Anglers enjoyed sunny skies and unseasonable cool weather this week. Trout action was very good with Power Bait ( especially garlic, salmon peach and spring green), night crawler, jigs and lures all catching limits. Most trout were near or over two pounds. Hot spots included the eastern and western shores of lake 3 as well as the northern and eastern shores of lake 2. Catfish bite is excellent with anglers using power bait, night crawlers, mackerel and shrimp to catch limits. Lots of limits of catfish went out with most fish in the 2 pound range. Hot spots include the eastern shore of lake 3 and the eastern and western shore of lake 2. Bass are hitting senkos and spinner bait with fish up to 4 pounds. Hot spots for bass included the south eastern shore of lake 2 as well as the northern shore of lake 3 near the pump house. Bluegill are still waiting for the warm-up but many are being caught on meal worms and small jigs near the pump house on the western shore of lake 3 and the eastern shore of lake 2 near the wall.

Catches of the Week:

Apple Valley angler, Brett Orr caught a limit that included 4 lbs 1 ozs rainbow, and a tagged trout. He won free limit fishing passes and a bag of lures, spinners and jigs. Orr used a white crappie jig and fished the northern shore of lake 2. New York angler, Dante Lentricchia. scored a 4 lbs rainbow on an antique lure while fishing near the bridge from the western shore of lake 3. Audra Schoen of Redlands reeled in a 5 lbs 14 ozs rainbow using garlic Power Bait near the pump house on the western shore of lake 3. Phil Riley of Apple Valley caught 3 lbs 8 ozs and 4 lbs 12 ozs rainbows from the eastern logged shore of lake 3 using a night crawler and Thomas Buoyant. Another Apple Valley angler, Gary Pearson, scored a 4 lbs 10 ozs trout on a spinner from the eastern shore of lake 3. Twelve year old Hesperia angler, Trevor Sacco, reeled in a 3 lbs 13 ozs rainbow on garlic Power bait while fishing the western shore of lake 3 with his dad. Joe Huerta of Whittier, caught his limit of trout that included a tagged rainbow. He scored free limit fishing passes and a JRL bag with tackle. Steve Hartman of Azusa caught a 3 lbs 12 ozs trout on an orange power worm while fishing the western shore of lake 2 near the drain. Mike Freyer of Lancaster reeled in 4 lbs 2 ozs trout on a night crawler while fishing the western shore of lake 3 near the bridge.

The Lakes\\\' Hatchery stocks trout every Friday year round. We will also stock 1000 pounds of catfish every Thursday throughout the summer.

This year the Lakes\\\' hatchery is amping up the weekly trout stockings with bigger fish overall.
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