It's summer time on the lake! Water temperatures are at levels that normally aren't seen until late August or early September. The dam is at 68 degrees, down by Juniper Pt. the temp is 72 degrees on the surface. The warm water has slowed the trout bite a bit. With clarity at 13 feet the trout are hitting Needlefish and Thomas Buoyants as deep as four colors of leadcore. Bait anglers are doing best drifting mid-lake from the dam to Windy Pt. with PowerBait suspended at 20 feet. Oxygen levels remain high from 40 feet to the surface in the west end and 27 feet to the top mid-lake. Surface action is early and late with Rapalas and Wollybuggers trolled on top.

Inland Empire Bass Masters came to the lake this Saturday and found largemouth bass in the three pound range with some smallies to two pounds mixed in.
Three generations of the Vanburger family trolled the waters of Big Bear Lake on Sunday. Carl (granddad) Apple Valley, Ron (son) Highland and Ronnie (grandson) caught a limit of Big Bear Bows to two pounds. Ronnie landed his on a Needlefish at four colors along Trout Alley.