The catfish action has continued to be good to excellent at Anaheim Lake during morning, evening, and at night at Anaheim Lake with many anglers posting full, five-fish stringers of fish averaging from two to three pounds. The best action remains in deep water where the fish retreat to avoid the cormorants during daylight hours, but they do move up at night and can be caught in much shallower water then. Shrimp and mackerel have been the best baits, but the marshmallow-meal worm (M&M) combo, nightcrawlers, or one of the prepared baits have also been good. Adding a prepared scent like Love Sauce, Bite On, or Gravy to the baits is improving the strike ratio.

Good spots continue to be the bubble hole and the hump directly between Catfish Island and Honker Island, most points, along the whole west side of the lake, and off Trout Island. Shore fishermen capable of making long rods capable of getting way out in deeper water are having just as good success as boat anglers. One of the best catfish of the season at nine pounds was caught as part of a five-fish 20-pound stringer posted by Robert Cox of Huntington Beach while fishing with mackerel and Hog Wild in 70 to 80 feet of water off Catfish Island. Eddie and Robert Rodriguez, both Whittier, each had nearly identical five catfish stringers about 12 pounds total each on mackerel off Honker Island from float tubes. Tyler Tonne, Irvine, also had a three pound cat off the point on mackerel.

The weekend Catfish Derbies continue to be held each Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Entry fee is $5 for any of the five permit time frames -- from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday evening, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday evening. (There are no derbies for the mid-day special at noon or the 24-hour fishing pass holders.) All of the derbies feature a 100 percent payout of the whole pot to the angler catching the biggest catfish. If 10 anglers enter at $5 each, the biggest catfish caught among those 10 anglers wins that angler the whole $50 pot.

Anaheim Lake continues to receive twice-weekly plants of catfish and tilapia on Tuesday and Thursday and will through the rest of the summer fishing season.

Private boats, kayaks, and float tubes are allowed at Anaheim Lake, but they will be inspected for traces of water or evidence of quagga mussel contamination before being allowed on the water.