The rainbow trout have turned on all over Big Bear Lake.  With surface temperatures at 47 degrees and the promise of improving weather the fish are liking it.  Limits of holdover trout form 1.5 pounds to 4.5 pounds have been reported by anglers from boat and shore.  Be sure to get in on some great [...]

It’s pretty simple, when the weather is good so is the trout bite!  After 5 inches of snow on Monday we got a glimpse of spring, the anglers and the fish showed in good numbers.  Trollers using leadcore and a variety of lures found the trout all over the lake from as short as 1.5 [...]

With lake surface temperatures in the low 40′s and Mother Nature not wanting to say good-bye to winter, the season is off to a chilly start.  Shore anglers along the North Shore from the dam to Juniper Pt. are doing well fishing off the bottom with a sliding egg sinker,  short leader (12-18 inches) and [...]

A lot of excitement is being generated for the 2010 season on Big Bear Lake.  The lake has risen 3 feet and will continue to fill as the melt-off continues and the promise of a strong El Nino, with rain to come, lingers into spring. The water temperature is about 40 degrees now and the [...]