Many anglers continue to report limit-style fishing at Corona Lake thanks to hefty weekly plants of rainbows at this popular western Riverside County water. Those plants also continue to include trophy rainbows as part of the weekly stocks.

The big fish reported this past week was a 14-pound, two-ounce rainbow landed as part of a 20 1/2-pound, six-fish stringer weighed in by Terry Boetger and Jeremy Valenzuela, both Mira Loma, while fishing PowerBait at the dam. Tom Cockshuh, Ontario, landed a 12-pound rainbow on yellow PowerBait from a boat just off the boat docks. A 12-pounder was also the best fish in a five-fish, 18 1/4-pound stringer posted by Ralph Accurso, Moreno Valley, off J.D.'s Point on a pink and white Nitro Worm.

More typical were five-fish limits of trout averaging from one to two pounds, and many stringers had nice kicker fish. Josh Stark, Murrieta, landed five rainbows totaling 14 pounds, including a five-pounder, while fishing Mice Tails from his float tube. Shon Roberts, Riverside, landed five trout for 15 pounds and his best was a four-pounder, all caught on B-Line jigs from a boat. J.B. Gierlich, Riverside, had five rainbows for 13 1/2 pounds on B-Line Jigs, and his best was a four pounder caught from the cove behind the bait shop.

Shore anglers continue to score from the cove behind bait shop all the way to the dam, while the boat and float tube anglers are getting most of their fish from the dam to the upper end of the lake along the main channel. The best bite has been on floating baits or Power Mice Tails rolled in the new Hatchery Dust, scent-doused nightcrawlers, small trout jigs and trout plastics. Heavy weekly plants of rainbows averaging around a pound are made each week, and those plants always have a hefty component of rainbows from five to eight pounds along with super trophies topping 10 pounds and going well up into the teens.

Corona Lake is open on a seven-days-a-week schedule. Fishing is 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 of these passes is $25. Seniors pay only $23, with a $20 special on Wednesdays. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is just $12. The 24-hour passes are only sold the weekend nearest the full moon. The 24-hour passes cost $75 and have a 15 fish limit. An angler can bring his wife and up to three kids 17 and under and all can help fill the 15-fish limit on one of these passes, and camping is free at Corona with a 24-hour pass.