01-31-2003, 04:31 AM
[size 2][size 1]The Crave Bait promotional event February 6-9 that could produce a new state record for rainbow trout. Currently, that record stands are 27 pounds for a ocean-going steelhead caught from the Smith River in Northern California. The inland waters record is 26.08 pounds - a rainbow trout caught at Santa Ana River [/size]
[size 1]Lakes last year in late February by Robert VandeVelde of Whittier on gossamer two-pound test line and Crave Bait. [/size]
[size 1]Trout larger than 26 pounds will be planted prior to the February 6-9 event, and Phil Mackey of Mt. Lassen Trout Farms believes he has a couple of rainbows in his trophy fish ponds that weigh around 30 pounds. Those monster trout are coming to Santa Ana River Lakes.[/size]
[/size][size 1]Go to [/size][url "http://www.fishinglakes.com/"][#0000ff][size 1]http://www.fishinglakes.com[/size][/#0000ff][/url][size 1] and get your Crave Bait "Special Insider [/size]
[size 1]Invitation" for Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 6-7-8-9.[/size]
[size 1]In all, there were 10 trout bigger than 10 pounds landed at SARL this past week. [/size]
[size 1]Besides Torrealba's lake record Lightning Trout, John Kingkeo, Buena Park, had a 14 1/2-pound rainbow fishing a jig in Chris' Pond. Greg Samarin, Whittier, topped off a five-fish limit with a 13.4-pounder fishing with Crave Bait doused with Crave Gravy. Chuck Palmgren, Huntington Beach, had the best stringer of the week with five fish weighing in at 26 pounds, and his two big trout weighed in at 12.8 and 9.8 pounds. He, too, was fishing with Crave Bait spiced up with Crave Gravy. Lake regular, Ruben Miller, Ontario, caught a 12 1/2-pound rainbow from his float tube at the Bubble Hole fishing small jigs and Crave Gravy. [/size]
[size 1]Go to [/size][url "http://www.fishinglakes.com/"][#0000ff][size 1]http://www.fishinglakes.com[/size][/#0000ff][/url][size 1] and get your Crave Bait "Special Insider [/size]
[size 1]Invitation" for Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 6-7-8-9.[/size]
[size 1]The lakes are open seven days a week. Anglers can fish 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 pass has a five-fish limit. [/size]
[size 1]For more Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call (714) 632-7830 for the recording, (714) 632-7851 for the bait shop, or log on at [/size]
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[size 1]Lakes last year in late February by Robert VandeVelde of Whittier on gossamer two-pound test line and Crave Bait. [/size]
[size 1]Trout larger than 26 pounds will be planted prior to the February 6-9 event, and Phil Mackey of Mt. Lassen Trout Farms believes he has a couple of rainbows in his trophy fish ponds that weigh around 30 pounds. Those monster trout are coming to Santa Ana River Lakes.[/size]
[/size][size 1]Go to [/size][url "http://www.fishinglakes.com/"][#0000ff][size 1]http://www.fishinglakes.com[/size][/#0000ff][/url][size 1] and get your Crave Bait "Special Insider [/size]
[size 1]Invitation" for Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 6-7-8-9.[/size]
[size 1]In all, there were 10 trout bigger than 10 pounds landed at SARL this past week. [/size]
[size 1]Besides Torrealba's lake record Lightning Trout, John Kingkeo, Buena Park, had a 14 1/2-pound rainbow fishing a jig in Chris' Pond. Greg Samarin, Whittier, topped off a five-fish limit with a 13.4-pounder fishing with Crave Bait doused with Crave Gravy. Chuck Palmgren, Huntington Beach, had the best stringer of the week with five fish weighing in at 26 pounds, and his two big trout weighed in at 12.8 and 9.8 pounds. He, too, was fishing with Crave Bait spiced up with Crave Gravy. Lake regular, Ruben Miller, Ontario, caught a 12 1/2-pound rainbow from his float tube at the Bubble Hole fishing small jigs and Crave Gravy. [/size]
[size 1]Go to [/size][url "http://www.fishinglakes.com/"][#0000ff][size 1]http://www.fishinglakes.com[/size][/#0000ff][/url][size 1] and get your Crave Bait "Special Insider [/size]
[size 1]Invitation" for Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 6-7-8-9.[/size]
[size 1]The lakes are open seven days a week. Anglers can fish 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 pass has a five-fish limit. [/size]
[size 1]For more Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call (714) 632-7830 for the recording, (714) 632-7851 for the bait shop, or log on at [/size]
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