The cooler days this past week have kicked the trout action into high gear at Corona Lake for both shore and boat anglers. The warm weather had been pushing the trout out of the shallower shoreline areas into deeper water where they were less accessible to shore-bound anglers, but that changed over the past week and the limits were common for everyone. Big trout topping 10 pounds are still included in each week's trout plant at Corona Lake, while the bulk of the fish are nice, stringer-filling one to two-pound rainbows. The best bite continues to be on floating dough baits rolled in the new Hatchery Dust, with Power Mice Tails, small trout worms, small jigs, and inflated nightcrawlers all close seconds.

The big fish of the week was a 14 1/2-pound rainbow landed by Terry Weelborg, of Lakewood pictured above, while fishing a Mice Tail at the dam. Paul Rodriguez and Chase Shope, both Fontana, caught a total of 24 rainbows, including one at 10 1/2-pounds. Typical five-fish stringers were posted by James Eslkamp and Anthony Moronez, both Rancho Cucamonga. Their stringers weighed 10 1/2 and 11 1/2 pounds respectively and their top fish were 4 1/4 and 4 3/4 pounds. Both were fishing garlic chartreuse PowerBait at the dam. Jacob Kennedy, Norco, landed five trout for a total of 14 pounds and his big fish was a six-pounder caught on PowerBait off the dam shoreline.

The catfish are also beginning to stir and showing in good numbers for anglers targeting the cats. Mike Bradshaw, Mira Loma, landed five cats on mackerel for 20 pounds total, and his best fish was a 6 1/2-pounder.

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.