Corona Lake 2/18/2012

Felt better yesterday and decided to get the tube out and hit Corona Lake. It was a beautiful day on the water calm with light breezes in the afternoon. I get on the water and kick half way out and realize that I had forgotten my basket. Kick back to shore and head out again. I get to the spot that I want to fish and rig up a white Lip Ripperz worm on the DS and a couple of casts and I am on a pretty good fish. The first time that he breaks the water I know that he is going to be a keeper. It takes me about ten minutes to land and now I have to try and stuff this bad boy into the basket.
8.68 lbs and 3.25 lbs
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The fishing has been and still is very tough at Corona, I saw one of the guys who fishes there regularly and knows all the spots and tactics and he has been having a hard time out there the past month.
After I cleaned the fish
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At first I thought the smaller one was a dink, then I saw the numbers. Nice fish.

Wtg, that's a very nice fish there

Very nice...

Thanks it is my PB so far for a trout. Yep the 8lber makes the 3lber look like a DFG dink. It is a blast to catch a big one on the tube and see it for the first time at water level and pucker up trying not to lose it.

WTG bradda hope to see you at da kind in March eh shoots den

Nice catch!
Is your rod one of those $20 Shakesphere one's that BPS sells?

BPS Micro Lite glass pole. Works for me catching trout, pan fish and even caught bass with it. One day maybe get a Loomis, don't have the money now.
I'll try to make the gathering.

Thanks Kelster
Nice rod for 19.99
Caught you an 8lb. rainbow
Nothing wrong with that!

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Kelster wrote:The fishing has been and still is very tough at Corona, I saw one of the guys who fishes there regularly and knows all the spots and tactics and he has been having a hard time out there the past month.

Kelster, what is the problem with this lake? I see video after video of them dropping fish in the lake but the reports are always bad. I'm guessing its a bunch of BS and the fish are not being stocked as they make out.

When your on the lake do you see a lot of dead fish? It just doesn't seem right.

Nice fish, how did it taste?

Kelster, what is the problem with this lake? I see video after video of them dropping fish in the lake but the reports are always bad. I'm guessing its a bunch of BS and the fish are not being stocked as they make out.

When your on the lake do you see a lot of dead fish? It just doesn't seem right.

Nice fish, how did it taste?[/quote]
I believe that they are stocking but stocking SARL a little bit more then Corona. Not seeing dead fish but a lot of fish shallow and finning a couple of weeks ago. Oxygen levels seem off and the lake looked like it had turned over. Water is not coming in and spilling out like last year so the fish are spread out and you have to work hard to find them. There is no definite pattern that anyone can find and there are some better sticks then me having problems catching fish. There are more tubers on the water and the pontoon boats are crowding into some of the areas that have been productive, 3-4 pontoons with 4-5 people equals a lot of lines in the water and I have seen a couple of pontoons with more then (2) poles per fishermen. I can't wait until the pan fish bite at Lake Perris to get out and fish w/o being crowded.

what kind of rod is that?

aj7798 wrote:what kind of rod is that?

Read the responses and you will find out
The same line of rods that I thought you should get

IN2DEEP wrote:

aj7798 wrote:what kind of rod is that?

Read the responses and you will find out
The same line of rods that I thought you should get

I know I wasn't sure if that was it or not because there Is a eagle claw on that looks the same

Kelster, speaking of panfish
What time of the year do the panfish get going at Perris?

IN2DEEP wrote:Kelster, speaking of panfish
What time of the year do the panfish get going at Perris?

The redears have started up already. Other panfish will be running at high gear as the water warm up to roughly around 65°F. Be on the look out for water temp report. When the water hits 69°F, the party is at full swing. That should be in the early to mid of spring. If we're lucky, it will start up in late of March if this temp trend continues.

Wow that is a nice fish. I looked at the picture before the post and I thought the 3 lber was a dink. Boy was I wrong.