monday-holiday weekends.
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.
Catfish actions remains
very good at Corona Lake
The
consistent plants have kept
the catfish bite very good
at Corona Lake. Many nice
stringers and lots of limits
have been reported. In
addition to the catfish
action, the tilapia have
continued to show in good
numbers at Corona Lake as
well, with some very
nice-sized tilapia showing.
The catfish bite has
been very good with the best
action for boating anglers
fishing the south end of the
lake fishing the sunken
trees. A variety of baits
have all been effective with
the key being to add scent.
Richard Trujill,
Camarrilo, caught a 13-pound
catfish, which was the top
catch of the week, on J.D's
mackerel while fishing near
the west dock. George
Martinez, Gardena, caught a
10-pound catfish on shrimp
while fishing from boat.
Matt Wilson, Temecula,
caught an 8-12 catfish on
shrimp fishing in the middle
of the lake. Shannon Chavez,
Corona, landed a 7-8 catfish
on J.D's mackerel while
fishing from boat.
The bite on quality
catfish is just going to get
better. While cats have been
planted each week all summer
long, with fish over five
pounds a part of each week’s
plant, starting this week
and continuing for Labor Day
weekend, the lake will get
bonus plants of 12 to
20-pound cats. And don’t
forget that in alternating
weeks, carp and tilapia are
also components of the
weekly stocks.
The great-eating tilapia
have been stocked every
other week all season, most
as one-pounders, but they
are really putting on weight
on the natural feed in
Corona Lake, and anglers are
catching them on
nightcrawlers. Lots of fish
in the 1 1/2 to two-pound
range have been reported,
and the biggest tilapia are
in the three-pound range.
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 of these
$20 passes has a five-fish
limit. The popular 24-hour
fishing passes are offered
every Friday and Saturday
night. They will also be
available on Sunday of the
Labor Day holiday weekend.
These passes have a 15-fish
limit and cost $60. The
family special, where mom
and up to three kids 12 or
under can help dad catch his
limit, will apply on these
all-night passes. For more
Corona Lake fishing
information, call (951)
277-4489 or log on at
www.fishinglakes.com.
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