A Big Fish/Blind Bogey 50-50 tournament is set for this Saturday, Feb. 2. The entry fee is $20, in addition to the regular lake fishing fee, but 100 percent of the entry fees are paid back in an even split between the big fish portion of the tournament (top four places win half the entry fee pool) and the blind bogey portion (divided among 10 anglers catching fish nearest to the blind bogey weights). All information and details on The Lakes website at www.fishinglakes.com.

Big fish and lot of nice stringers have been the norm for Corona Lake trout anglers over the past week as huge weekly plants continue. The big fish this past week was a 17-pound, six-ounce rainbow landed by Donna Gaiss, Corona, fishing a nightcrawler.

The big fish topped off a five-fish, 25-pound stringer. Joey Lozano, San Bernardino, caught a 15 1/4-pounder on corn PowerBait, and Eddie Rodriguez, Whittier, landed a 15-pounder on a Power Mice Tail bait. Shon Robert, Riverside, had a limit of rainbows topped with a 12-pounder, while Steve Ortiz, landed a nine-pound rainbow on garlic PowerBait.

Five-fish limits of trout averaging from one to two pounds have been the norm for both shore and boat or float tube anglers. The best shore action has continued to be from the cove behind bait shop all the way to the dam, while the boat and float tube anglers are getting most of their fish from the dam to the upper end of the lake along the main channel. The best action has been on floating baits or Power Mice Tails rolled in the new Hatchery Dust, scent-doused nightcrawlers, small trout jigs and trout plastics.

Heavy weekly plants of rainbows averaging around a pound are made each week, and those plants always have a hefty component of rainbows from five to eight pounds along with super trophies topping 10 pounds and going well up into the teens.

Corona Lake is open on a seven-days-a-week schedule. Fishing is allowed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day passes or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes is $25. Seniors pay only $23, with a $20 special on Wednesdays. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is just $12. The 24-hour passes are only sold the weekend nearest the full moon. The 24-hour passes cost $75 and have a 15 fish limit. An angler can bring his wife and up to three kids 17 and under and all can help fill the 15-fish limit on one of these passes, and camping is free at Corona with a 24-hour pass.