Irvine Lake fishing topped by 9-14 rainbow
Here's this week's Irvine Lake fishing report, written by veteran angler Steve Carson:
Excellent trout fishing was again the story at Irvine Lake this week, reported Jimmy Getty at the Pro Shop. “The trolling bite is just phenomenal, you can’t keep ‘em off the lures,” observed Getty. “We are seeing well over 100 trout limits a day, and are selling lots of second-limit passes and even a good number of third-limit passes. The bite in the Kids Lagoon is also wide-open on just about any small lure. One 8-year old youngster even caught his first-ever fish in the Lagoon while using a bare hook!”
Getty added, “We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day so that our staff can spend the day with their families, but we will be open regular hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the holiday weekend.”
Most trout filling up the limits are in the 1-to 3-pound category, but a nice mixture of 4-to 9-pounders are spicing up the stringers. Good catches were reported from Trout Island, the west shore, boat dock cove, mid-lake and near the dam.
Trollers scored better than bait dunkers, but both techniques produced plenty of fish. The “natural” Power Mouse was the best bait choice, made with a white Gulp! Salmon Egg and a nightcrawler. Almost any good trolling lure nailed the fish, with firetiger CD05 Rapalas, or hot pink in the SC Shiner or XR06 X-Rap being the top choices.