The March/April issue of the respected national fishing publication "In-Fisherman" featured an article on springtime catfish angling. Irvine Lake was named among the 7 top bodies of water in the entire United States for the springtime pursuit of channel catfish, and the only one that was located in California. The other lakes ranked on the list with Irvine for whiskerfish are located in Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, and Iowa. "Being named to this list is quite an honor", said general manager Dave Noyes. "We have always known that our fishing was good, and it's nice to see that a publication as well-respected as In-Fisherman thinks so too. Summertime is even better for catfish here at Irvine Lake, and we plan to have a bang-up catfish season opener on June 10."