Fishing Report : Fish Are Biting Despite Cold Weather

There were some good catches of brown and rainbow trout reported this week at lakes in the Eastern Sierra despite cold weather, rain and snow.

Ron Lane of Bishop caught a 12-pound 12-ounce brown trout at Upper Twin Lake in the Bridgeport Area Sunday. Mae and Jeff Wilson of Altadena, who were ice fishing at Lake Sabrina near Bishop, caught two rainbow trout weighing a total of 10-6.

Most Southland lakes had windy conditions but the 20-m.p.h. breezes subsided by Thursday. At Pyramid Lake, Rick Cearley of Northridge caught a 25-pound striped bass, and Frank Burns of Canoga Park landed five stripers totaling 43 pounds.

LAKE MEAD--Good for stripers on anchovies at Vegas Wash. Largemouth bass fair to good at Overton Arm.

BULLHEAD CITY--Striped bass fair in Colorado River. Trout good by trolling in Lake Mohave.

SALTON SEA--Bombay Beach is the hot spot for corvina. Tilapia hitting at North Shore. Croaker biting everywhere.

LAKE CACHUMA--Trout best bet, on cheese or nightcrawlers. Windy.

LAKE CASITAS--Windy. Some catfish and a few bass. Trout fair by trolling.

PYRAMID LAKE--Good for striped bass averaging 10-12 pounds. Pat Morgan, Castaic, 17-0 striper. Catfish excellent up to 16 pounds. Largemouth bass good up to 12 inches. Crappie and bluegills good all over lake. Rainbow trout good.

LAKE PIRU--Trout best bet near dam and at north end by trolling. Bass good up to eight pounds at San Felicia and Cow coves. Catfish good at north end. Crappie and bluegills fair.

CASTAIC LAKE--Good for trout. Bluegills and crappie fair. Windy.

LAKE ISABELLA--Good for crappie and bass. Catfish slow.

SAN DIEGO LAKES--Otay: Bass best bet. Bluegills and crappie fair. San Vicente: Bass fair. Rainbow trout picking up. Catfish best bet. Miramar: Good for rainbow trout. Top catch: 3-12 and 3-8 rainbows. El Capitan: Bluegills best bet. Bass fair. Top catch: 9-12 bass. Sutherland: Bass fair. Top bass catches: 13-2, 9-4. Hodges: Excellent for bluegills. Bass fair.

LAKE IRWINDALE--Trout best bet in east and south ends of lake. Catfish picking up with an average of three per rod. Bluegills excellent. Water level up. Taciti Matsumoto, Torrence, 3-0 trout; Bob Hamilton, Glendora, 4-8 trout.

VAIL LAKE--Crappie have slowed. Some catfish. Bass and trout best bet.

LAKE SILVERWOOD--Good for stripers. Mark Sutherland, Fontana, 22-0 striper; Max Moore, Apple Valley, 38-0 striper; Dell East, San Bernardino, 30-4, 26-4 stripers. Excellent for crappie. Chuck Dunham, Bloomington, 19-0 largemouth bass.

LAKE HENSHAW--Windy this week. Bass picking up. Crappie slow. Bullheads beginning to move.

BISHOP AREA--Windy for four days. Ice fishing at Lake Sabrina. Intake II fair to good for trout. North Lake still frozen. Pleasant Valley Reservoir good for rainbows to 13 inches. Allen Seiboldt, Inglewood, 4-8 brown trout. Lower Owens River still high. Fishing best on lure and baits.

JUNE LAKE LOOP--Wind has slowed fishing. Bait fishing best bet. Gull Lake most productive in late afternoons. Silver and Grant lakes slow. Rush Creek fair.

BRIDGEPORT AREA--Ron Lane, Bishop, 12-12 brown trout out of Upper Twin Lakes. East Walker excellent for trout five to six pounds. Some fishing in the reservoir.

Saltwater

The Times accepts and publishes the catch count as a public service. Any responsibility for accuracy is that of the landing operator.

MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--16 anglers (1 boat): 3 ling cod, 20 rock cod, 5 red rock cod, 195 red snapper, 20 yellow bass.

VENTURA (Ventura Landing)--8 anglers (1 boat): 80 rock cod.

OXNARD--78 anglers (3 boats): 250 rock cod, 1 cow cod, 2 ling cod, 6 sole, 443 rockfish, 1 halibut, 15 whitefish, 5 calico bass.

MALIBU--30 anglers (1 boat): 3 halibut, 7 calico bass, 13 sand bass, 150 rockfish.

MARINA DEL REY--72 anglers (2 boats): 4 halibut, 15 calico bass, 12 sand bass, 180 rock cod, 45 red snapper, 1 ling cod, 12 mackerel.

SAN PEDRO (Ports O’ Call)--36 anglers (2 boats): 3 yellowtail, 65 calico bass, 3 sand bass, 21 bonito, 4 blue perch, 3 rock sole, 64 whitefish, 37 rockfish. (22nd St. Landing)--38 anglers (1 boat): 8 yellowtail, 4 barracuda, 20 bonito, 34 calico bass, 10 rockfish.

SEAL BEACH--18 anglers (1 boat): 270 rock fish, 270 whitefish.

NEWPORT (Newport Landing)--14 anglers (2 boats): 44 sand bass, 3 calico bass, 1 halibut, 11 rockfish, 25 mackerel. (Davey’s Locker)--89 anglers (4 boats): 12 barracuda, 224 bonito, 7 yellowtail, 1 halibut, 305 calico bass, 12 sand bass, 2 sole, 22 rockfish.

DANA WHARF--26 anglers (2 boats): 112 bass, 26 mackerel.

OCEANSIDE--52 anglers (2 boats): 31 calico bass, 25 sand bass, 1 halibut, 12 rockfish, 25 mackerel.

SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--111 anglers (8 boats): 57 yellowtail, 74 barracuda, 26 bonito, 83 bass, 110 rockfish, 30 mackerel. (Seaforth)--54 anglers (3 boats): 1 barracuda, 31 calico bass, 1 sand bass, 22 rockfish, 270 mackerel. (Islandia)--52 anglers (2 boats): 56 calico bass, 6 sand bass, 1 barracuda, 36 rockfish, 177 mackerel.

Trout Plants

A list of waters scheduled to be planted by the Department of Fish and Game, weather and road conditions permitting, by counties:

LOS ANGELES--Big Rock Creek, Bouquet Canyon Creek, Castaic Lake, Castaic Lagoon, Crystal Lake, Elizabeth Lake, Jackson Lake, Legg Lakes, Little Rock Creek, Little Rock Reservoir, Puddingstone Lake, Pyramid Lake, San Gabriel River (East, West and North forks).

ORANGE--Trabuco Creek.

SAN BERNARDINO--Gregory Lake, Mill Creek, Santa Ana River, Santa Ana River (South Fork), Silverwood Lake.

RIVERSIDE--Hemet Lake, Perris Lake.

SAN DIEGO--Doane Pond.

VENTURA--Lake Casitas, Piru Lake, Reyes Creek, Rose Valley Lakes, Sespe Creek (Upper).

KERN--Alder Creek, Cedar Creek, Erskine Creek, Hart Park Lake, Kern River (Democrat Dam to KR1 powerhouse, Borell powerhouse to Democrat Dam, Isabella Dam to Borell powerhouse, KR3 powerhouse to Lake Isabella.

TULARE--Bone Creek, Deer Creek, Dry Meadow Creek, Kern River (South Fork), Kern River (Fairview Dam to KR3 powerhouse, Johnsondale Bridge to Fairview Dam), Nobe Young Creek, Peppermint Creek (Upper and Lower), Poso Creek, Tule River (Middle Fork, North and South forks of Main Fork, Cedar Slope area), White River.

INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, South and Intake II), Cottonwood Creek, Owens River (below Tinemeha), Shepherds Creek, Taboose Creek, Tinemeha Creek, Tuttle Creek.

MONO--Bridgeport Reservoir, Buckeye Creek, Convict Creek, Convict Lake, Grant Lake, Gull Lake, Hilton Creek, June Lake, Lee Vining Creek, Little Walker River, Lundy Lake, Mammoth Creek, McGee Creek, Mill Creek, Owens River (Benton Crossing and Big Springs), Pine Creek, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Reverse Creek, Robinson Creek, Rush Creek, Rock Creek (Paradise Camp to Tom’s Place, Tom’s Place upstream to Rock Creek Lake), Sherwin Creek, Silver Lake, Swauger Creek, Twin Lakes Bridgeport (Upper and Lower), Virginia Creek, Walker River (Chris Flat campground to town of Walker, Levitt Meadows campground to Sonora Bridge.