Trout fishing got a whole lot better on the lake this week! With high oxygen levels from top to bottom and east to west the trout have gone back on the bite. The western third of the lake is where the action is. Anglers drift fishing from a boat or off the north shore are hooking trout off slip bobbers at 25 feet down. PowerBait is the best bait with garlic the hot choice. Trollers are working the fish deep with 5 colors of leadcore out. Early and late is when most the action is happening, with the north shore in the west end the hot spot. Shiny copper watermelon Needlefish are getting the most fish, while nickle Thomas Buoyants are getting the job done too.

While the trout fishing is good, the cat fishing is off the hook. Big catfish are hitting the scales on a regular basis. Kamill Mirzaguliyev, pictured up from LA was soaking Gulp catfish dough off the fishing pier at Meadow Park late on the evening of 7/23 when a 25.48 kittie inhaled his bait. After a 35 minute battle Kamill was able to land the huge cat. While waiting for the weigh station at Big Bear Marina to open the next morning, Kamill kept the prized catch wrapped up in a towel on the bathroom floor of the cabin he and his family rented. The housekeeper was just a bit startled when she picked up the dirty towels that morning!