The weather has cleared the fish are biting and the snow shovels are put away.  Spring has sprung in Big Bear!  With good weather and daytime temperatures in the 60′s and nighttime in the 40′s the trout are on the bite.  Water temperatures have risen to 54 degrees in the east and 52 in the west.  A nice insect hatch has the trout active on the surface for the first time this year.  Trollers who have been working Needlefish on leadcore at 3 to 4 colors the past few weeks are still getting limits of pound and a half holdovers, but can now also put a Rapala up on the surface landing holdover trout in the two plus range as they hit the surface.

Bait anglers continue to catch the same nice limits along the North Shore from Stanfield Cutoff to Windy Pt.  With the bait action slowing a bit as you get closer to the dam.  Fishing off the bottom with PowerBait, as always is the magic.  Varying leader lengths from 1-4 feet until you find the fish is a good idea, with a short cast from the shoreline the most effective.  If you have a favorite spot to anchor on and bait fish it too will put fish on the stringer.  Drifting the lake in your vessel with bait suspended 15 to 20 feet down will as get the job done.

Regardless of the lure, bait, technique, size rod or line you use (that is less than a broom stick with clothes line) you will catch trout!

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