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Irvine Lake 8-10 rainbow tops; brown trout bite heats up
Western Outdoor NewsPublished: Feb 01, 2012
SILVERADO — This past week, anglers at Irvine Lake were happiest once the wind abated, reported Jimmy Getty at the Pro Shop. “Friday and Saturday were breezy,” observed Getty. “Sunday was beautiful, and we sold a bunch of ‘second limit’ passes on Sunday. One of the best tricks was to take a boat over to Trout Island, then get out and fish from shore.”
Getty added, “The brown trout are showing pretty well on nightcrawlers for people who know how to get them, and we had some real nice quality rainbows up to 18 pounds stocked last week.”
Bait anglers scored well with a variety of offerings, including garlic chartreuse PowerBait on a 16-inch leader, or Gulp! Sinking Pinched Crawlers under a bobber. The chartreuse or bubblegum-color Gulp! 2-inch Fat Trout Worms rigged wacky or splitshot-style also worked well.
Trollers did best with Firetiger-color Rapala Countdown CD03’s or Berkley Flicker Shad 04’s, and pink SC Shiners. Tops spots for trolling included Santiago Flats and mid-lake, with bait dunkers staying at Boat Dock Cove, Trout Island and the west shoreline.
Doug Ramirez of Westminster used a nightcrawler at the Flats for an 8-10 rainbow. Drew Navarro of Orange bagged a 5.2-pound brown trout using a Trout King worm in Woody’s Cove. Miguel Armala of Santa Ana also hit Woody’s Cove with a ’crawler for a 4-pound brown, and Craig Adkinson of Orange had a 3.1 pounder on a Trout King worm in the same spot.
Bass anglers found very good numbers of mostly 2- to 4-pound largemouth using deep-water techniques like drop-shotting and jigs at 30 to 35 feet off Rocky Point and the Red Clay Cliffs. Fewer but larger fish were starting their pre-spawn staging in shallower water, and hitting on crankbaits or swimbaits.
Joe Nuinbuis of Newport Beach caught and released a 6-pound, 13-ounce largemouth on a Huddleston in Sierra Cove.
Families with children age 12 and under found good action on carp, but just fair action on 1- to 3-pound rainbows in the Kids Lagoon. The key was very short bait leaders and nightcrawlers. Some larger “main-lake grade” trout will be stocked in the Lagoon this week.
Seven-year-old Zachary Cardona of La Habra hit the Kids Lagoon with a nightcrawler for a 3-14 carp.
Main lake surface temperature was 53 to 54 degrees, with some minor shoreline discoloration due to the wind. Lake level is holding steady.
Follow Irvine lake on Facebook, on the web at IrvineLake.net, or call (714) 649-9111.
IRVINE LAKE TROPHY BROWN TROUT — Ricardo Zepeda of Santa Ana hooked into this huge brown trout while casting a minijig on 2-pound test line from shore in Irvine Lake’s Boat Dock Cove. This trout weighed in at almost 9 pounds and was one of many big browns stocked in the lake this January. WON PHOTO BY JIM NIEMIEC
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SILVERADO — This past week, anglers at Irvine Lake were happiest once the wind abated, reported Jimmy Getty at the Pro Shop. “Friday and Saturday were breezy,” observed Getty. “Sunday was beautiful, and we sold a bunch of ‘second limit’ passes on Sunday. One of the best tricks was to take a boat over to Trout Island, then get out and fish from shore.”Getty added, “The brown trout are showing pretty well on nightcrawlers for people who know how to get them, and we had some real nice quality rainbows up to 18 pounds stocked last week.” Bait anglers scored well with a variety of offerings, including garlic chartreuse PowerBait on a 16-inch leader, or Gulp! Sinking Pinched Crawlers under a bobber. The chartreuse or bubblegum-color Gulp! 2-inch Fat Trout Worms rigged wacky or splitshot-style also worked well. Trollers did best with Firetiger-color Rapala Countdown CD03’s or Berkley Flicker Shad 04’s, and pink SC Shiners. Tops spots for trolling included Santiago Flats and mid-lake, with bait dunkers staying at Boat Dock Cove, Trout Island and the west shoreline. Doug Ramirez of Westminster used a nightcrawler at the Flats for an 8-10 rainbow. Drew Navarro of Orange bagged a 5.2-pound brown trout using a Trout King worm in Woody’s Cove. Miguel Armala of Santa Ana also hit Woody’s Cove with a ’crawler for a 4-pound brown, and Craig Adkinson of Orange had a 3.1 pounder on a Trout King worm in the same spot. Bass anglers found very good numbers of mostly 2- to 4-pound largemouth using deep-water techniques like drop-shotting and jigs at 30 to 35 feet off Rocky Point and the Red Clay Cliffs. Fewer but larger fish were starting their pre-spawn staging in shallower water, and hitting on crankbaits or swimbaits. Joe Nuinbuis of Newport Beach caught and released a 6-pound, 13-ounce largemouth on a Huddleston in Sierra Cove. Families with children age 12 and under found good action on carp, but just fair action on 1- to 3-pound rainbows in the Kids Lagoon. The key was very short bait leaders and nightcrawlers. Some larger “main-lake grade” trout will be stocked in the Lagoon this week. Seven-year-old Zachary Cardona of La Habra hit the Kids Lagoon with a nightcrawler for a 3-14 carp. Main lake surface temperature was 53 to 54 degrees, with some minor shoreline discoloration due to the wind. Lake level is holding steady. Follow Irvine lake on Facebook, on the web at IrvineLake.net, or call (714) 649-9111. IRVINE LAKE TROPHY BROWN TROUT — Ricardo Zepeda of Santa Ana hooked into this huge brown trout while casting a minijig on 2-pound test line from shore in Irvine Lake’s Boat Dock Cove. This trout weighed in at almost 9 pounds and was one of many big browns stocked in the lake this January. WON PHOTO BY JIM NIEMIEC |
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