Poor weather kept most anglers off the lake this past week. As the weather improved so did the fishing. Trollers are starting to get in on the action as the waters warm and the trout come out of their spring spawn. Leadcore line at three colors with Luhr-Jensen needlefish in tow worked well. Copper chicken wing and nickel bikini finishes got the best results. Shore fishing remained good as the pink meat holdovers showed along the shoreline on PowerBait and nightcrawlers. Look for the bite to continue to improve as the weather does.

With the water temperature at 47 degrees largemouth bass are starting to show on plastics in the shallows. The trout are spawning up the creeks and anglers are reminded that you can not target these fish in the creeks and only in the lake where the current stops flowing from the creek.

Big Bear Marina is proud to announce that we are a Berkley Pro Shop! We will have a full line of Pure Fishing Products that includes Berkley, Pflueger, All Star, Stren, Penn, Abu Garcia, Spiderwire, Fenwick, Mitchell, Shakespeare and all of the PowerBait and Gulp Alive baits.

Big Bear Lake has a new trout tournament this year. "Fishin' for $50K" will be held 5/30/09-5/31/09. The event is sponsored by The Big Bear Lake Resort Association, Berkley, Rapala, Luhr-Jensen, Flambeau, all of the marinas on the lake, Big Bear Marina, Holloways, Pleasure Point, Pine Knot Landing, Capt. John's Marina and The Big Bear Municipal Water District. Information and registration is available at www.bigbear.com or 1-800-4-BIGBEAR.

Big Bear Marina is the Official Weigh Station on Big Bear Lake! Bring your trophy catches in and be eligible for monthly Berkley Pro Shop prizes! Stop by and have your picture and catch reported to the fishing media throughout Southern California.

Please submit your fish pictures and stories to [email protected].

Tight lines and good fishing!