Limit-style fishing and a lot of quality rainbow trout continue to be caught at Santa Ana River Lakes, and this week the lakes' complex will receive its largest plant of Lightning Trout - both size and number - of the season. In addition, there will be another big-fish/blind bogey tournament this coming Saturday.

The trout action has been excellent this past week with a lot of rainbows reported. The biggest trout was a 12.1-pounder caught by Mike Gomez, Santa Ana, fishing a nightcrawler with Eagle Claw gravy off La Palma Point. Gabriel, Sofia, and Gabby Gonzalez, Rowland Heights, topped off their stringer with an 11 3/4-pounder, while Rick Flores landed a 9 1/2-pound as the best fishing on his five-fish limit fishing rainbow dough with Hatchery Dust at the road. Mike Gaughan, Orange, started his day with a 7-2 trout.

A couple of typical limits included a five-fish catch by Craig Joaquin, Anaheim, that weighed 12 pounds and included a four-pounder, all on Mice Tails in Chris' Pond. Tony Lopez, Los Angeles, and Terry Brown, Lake Forest, had 10 rainbows that weighed 13-4, including a 3-2, while Taylor Burak, Huntington Beach, had five trout for 10 pounds, including a stout five-pounder.

The Lightning Trout plant this week will include huge brookstock Lightnings from six to 10 pounds along with "thousands and thousands of pounds" of one to three pounders, according to Doug Elliott, owner of the concession at Santa Ana River Lakes. "It's our largest and last stocking of Lightning Trout this entire trout season."

In addition, this Saturday's Big Fish-Blind Bogey Tournament is sponsored by Phil Friedman's Outdoor's Radio along with Lip RipperZ and Hatchery Dust. Entry fee is $20 and all entry fees will be divided equally and paid back in the big fish and blind bogey portions of the event. On the big fish side, the anglers catching the four largest fish will take home the prize money. While on the blind bogey side, 10 anglers catching trout nearest the blind bogey weights will split that pot.

In addition, there is an added $250 pool if the big fish are caught on a Lip RipperZ lure or Hatchery Dust, and there will be a drawing for a fish trip for four to La Paz, Mexico.

The top bait continues to be the new Hatchery Dust rolled onto the outside of just about any floating dough bait, but the Power Mice Tails have been just as popular over the past week. Small trout plastics and trout jigs are also still producing lots of fish.

There are hefty plants of rainbows each week, and those plants always include a large component of trophy trout topping 10 pounds.

Santa Ana River Lakes is open seven-days-a-week. 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. There are 24-hour passes offered on Friday and Saturday night on weekends nearest the full moon each month for $75. An angler can bring his or her spouse and three kids 17 years or younger on that $75 permit, and all can help catch the 15-fish limit. Camping at SARL is thrown in for free.