Corona Lake's catfish bite has remained good to excellent with many anglers posting limits of fish that are averaging a consistent two pounds this past week. The top catfish reported this past week was a five-pounder landed by Jim Davis, Murietta, off the south shoreline on JD's new Whoop Ass mackerel bait. He also had a tilapia and a crappie on the bait. Carlos Temo and Sal Romo, Pomona, had nine catfish for 18 pounds on shrimp and mackerel from the middle of the lake in a boat. Brad Miller, Corona, landed five cat that weighed 12 pounds on mackerel, while Joe Summer, Ontario, also had a five-fish limit on nightcrawlers and his stringer was right at nine pounds. Case Peters, Anaheim, weighed in five on the new Whoop Ass biat that weighed 11 pounds.

There also continues to be a fair number of crappie and tilapia. The crappie are action around structure in deeper water on small jigs with most about a half-pound. The tilapia are mostly in shallow water, also around structure, on nightcrawler pieces and they are running up to a pound or better.

For the catfish, nightcrawlers, shrimp, mackerel, and the marshmallow-meal worm (M&M) combo with Eagle Claw Gravy or Lip Ripperz Love Sauce scents continue to be the best baits. Hot spots have been the deeper water off the dam and the back end for boat anglers. Shore fishing has been best off J.D.'s Point, the dock shoreline, and the dam area.

Catfish and tilapia plants go in at least twice a week, including both blue and channel catfish.

Corona Lake is still having its five "Biggest Catfish" derbies every weekend. 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 will be 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 20 anglers enter at $5 each, the biggest catfish caught among those 20 anglers wins that angler the whole $100 pot.

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