High winds and cold temperatures put the big chill on TroutFest 2009. 1000 anglers put a small dent in all the fish that were planted for the event on Saturday. By Sunday a.m. the wind chill was 30 degrees and half the anglers stayed under the covers. Water temperatures and oxygen levels are near perfect and will hold for the rest of the season. Trout fishing will be great for the weeks to come. The marina will be open for rentals into November weather permitting. Call us at 909-866-3218 for weather and fishing updates. This is the last Fish Report of the season. Tight lines and good fishing to you and yours!!

Big Bear Lake is a NEW LAKE. Trout fishing is good in the summer months when it was usually slow, and slower during the spring and fall when it is usually good. Large and small mouth bass, crappie and catfish have reestablished themselves after years of decline. What created the NEW LAKE? The Big Bear Municipal Water District is in the middle of a five year plan to eradicate prolific undesirable aquatic vegetation and allow the desirable plants to grow. They have planted crappie, bluegill and smallmouth bass in large numbers. Shocked and removed thousands of tons of carp. Habitat and aquatic zones have been created to support the fishery. The changes are evident and will continue as the lake transitions from the weed choked put and take trout lake that it was to a well balanced NEW LAKE.

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 Marina is the Official Weigh Station on Big Bear Lake! Bring your trophy catches in and be eligible for 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].