Irvine Lake Fishing Report
by Steve Carson
1-18-2011
714-649-9111
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The trout bite overall has been very good, and it is about a 50/50 ratio of bait fish to troll fish for the boat anglers. The bite for shore anglers has also been very good at Boat Dock Cove and Woody's Cove. Productive baits this week were Power Bait, Gulp and nightcrawlers for bait dunkers. Trollers stayed with the reliable firetiger-color Rapala Countdown in CD03 and CD05 sizes. Hotspots included Boat Dock Cove, Trout Island, Woody's Cove, the west shoreline, and Santiago Flats. Bass anglers are still finding decent numbers of 2 to 6-pound largemouth. Most of the fish are located at 25 to 40 feet in the traditional deep water hard structure spots off the Red Clay Cliffs and Rocky Point, and are hitting on jigs and Carolina-rigged plastics. A fair number of bass have also moved up into all of the newly flooded vegetation, and are biting on crankbaits at about 15 feet.
Extra gravel has been added to open up the road to Trout Island for vehicle traffic again. Anglers are cautioned to call ahead for up to the minute road conditions, as things can change quickly during and after rainstorms. With the road to Trout Island rebuilt, the Kids Lagoon again exists as a separate entity. Families with children age 12 and under found decent action on trout in the 1 to 3-pound class in the Lagoon. Surface water temperature in the main lake is 61 degrees. This coming weekend's tournament will be a"2 for $22" special deal. Enter the tournament on Saturday [Jan. 22], weigh-in at least 1 fish of any size, and earn a pass to come back the next day [Jan. 23] for free. Tournament winners will be determined by cumulative weights from both days. Follow Irvine Lake on Facebook, on the web at www.IrvineLake.net or call 714-649-9111.
Outstanding Catches Of The Week:
1) Mario Garcielita of Whittier, 20-4 rainbow trout on a Power Trout Worm at Boat Dock Cove.
2) Galinda Cooper of Pasadena, 13-2 rainbow trout on an SC Shiner at mid-lake.
3) Sam Tagaloa of Orange, 13-0 rainbow trout on a mini jig at Boat Dock Cove.
4) Raul Talingo of Orange, 12-0 rainbow trout on Power Bait at the flats.
5) Trent Dubuque of Fountain Valley, 12-0 rainbow trout on Power Bait/nightcrawler at the south shore.
6) Brent Johnson of Anaheim, 10-10 rainbow trout on Power Bait at the west shore.
7) Gene Case of Fallbrook, 10-8 rainbow trout on a Rapala at Boat Dock Cove.
8) Jiang Chun of China, 10-6 rainbow trout on a sabiki at Boat Dock Cove.
9) Alfonzo Cervantes of Los Angeles, 10-4 rainbow trout on Power Bait at Trout Island.
10) Bob Nordstrom of Placentia, 10-2 rainbow trout on Rapala at mid-lake.
11) Nick Northrup of Lake Forest, 9-4 rainbow trout on a Flickershad at mid-lake.
12) John Gilabert of Santa Ana, 9-0 rainbow trout on a Rapala at the west shore.
13)Hubert Zamora of Long Beach, 6-8 steelhead on a Rapala at mid-lake.
14) Ricardo Zepeda of Newport Beach, 3-8 brown trout on Power Bait at the south shore.
15) Dan Kadota of San Pedro, 3-6 brown trout on Power Bait at Boat Dock Cove.
16) Timmy Ho of Rosemead, 5-5 largemouth bass [released], on a Bevy Shad at Trout Island.
17) Hubert Zamora of Long Beach, 5-trout limit totaling 35-1, on Rapalas at mid-lake.
Extra gravel has been added to open up the road to Trout Island for vehicle traffic again. Anglers are cautioned to call ahead for up to the minute road conditions, as things can change quickly during and after rainstorms. With the road to Trout Island rebuilt, the Kids Lagoon again exists as a separate entity. Families with children age 12 and under found decent action on trout in the 1 to 3-pound class in the Lagoon. Surface water temperature in the main lake is 61 degrees. This coming weekend's tournament will be a"2 for $22" special deal. Enter the tournament on Saturday [Jan. 22], weigh-in at least 1 fish of any size, and earn a pass to come back the next day [Jan. 23] for free. Tournament winners will be determined by cumulative weights from both days. Follow Irvine Lake on Facebook, on the web at www.IrvineLake.net or call 714-649-9111.
Outstanding Catches Of The Week:
1) Mario Garcielita of Whittier, 20-4 rainbow trout on a Power Trout Worm at Boat Dock Cove.
2) Galinda Cooper of Pasadena, 13-2 rainbow trout on an SC Shiner at mid-lake.
3) Sam Tagaloa of Orange, 13-0 rainbow trout on a mini jig at Boat Dock Cove.
4) Raul Talingo of Orange, 12-0 rainbow trout on Power Bait at the flats.
5) Trent Dubuque of Fountain Valley, 12-0 rainbow trout on Power Bait/nightcrawler at the south shore.
6) Brent Johnson of Anaheim, 10-10 rainbow trout on Power Bait at the west shore.
7) Gene Case of Fallbrook, 10-8 rainbow trout on a Rapala at Boat Dock Cove.
8) Jiang Chun of China, 10-6 rainbow trout on a sabiki at Boat Dock Cove.
9) Alfonzo Cervantes of Los Angeles, 10-4 rainbow trout on Power Bait at Trout Island.
10) Bob Nordstrom of Placentia, 10-2 rainbow trout on Rapala at mid-lake.
11) Nick Northrup of Lake Forest, 9-4 rainbow trout on a Flickershad at mid-lake.
12) John Gilabert of Santa Ana, 9-0 rainbow trout on a Rapala at the west shore.
13)Hubert Zamora of Long Beach, 6-8 steelhead on a Rapala at mid-lake.
14) Ricardo Zepeda of Newport Beach, 3-8 brown trout on Power Bait at the south shore.
15) Dan Kadota of San Pedro, 3-6 brown trout on Power Bait at Boat Dock Cove.
16) Timmy Ho of Rosemead, 5-5 largemouth bass [released], on a Bevy Shad at Trout Island.
17) Hubert Zamora of Long Beach, 5-trout limit totaling 35-1, on Rapalas at mid-lake.
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