Fall is here as the trout begin to move around the lakes. Bite has really improved and anglers are catching limits on both lakes. Anglers used Power Bait ( especially salmon peach, garlic and rainbow), night crawlers, jigs and lures Hot spots included the grassy point and the eastern shore of lake 3 as well as the northern and western shores of lake 2. Catfish were biting on shrimp, mackerel and night crawlers. Hot spots for catfish included the northern shore of lake 2 and the western shore of lake 3 with fish up to 4 pounds. Bass are biting on spinner bait and senkos with anglers reporting fish up to 3 pounds. Hot spots for bass included the northern and western shores of lake 3 and the western and southern shores of lake 2. Bluegill are biting meal worms and small jigs from the southern and eastern shore of lake 2 and the northern and western shores of lake 3 .

Catches of the week : George Frasier of Apple Valley caught a limit that included a 4 lbs 2 ozs rainbow. He used a Sierra Gold White/Pink Power Worm combo and fished the grassy point of lake 3. John Cranson of Rancho Cucamonga reeled in a 3 lb 14 ozs rainbow on a crappie jig while fishing the eastern logged shore of lake 3. The Lakes' Hatchery stocks trout every Friday year round. This year the Lakes' hatchery is amping up the weekly trout stockings with bigger fish overall. Check out the Jess Ranch Channel on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/jessranchlakes. For more information call (760)240-1107 or go to www.jessranchlakesnews.com.

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