The trout bite has remained excellent at Santa Ana River Lakes this past week thanks to heaving stocking of Sierra Bows and another load of Super Trout this past Thursday.

The big fish was a 19-pound, three-ounce rainbow landed by Dave Beaver of Anaheim while fishing a Lip RipperZ jig with garlic Love Sauce near the boat dock in the big lake. He also had a 4-13 rainbow.

Sean Scott, Los Angeles, landed a 13 1/4-pound rainbow and a 7 3/4-pound trout, both on a trout mouse off La Palma Point. Lin Silan, Placentia, was fishing a white and orange Power Mice Tail off the sandy beach to get his 10 1/2-pound rainbow. Armando Leyva, East Los Angeles, landed a 9-6 rainbow on chartreuse dough bait at La Palma Point, while Israel Rangel, Indio, caught an eight-pound rainbow to top off his four-fish, 15-pound stringer, all on garlic dough bait off Levitz' Corner.

The best action continues to be on floating dough baits in chartreuse and rainbow colors with garlic scent impregnated or added to the baits or Berkley Power Mice. Home-made "mice" with a nightcrawler or plastic trout worm tail and a floating bait head have also been very good. The usual array of small trout jigs and trout plastics, especially in bright colors, have also been good for the trout.

The catfish bite continues to improve as more anglers try for the big blue cats planted two weeks ago. Joseph Collins, Compton, had a 9 1/2-pound cat fishing in Chris' Pond with mackerel.