26,000lbs of rainbow trout have been trucked in from Bridgeport, Nebraska the first 12 weeks of trout season.

2,000lbs of rainbow trout are stocked EVERY Wednesday.

After a slow week of fishing due to a broke down stocking truck, this week's stocking was much better! 2,000lbs of trout were stocked on Wednesday February 4th and the bite has been 'wide open' in the flats ever since. Fish are chewing on any colored power bait, salmon eggs, mouse tails and inflated night crawlers dipped in 'Bite On' garlic scent. Boats trolling Rapala's and SC Shiners have also been picking up fish. Fly fishermen are enjoying a much improved midge bite around the 3 pipes area.
Lots of BIG rainbow trout caught this week!
Big trout of the week was caught by Mario Leon of Santa Ana with a 9lb 08oz tailwalker that hit a rooster tail (rainbow) off the shoreline in zone 2. Dean Lusk of Laguna Niguel was trolling a pink SC shiner to land a 9lb 02oz trout at the big island. Bryan Holtan of Huntington Beach landed a 8lb 09oz trout fishing a P minnow via float tube in the flats.
Brian Toyoshima of San Pedro weighed in 7lb 15oz trout that was caught using power bait on the shoreline in zone 1. Tanner Seres of Dana Point topped off his 5 fish limit with a 7lb 08oz trout that was caught using rainbow power bait on the shoreline in zone 3.
Doug Ferguson of Aliso Viejo weighed in a 7lb 08oz trout throwing a Kastmaster next to the launch ramp. Patrick T of San Clemente weighed in a 7lb 08oz trout soaking a cluster of red salmon eggs in zone 4. Doug Fergusen of Aliso Viejo caught a 6lb 12oz trout on a red power worm in zone 3.