Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Winter Fishing Big Bear Lake

Winter Fishing on Big Bear Lake

The only problem with fishing in the Winter time is braving the elements and frozen lake water for access.
You naturally are only fishing for trout and man it doesn't get any better ! You just have to find open water that you can cast into. I have been known to fish in three feet of snow off the banks and slide em on the ice to shore. For those that don't know, the colder the water, the better they bite.
There is a few other things you should know before you attempt a fun fishing trip. One is the bait is harder because of the tempature and in need of softning up a bit. Use a little Vellveta cheeze or Zeekes white foating bait. It your bait freezes it will drop to the bottom which is not as big a deal as in Winter the fish are at all debths.
However the main reason to soften the bait is so it pulls through the treble hook when they bite. I also slightly bend the prongs of the treble hook out to protude to get a good set when they bite.
Limits are just the time to re-bait and cast. Usually quantity 5 or 10 pounds is the legal limit. Check with your local lake to be sure. The penalty is stiff and yes they are out there in the Winter.
I do not update my fishing report in Bear Valley News until Spring but check anytime to learn more. The information there can be used for any lake trout fishing. Big Bear Lake is a trophy trout lake and if you can't catch fish here, maybe you should take up golf !
Rinbow Glitter PowerBait has worked best the last few years.
Even a 14-16 treble works in the Winter.

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