Some nice trout were caught this week at Convict Lake

Jennifer Heintzelman

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Catch of the Week:
Robert Berry, pictured above from Mira Loma caught a 4 lb. 13 oz. Rainbow Trout with a Night Crawler on the South Shore! We also had Gary Taylor from Mission Viejo who caught a 4 lb. rainbow trout at the Inlet by using Red Thomas Bouyant. Kevin Martin from Sun City also had some luck on the South Shore Inlet with a 4 lb. Rainbow Trout by using a Panther Martin.

Best Location to Fish:
The best locations to fish right now is the South Shore and the Inlet.

Other Locations to Try:
"Windy Point" (picnic area south shore), North Shore, Hangman's Tree, Outlet, Handicap Pier and Convict Creek.

Derby News:
Round-up at the Lake Fishing Derby started Sunday, April 30th for a chance to win $6,000 in Resort Prizes! We have 49 Registered Anglers and 39 Fish Registered 14" or longer. That is unbelievable odds so far!

Weather:
The weather for this next week will start off with cooler temperatures with highs in the 40's-50's for Saturday into Sunday morning with lows in the upper 20's-30's. By the end of the week temperatures will return to the mid 70's with the lows in the 40's. Here is a local site that is usually quite accurate www.mammothweather.com.

Tactics/Bait:
This past week Anglers have had most success with:
Bait: Pinched Crawlers, Gulp Worms, Power Worms, Pink Power Eggs, Inflated Night Crawlers, PowerBait types that work best "Garlic, Salmon Peach or Rainbow." Red & Gold Thomas Buoyants (this particular colors works better usually than others).
Lures: Hot Shots Lip Ripperz, Thomas Bouants, Phoebe, Little Wolfs, Cripplure Trolling: Dave Davis Night Crawler or Lead Core 4-6 colors, Rapalas, Rebels, Pin Minnows
Flies: Marvel Fly, Prince, Hares Ear, Lopper Johns, Ant Beatles

Convict Creek:
Flies:
Strip Streamers
Bait: Eggs, Night Crawlers and Power Worms (Information provided by the Convict Lake Staff, Kittredge Sports, and Rick's Sporting Goods)

Stocking:
DFG will be stocking this week. We also stocked 150 pounds of 2-3 pound Rainbow Trout on May 23rd. Next scheduled stocking June 7, 150 lbs. of rainbow trout.

Sunrise - Sunset:
Sunrise this week 5:37am - 5:39am and Sunset 8:10pm - 8:11pm

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