BIG BEAR LAKE FISHING REPORT MAY 11, 2008
Alan Sharp
909-866-3218
www.bigbearmarina.com
info@bigbearmarina.com
Big Bear Lake trout fishing continued to be
excellent this past week as surface water temperatures held
at an ideal 54 degrees. Shore anglers working the north shore
from Windy Pt. to the dam can still fish off the bottom using
a sliding egg sinker system with a 2 to 4 foot leader. Nitro
bait and inflated night crawlers have worked the best, as
oxygen is plentiful from top to bottom. Trollers using lead
core at 2.5 to 3.5 colors with Needlefish in the bikini pattern
and Rapalas in rainbow and fire minnow pattern have been working
the middle of the lake from Windy Pt. to Papoose Bay scoring
limits of holdover trout to 3 pounds.
In honor of Mothers Day five yr. old Cody Hipwell
of LaVerne and his sister Josie remain our photo choice this
week. Cody landed a 6.46 lb. Big Bear Bow while trolling a
flatlined CD Rapala in Rainbow Trout pattern off of Eagle
Pt. Josie caught a 2 lb. rainbow that had a tagged dorsal
fin, part of the October Troutfest in 07'.
Large trophy sized rainbow trout will be stocked
in the lake this week as part of the Jim Hall Memorial May
Trout Classic. In addition to numerous cash and tackle prizes
for the 425 entrants, several fish reared in pens over the
winter could break the lake record of 14.68 lbs. set during
the 1995 Classic. Look for these fish to be caught next weekend
and in the weeks to come.
Big Bear Marina is proud to announce that we
are the first OFFICIAL WEIGH STATION on Big Bear Lake. New
LAKE RECORDS will be established! Bring your BIG FISH and
QUALITY LIMITS to the marina for weigh-in and be eligible
for monthly prizes.
BIG BEAR LAKE FISHING EVENTS 2008
MAY TROUT CLASSIC** MAY 17 & 18----Fishing
Assoc. of Big Bear Lake 909-585-4007
5th ANNUAL CARP ROUNDUP**JUNE 7 & 8----Big
Bear Municipal Water Dist. 909-866-5796
OCTOBER TROUTFEST**OCTOBER 4 & 5----Western
Outdoor News 949-366-0030
