Irvine Lake Is Yielding Large Catfish--to 23 Pounds
Catfish have been active at most reservoirs recently, with Irvine Lake consistently yielding large fish.
Norman Burns of La Palma topped the list with a 23-pound catfish he caught on cut mackerel. Robert Barson of Santa Ana was next with a fish weighing in at 18 pounds.
Saltwater
Albacore still are out of reach for most overnight boats, but the four-day boats continue to catch big numbers of the long-fin tuna.
The Royal Star, operating out of Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego and skippered by Ted Dunn, traveled 200 miles up the coast last weekend and fished about 75 miles southwest of Point Conception.
They started fishing last Saturday night, shortly after 5, and had 73 fish aboard by nightfall. On Monday, things broke open and by the end of the trip, 15 anglers had boated 200 albacore averaging about 25 pounds. The largest was a 46-pounder caught by Dr. Sheldon Siegel of Los Angeles.
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