HOW HERE'S THE BIG NEWS-------------The Holiday Season is fast approaching and that means the water is cold enough and the really big boys are on the way. On the afternoon of Wednesday, November 26, we will stock huge Rainbow trout weighing 20 pounds or more. That's 20 pounds or more. We will be closed at 2 pm on Wednesday the 26th, and all day Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Then on Friday the 28th, the day after Thanksgiving, it's open season on the chance to land a once in a lifetime, huge, maybe record breaking Rainbow trout. You don't want to miss this one.

THEN ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER---------We will be stocking the largest Nebraska Tail Walkers, Chaulk Mound Trout Farm has in stock. This weekend will set the Lake record for Nebraska Tail Walker Rainbows at both Santa Ana River Lake and Corona Lake.

AS AN ADDED BONUS-------------- There will be a Derby on Saturday, December 20th at Santa Ana River Lakes and a Derby at Corona Lake on Sunday, December 21st. Now here's the deal on each Derby. There is a $20.00 buy in, in addition to the gate entrance, for those wishing to participate in the Derby for Santa Ana River Lakes and a $20.00 buy in, in addition to the gate entrance, for Corona Lake. You may fish one or both Derby's. All money received from the buy in, will be paid 100%, to the fisherman catching the 5 biggest fish at each Lake. 50% to 1st place, 20% to 2nd place, 15% to 3rd, 10% for 4th, and 5% for fifth place. All the weights will be certified by Left Coast Scale Service, a State Licensed Firm. Here's your chance to test your fishing skills and maybe walk off with a bunch of cash for Christmas.

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE DERBY RULES www.fishinglakes.com/DerbyRules.htm

OUR NEXT 24 HOUR FAMILY CAMPING AND FISHING SCHEDULE------is scheduled for Friday, December 12 & Saturday, December 13th at both Santa Ana River Lakes and Corona Lakes.

DON'T MISS OUT-------On these great fishing
opportunities---------BE THERE!!!

Tons of huge Mt. Lassen Trout Farms rainbow trout are on tap for anglers fishing at Santa Ana River Lakes during Thanksgiving weekend. This is the first plant of 20-plus pound rainbows made during the fall trout fishing season, and the big rainbows are the biggest that have been planted anywhere in Southern California this year.

The big rainbows will join the increasingly popular Nebraska Tailwalker rainbows in Santa Ana

"We're keeping our promise to anglers to provide the biggest and best trout available anywhere, and this one-two punch of Nebraska Tailwalkers and Mt. Lassen super trophy trout make a winning combination," said Doug Elliott, who co-owns SARL with Bill Andrews.

The trout action is already excellent after several weeks of plants, and a lot of limits of rainbows -- a mix of Nebraska and Northern California trout -- were reported over the past week. The best action has been on small trout jigs, trout plastics, floating baits (mostly in chartreuse and rainbow), inflated nightcrawlers, and Kastmaster of similar-type spoons. Adding a scent to any and all of the baits seems to help speed up the action.

Kevin Slape, Upland, had a five-fish limit topped by a 5.4-pounder. He was kayak trolling with Mira-Shad lures. Tony Parise, Long Beach, and Ray Burk, Orange, had 10 rainbows totaling 27 pounds, including a four-pounder, fishing chartreuse Nitro Bait.

Santa Ana River Lakes is planted with trout every Wednesday, and the holiday season means there will be plants of huge rainbows and some opportunities to win some Christmas cash. The first plant of huge, 20-plus pound Mt. Lassen Trout Farms rainbows went in on Wednesday this week. The lakes were slated to be closed Thanksgiving day, but they are set to reopen on Friday giving anglers their first show this year at the huge 20 to 30-pound then coming in December, there will be two events to mark on the calendar: First, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, SARL will be stocked with the largest Nebraska Tailwalkers the Chaulk Mound Trout Farm has to offer. This will be followed with a special $20 buy-in trout derby on Saturday, Dec. 20. The entry fee is in addition to the usual lake entrance, but all derby entry money will be awarded to the anglers catching the five biggest trout caught that day. The biggest fish will win half the derby money, the second biggest will get 20 percent, the third biggest 15 percent, the fourth biggest will win 10 percent, and the fifth largest trout will get five percent.

Santa Ana River Lakes is open seven days a week with fishing allowed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day passes or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes are $22. Seniors only pay $20, with a special $17 pass sold on Wednesdays. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is just $9. The once-monthly 24-hour passes remain just $60 with the next 24-hour fishing set for Dec. 12-13. These passes have a 15-fish limit. For Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call 714-632-7830 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.