10-13-2003, 12:49 AM
[size 2]Corona Lake trout season kicks off next week
on Thursday, and catfish bite is still sizzling hot
The trout season for Southern California suburban waters kicks off Thursday, Oct. 16, when Corona Lake opens its gates for the fall and winter trout program with an initial stocking of five tons of rainbow and Lightning Trout from Mt. Lassen Trout Farms in northern California.
Corona Lake will be the first major urban trout fishery to kick off trout season with next week's opening. Santa Ana River Lakes and other waters don't open until the following weekend.
"This is the first opportunity for Southern California anglers to catch trout close to home," said Craig Elliott with Corona Lake. "We stock more fish per surface acre than anyone else and there will be plenty of five to 12-pound trophy rainbows in the mix."
Elliott said that Corona Lake was at its highest water level in several seasons and the cooling water levels and high oxygen content should make this the best opener at Corona Lake in at least three years.
Plants will include rainbows and Lightning Trout in their spawning colors, lovely hook-jawed fish that are hard-fighting and tasty, according to Elliott.
Corona Lake will be closed Oct. 13-15 (Monday through Wednesday) so the lake can be planted with trout and have a day or two to acclimate to their new surroundings and spread around this scenic lake in western Riverside County.
Until then anglers can still cash in on the terrific catfish action that is ongoing at Corona.
The bulk of the action has been in the flooded trees on cut baits of just about any kind soaked in Crave Gravy, with the garlic flavor the best.
The top fish was a 13 1/2-pounder landed by Chris Malcom of Los Angeles to top off a 48-pound stringer. He also had an 11 1/2-pound cat. Jerry Robledo, Los Angeles, landed a 12-pound catfish, the best fish on his five-fish 26-pound stringer, while 11 1/2-pounders were caught by Cash Walker, Riverside, and James Gordon, Los Angeles. Steve Payton, Temecula, caught five cats that weighed 29 pounds, and the stringer included fish at 10, 8 1/2, and 7 1/4 pounds.
"The fishing is still red hot," said David Horn at the lake store. "Lots of big cats are showing up. There were at least eight catfish over 10 pounds brought to the boat shop."
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. In addition, the $40 24-hour passes will be available this last weekend of catfish season. These passes have a 15-fish limit. Once trout season starts next week, the 24-hour passes will only be available on weekends closest to the full moon.
For more Corona Lake fishing information, call (909) 277-4489 or log on at [/size][url "http://www.fishinglakes.com/"][#0000ff][size 2]http://www.fishinglakes.com[/size][/#0000ff][/url][size 2]
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SARL cranks out a pair of catfish at 15
pounds; trout opener is set for Oct. 23
With just two weeks left in the catfish season at Santa Ana River Lakes, anglers are seeing some of the best fishing of the year for quality catfish. There were at least 10 cats over 10 pounds landed in the past week and two fish at 15 pounds were caught.
Hank Brady of Anaheim landed one of the those 15 pounders while fishing off La Palma Point with mackerel, while Sheppard Edward, Lynwood, used shrimp at Levitz' Corner to catch his whopper. Both anglers added the new Crave Grease to their baits.
Bernard, Mickey, and Rudy Lopes, Kenny Mitchell, and Jesse Alwood, all Los Angeles, teamed up to catch 50 catfish that weighed a total of 150 pounds. The big fish was an 8-0. The while stringer was caught on shrimp doused with Crave Gravy or the new Crave Grease from Chris' Pond.
The cats are showing from all around the lake, but the fish have moved into deeper water with the cooler nights. They are still taking most cut baits -- mackerel, shrimp, or Dumong's mackerel -- and nightcrawlers, but most successful anglers are adding Crave Gravy or the new Crave Grease, which sticks to the bait even better.
Anglers can fish on 24-hour passes Friday and Saturday nights for $40. They are valid from 5 p.m. until 4 p.m. the following day and they have a five-fish limit. Anglers can also fish Santa Ana River Lakes 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 passes costs $18 has a five-fish limit.
Trout season will kick off Oct. 23 at SARL with 30,000 pounds of trout going into the lakes' complex for the opener. The plants will include trophy rainbows, Lightning Trout, and -- for the first time at SARL -- trophy German brown trout from six to 12 pounds.
For more Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call (714) 632-7830[/size]
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on Thursday, and catfish bite is still sizzling hot
The trout season for Southern California suburban waters kicks off Thursday, Oct. 16, when Corona Lake opens its gates for the fall and winter trout program with an initial stocking of five tons of rainbow and Lightning Trout from Mt. Lassen Trout Farms in northern California.
Corona Lake will be the first major urban trout fishery to kick off trout season with next week's opening. Santa Ana River Lakes and other waters don't open until the following weekend.
"This is the first opportunity for Southern California anglers to catch trout close to home," said Craig Elliott with Corona Lake. "We stock more fish per surface acre than anyone else and there will be plenty of five to 12-pound trophy rainbows in the mix."
Elliott said that Corona Lake was at its highest water level in several seasons and the cooling water levels and high oxygen content should make this the best opener at Corona Lake in at least three years.
Plants will include rainbows and Lightning Trout in their spawning colors, lovely hook-jawed fish that are hard-fighting and tasty, according to Elliott.
Corona Lake will be closed Oct. 13-15 (Monday through Wednesday) so the lake can be planted with trout and have a day or two to acclimate to their new surroundings and spread around this scenic lake in western Riverside County.
Until then anglers can still cash in on the terrific catfish action that is ongoing at Corona.
The bulk of the action has been in the flooded trees on cut baits of just about any kind soaked in Crave Gravy, with the garlic flavor the best.
The top fish was a 13 1/2-pounder landed by Chris Malcom of Los Angeles to top off a 48-pound stringer. He also had an 11 1/2-pound cat. Jerry Robledo, Los Angeles, landed a 12-pound catfish, the best fish on his five-fish 26-pound stringer, while 11 1/2-pounders were caught by Cash Walker, Riverside, and James Gordon, Los Angeles. Steve Payton, Temecula, caught five cats that weighed 29 pounds, and the stringer included fish at 10, 8 1/2, and 7 1/4 pounds.
"The fishing is still red hot," said David Horn at the lake store. "Lots of big cats are showing up. There were at least eight catfish over 10 pounds brought to the boat shop."
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. In addition, the $40 24-hour passes will be available this last weekend of catfish season. These passes have a 15-fish limit. Once trout season starts next week, the 24-hour passes will only be available on weekends closest to the full moon.
For more Corona Lake fishing information, call (909) 277-4489 or log on at [/size][url "http://www.fishinglakes.com/"][#0000ff][size 2]http://www.fishinglakes.com[/size][/#0000ff][/url][size 2]
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SARL cranks out a pair of catfish at 15
pounds; trout opener is set for Oct. 23
With just two weeks left in the catfish season at Santa Ana River Lakes, anglers are seeing some of the best fishing of the year for quality catfish. There were at least 10 cats over 10 pounds landed in the past week and two fish at 15 pounds were caught.
Hank Brady of Anaheim landed one of the those 15 pounders while fishing off La Palma Point with mackerel, while Sheppard Edward, Lynwood, used shrimp at Levitz' Corner to catch his whopper. Both anglers added the new Crave Grease to their baits.
Bernard, Mickey, and Rudy Lopes, Kenny Mitchell, and Jesse Alwood, all Los Angeles, teamed up to catch 50 catfish that weighed a total of 150 pounds. The big fish was an 8-0. The while stringer was caught on shrimp doused with Crave Gravy or the new Crave Grease from Chris' Pond.
The cats are showing from all around the lake, but the fish have moved into deeper water with the cooler nights. They are still taking most cut baits -- mackerel, shrimp, or Dumong's mackerel -- and nightcrawlers, but most successful anglers are adding Crave Gravy or the new Crave Grease, which sticks to the bait even better.
Anglers can fish on 24-hour passes Friday and Saturday nights for $40. They are valid from 5 p.m. until 4 p.m. the following day and they have a five-fish limit. Anglers can also fish Santa Ana River Lakes 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 passes costs $18 has a five-fish limit.
Trout season will kick off Oct. 23 at SARL with 30,000 pounds of trout going into the lakes' complex for the opener. The plants will include trophy rainbows, Lightning Trout, and -- for the first time at SARL -- trophy German brown trout from six to 12 pounds.
For more Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call (714) 632-7830[/size]
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