976-FRESH Freshwater Fish Report

SILVERWOOD: DFG trout went in last week and three weeks ago. The trout action has continued to be good around the launch ramp, marina, Sawpit, and into Cleghorn and Miller canyons. More and more fish are also showing out by the dam. Floating baits, small trout plastics and jigs, and inflated nightcrawlers with scent have all been good bet. Most of the rainbows are pan-sized but some to 2-8 reported. The crappie bite has been slow to fair off the dock on small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles or meal worms. A few stripers have been showing around the marina chasing trout with some fish on swimbaits and cut baits, and the largemouth bass bite has been fair on plastics and nightcrawlers in 20 to 40 feet of water, mostly on the points. A few catfish have also continued to show on the same cut baits working for the stripers. The warm weather also seems to have perked the largemouth action, with some fish showing on jigs, plastics, and nightcrawlers in 20 to 40 feet of water. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. The park is closed on Wednesday and Thursday each week now through March (walk-in fishing still allowed). Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a petition at the Silverwood Country Store to get the lake opened back up those two days. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.

BIG BEAR LAKE: The best trout bite shifted from mid-day to morning and evening this past week with the top spots still the aerator, Windy Point, Juniper Point and Serrano, and the action is still pretty good for patient anglers. Still mostly just sheet ice on non-windy mornings which is gone by mid-morning. The best bite is in 12 to 18 feet of water with floating baits, mostly Power Bait and Gulp!, on a three-foot leader. Top flavors/colors have been garlic chartreuse, rainbow salmon egg, and chunky cheese garlic. Light fishing pressure. All the marinas are closed until spring. For fishing information: Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.

JENKS LAKE REGION: Parking area closed, but anglers walking in have found pretty fair action on holdover trout, especially on small tube jigs. No DFG plants in over a month. No recent plants in the Santa Ana River or the South Fork. Jenks Lake: 909-747-5098. General Information: Mill Creek Ranger Station at 909-382-2881.

SILVERWOOD: DFG trout went in last week and three weeks ago. The trout action has continued to be good around the launch ramp, marina, Sawpit, and into Cleghorn and Miller canyons. More and more fish are also showing out by the dam. Floating baits, small trout plastics and jigs, and inflated nightcrawlers with scent have all been good bet. Most of the rainbows are pan-sized but some to 2-8 reported. The crappie bite has been slow to fair off the dock on small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles or meal worms. A few stripers have been showing around the marina chasing trout with some fish on swimbaits and cut baits, and the largemouth bass bite has been fair on plastics and nightcrawlers in 20 to 40 feet of water, mostly on the points. A 13-8 and a six-pounder were reported at the dam this past week. A few catfish have also continued to show on the same cut baits working for the stripers. The warm weather also seems to have perked the largemouth action, with some fish showing on jigs, plastics, and nightcrawlers in 20 to 40 feet of water. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. The park is closed on Wednesday and Thursday each week now through March (walk-in fishing still allowed). Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a petition at the Silverwood Country Store to get the lake opened back up those two days. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.

BIG BEAR LAKE: The best trout bite shifted from mid-day to morning and evening this past week with the top spots still the aerator, Windy Point, Juniper Point and Serrano, and the action is still pretty good for patient anglers. Still mostly just sheet ice on non-windy mornings which is gone by mid-morning. The best bite is in 12 to 18 feet of water with floating baits, mostly Power Bait and Gulp!, on a three-foot leader. Top flavors/colors have been garlic chartreuse, rainbow salmon egg, and chunky cheese garlic. Light fishing pressure. All the marinas are closed until spring. For fishing information: Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.

SILVERWOOD: DFG trout went in last week and three weeks ago. The trout action has continued to be good around the launch ramp, marina, Sawpit, and into Cleghorn and Miller canyons. Floating baits, small trout plastics and jigs, and inflated nightcrawlers with scent have all been good bet. Greg Warren, Los Angeles, had four rainbows fishing PowerBait dough off the dock rocks. The fish averaged just over a pound. The crappie bite has improved again with fair action off the dock on small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles or meal worms. Wanda Jackson had five crappie on meal worms with her best a three-pounder. A few stripers have been showing around the marina chasing trout with some fish on swimbaits and cut baits. Will Tucker, Ontario, landed an eight-pounder on a nightcrawler off the dock. A few catfish have also continued to show on the same cut baits working for the stripers. The warm weather also seems to have perked the largemouth action, with some fish showing on jigs, plastics, and nightcrawlers in 20 to 40 feet of water. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. The park is closed on Wednesday and Thursday each week now through March (walk-in fishing still allowed). Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a petition at the Silverwood Country Store to get the lake opened back up those two days. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.

BIG BEAR LAKE: The best trout bite shifted from mid-day to morning and evening this past week with the top spots still the aerator, Windy Point, Juniper Point and Serrano. Quite a bite of sheet ice in the mornings, but itís usually gone by 9 a.m. The best bite is in 12 to 18 feet of water with floating baits, mostly Power Bait and Gulp!, on a three-foot leader. Top flavors/colors have been garlic chartreuse, rainbow salmon egg, and chunky cheese garlic. Light fishing pressure. All the marinas are closed until spring. For fishing information: Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.

SILVERWOOD: DFG trout were planted last Friday and four weeks ago, and the trout action has continues good around the launch ramp, marina, Sawpit, and into Cleghorn and Miller canyons. Floating baits, small trout plastics and jigs, and inflated nightcrawlers with scent have all been good bet. Joe Smith San Diego, landed four rainbows on nightcrawlers in Cleghorn and his best fish was a four-pounder. There also continues to be a fair crappie bite off the marina docks on small jigs tipped with meal worms or Crappie Nibbles. Not as many good stringers but catches of five to 10 half- to three-quarter pound fish are still common. A few up to two pounds have been landed. The bluegill bite is slowing, but a few are still being landed, also off the docks. Stripers are fair with a few showing on cut baits or trout-like swim baits in Chemise and at the dam. Robert Mems, Hesperia, landed a 10-pound striper in Sawpit on a Kastmaster. The catfish have slowed way down with only a few showing on cut baits. Juan Pablo, Hesperia, caught two cats of the shrimp-marshmallow combo at the dock and his best was a six-pounder. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. The park is closed on Wednesday and Thursday each week now through March (walk-in fishing still allowed). Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a petition at the Silverwood Country Store to get the lake opened back up those two days. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.

BIG BEAR LAKE: The best trout action has been mid-day between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the dam, the aerator, Windy Point, Juniper Point and Serrano. Not as much sheet ice this week with the warmer weather. The best bite is in 15 to 18 feet of water with floating baits, mostly Power Bait and Gulp!, on a three foot leader. Top flavors/colors have been garlic chartreuse, rainbow salmon egg, and chunky cheese garlic. Light fishing pressure. All the marinas are closed until spring. For fishing information: Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.

SILVERWOOD: DFG trout were planted this week and three weeks ago. The bite has been fair to good around the marina, in Sawpit, and into Cleghorn and Miller canyons, mostly on small lures and floating dough baits. There also continues to be a fair crappie bite off the marina docks on small jigs tipped with meal worms or Crappie Nibbles. Not as many good stringers but catches of five to 10 half- to three-quarter pound fish are still common. A few up to two pounds have been landed. The bluegill bite is slowing, but a few are still being landed. Stripers are fair with a few showing on cut baits or trout-like swim baits in Chemise and at the dam. The catfish have slowed way down with only a few showing on cut baits. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. The park is closed on Wednesday and Thursday each week now through March (walk-in fishing still allowed). Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a petition at the Silverwood Country Store to get the lake opened back up those two days. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.

BIG BEAR LAKE: The best trout action has been mid-day between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m when the warmer weather clears off some of the sheet ice. The best bite has been at the dam, the aerator, Windy Point, Juniper Point and Serrano. Most anglers are fishing 15 to 18 feet of water with floating baits, mostly Power Bait and Gulp!, on a three foot leader. Top flavors/colors have been garlic chartreuse, rainbow salmon egg, and chunky cheese garlic. Light fishing pressure. All the marinas are closed until spring. For fishing information: Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.

SILVERWOOD: There continues to be a fair to good crappie bite off the marina docks on small jigs tipped with meal worms or Crappie Nibbles. Not as many good stringers but catches of five to 10 half- to three-quarter pound fish are still common. A few up to two pounds have been landed. The bluegill bite is slowing, but a few are still being landed. DFG trout were planted two weeks ago. The bite has been fair to good around the marina, in Sawpit, and into Cleghorn and Miller canyons, mostly on small lures and floating dough baits. Stripers are fair with a few showing on cut baits or trout-like swim baits in Chemise and at the dam. The catfish have slowed way down with only a few showing on cut baits. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. The park is closed on Wednesday and Thursday each week now through March (walk-in fishing still allowed). Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a petition at the Silverwood Country Store to get the lake opened back up those two days. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.

SILVERWOOD: There continues to be a fair to good crappie bite off the marina docks on small jigs tipped with meal worms or Crappie Nibbles. Not as good stringers, but Marty Ortiz, Rialto, had 12 crappie on Saturday. Most of the fish are half- to three-quarter pound, but fish up to two pounds have been landed. The bluegill bite is slowing, but a few are still being landed. DFG trout were planted last Friday and four weeks ago. The bite has been good around the marina and into Cleghorn and Miller canyons, mostly on small lures and floating dough baits. Ryan Dunn, Ontario, had a limit of the planted on Saturday fishing Power Bait off the marina rocks. Stripers are fair with a few showing on cut baits or trout-like swim baits. Ron Morris, Victorville, landed stripers at 12 and five pounds fishing a one-ounce Kastmaster. The catfish have slowed way down with only a few showing on cut baits. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. The park is closed on Wednesday and Thursday each week now through March (walk-in fishing still allowed). Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a petition at the Silverwood Country Store to get the lake opened back up those two days. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.

SILVERWOOD: There continues to be a very good crappie bite off the marina docks on small jigs with 25-fish limits common. Most of the fish are half- to three-quarter pound, but fish up to two pounds have been landed. Most of the action has been on small jigs tipped with meal worms or Crappie Nibbles. Joe Jackson, Ontario, landed 15 crappie this past week. The bluegill bite is slowing, but a few are still being landed. DFG trout were slated to be planted this week and there was a 1,900-pound DFG trout plant three weeks ago. The bite has been fair to good around the marina and into Cleghorn and Miller canyons, mostly on small lures and floating dough baits. The catfish and striper action remains fair to good with both species showing at the dam, Sawpit, Outhouse Cove, and in the mouth of Cleghorn. The stripers are mostly in the four to six pound class, with the cats from three to eight pounds. Jaime Walters, Summit Valley, landed two stripers at 10 and four pounds on Kastmasters in Cleghorn, while Dick Ford, Hesperia, had an eight-pound catfish on anchovies in Chemise. The largemouth bass are just fair, some quality fish are up chasing swimbaits with the stripers after the trout plants. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. The park is closed on Wednesday and Thursday each week now through March (walk-in fishing still allowed). Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a petition at the Silverwood Country Store to get the lake opened back up those two days. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.

BIG BEAR LAKE: Wind and cold have hampered the trout fishermen, but the trout bite has been fair for lure anglers fishing from shore the north shore from the dam east the best area. Few bait reports. The bass action is slow to fair around the observatory and along the north shore toward the dam. Jigs and plastics in 20 to 40 feet and deeper are best with the fish moving deeper with the colder water conditions. No catfish or panfish reports. For fishing information: Big Bear Marina 909-866-3218 (or http://www.bigbearmarina.com), Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.