08-14-2009, 10:32 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000][size 3]HIGH DESERT LAKES
HESPERIA LAKE: There continues to be a good catfish bite with a lot of limits and many quality fish showing, with the best bite morning and evening. Inflated nightcrawlers, the marshmallow-meal worm combo, or mackerel and shrimp dipped in Sonny's have been the top baits. The lake is receiving plants of 2,200 pounds of catfish each week. Top fish this past week was an 18-pound channel cat caught by Aaron Hunter, Rialto, on mackerel. Gene Thomas, San Bernardino, hooked into a 10-pound blue cat on the marshmallow-meal worm combo while fishing the north shore. Manny Thompson, Barstow, Joseph Garcia, Hesperia, and Patrick Simpson, Highland, all caught catfish around the eight-pound mark. Wipers, a striped bass-white bass hybrid, were planted over a month ago and action has been best on nightcrawlers. Ryan Shea, Phelan, landed a two-pound wiper on a mealworm. Some sturgeon continue to show each week, but the bite is slow. Raqhael Camarillo, Hesperia, caught a 15-8 sturgeon on mackerel. Lake hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the night session from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $15 per angler. Information: 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
JESS RANCH: Cooler temperatures have led to much better trout action. Power Bait, especially in colors Garlic, Salmon Peach, and Orange has been the best bet for trout with nightcrawlers, and a variety of jigs and lures also working well. Best trout bite continues to be before 10 a.m. The catfish bite is still good on Power Bait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp. The bass bite is fair with the best action on Senkos and tubes. The bluegill bite is good on mealworms and small jigs. The lake is open Wednesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it is stocked with trout each week on Fridays from its own hatchery. The lake has put the stocking of catfish on hold due to a hatchery conflict. Lake information: 760-240-1107 or www.jessranchlakesnews.com.
MOJAVE NARROWS: Good catfish action with weekly county plants. Most of the fish are around two to 2 1/2 pounds and the best action has been on mackerel and shrimp. Bluegill action has been very good on small jigs with most fish hand-sized. A few largemouth bass in the one-pound range have been caught on dark plastics off the island, but the carp and trout are slow. The catfish season has been extended, and the lake will continue to receive plants each week through September 19. For lake information: 760-245-2226.[/size][/#008000][/font]
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HESPERIA LAKE: There continues to be a good catfish bite with a lot of limits and many quality fish showing, with the best bite morning and evening. Inflated nightcrawlers, the marshmallow-meal worm combo, or mackerel and shrimp dipped in Sonny's have been the top baits. The lake is receiving plants of 2,200 pounds of catfish each week. Top fish this past week was an 18-pound channel cat caught by Aaron Hunter, Rialto, on mackerel. Gene Thomas, San Bernardino, hooked into a 10-pound blue cat on the marshmallow-meal worm combo while fishing the north shore. Manny Thompson, Barstow, Joseph Garcia, Hesperia, and Patrick Simpson, Highland, all caught catfish around the eight-pound mark. Wipers, a striped bass-white bass hybrid, were planted over a month ago and action has been best on nightcrawlers. Ryan Shea, Phelan, landed a two-pound wiper on a mealworm. Some sturgeon continue to show each week, but the bite is slow. Raqhael Camarillo, Hesperia, caught a 15-8 sturgeon on mackerel. Lake hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the night session from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $15 per angler. Information: 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
JESS RANCH: Cooler temperatures have led to much better trout action. Power Bait, especially in colors Garlic, Salmon Peach, and Orange has been the best bet for trout with nightcrawlers, and a variety of jigs and lures also working well. Best trout bite continues to be before 10 a.m. The catfish bite is still good on Power Bait, nightcrawlers, and shrimp. The bass bite is fair with the best action on Senkos and tubes. The bluegill bite is good on mealworms and small jigs. The lake is open Wednesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it is stocked with trout each week on Fridays from its own hatchery. The lake has put the stocking of catfish on hold due to a hatchery conflict. Lake information: 760-240-1107 or www.jessranchlakesnews.com.
MOJAVE NARROWS: Good catfish action with weekly county plants. Most of the fish are around two to 2 1/2 pounds and the best action has been on mackerel and shrimp. Bluegill action has been very good on small jigs with most fish hand-sized. A few largemouth bass in the one-pound range have been caught on dark plastics off the island, but the carp and trout are slow. The catfish season has been extended, and the lake will continue to receive plants each week through September 19. For lake information: 760-245-2226.[/size][/#008000][/font]
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