Mike Parra of El Monte landed a giant 21  ?-pound rainbow trout while fishing with a yellow and orange plastic trout worm near the boat dock at Santa Ana River Lakes this past week. It is one of the best trout of the season.

Overall, the trout action has remained very good on floating dough baits, plastic trout worms, small trout jigs, and inflated nightcrawlers. Adding one of the prepared scents, especially garlic, has improved the effectiveness of any of the baits or lures used. The trout are also showing all around the big lake and throughout Chris' Pond, and big weekly plants of rainbows has kept the action hot, mostly on 1  ? to three-pound rainbows. This week's plant will feature Nebraska Tailwalker rainbows.

Jessica Bogner, Pasadena, landed an eight-pound rainbow off La Palma Point on an inflated nightcrawler. Santiago Palacios, West Covina, had six rainbows for 15  ? pounds, including a four-pounder fishing at the bubble hold with chartreuse floating bait. Anthony Perez, Azusa, landed seven rainbows for 17  ? pounds on nightcrawlers at Levitz' Corner.