New Rules Affect Trout at Crowley

Regulation changes go into effect today at Crowley Lake, restricting anglers to only two trout daily. Trout must be at least 18 inches long and taken only on artificial lures with barbless hooks.

The rules will remain in effect until Oct. 31, when trout season closes for the year.

There is no size or possession limit for Sacramento perch, another popular species in the eastern Sierra reservoir, but gear restrictions are the same as for trout.

PUDDINGSTONE RESERVOIR--Trout slow. Largemouth bass fair, best at east shore. Dark plastic worms best bet. Bluegills and red-ear perch extremely active. Small meal worms and bobber working best. Catfish bite best at north shore. Mackerel best bet. James Ellis, El Monte, 11-pound catfish.

LAKE PERRIS--Black bass and bluegills biting, mostly at east end. Crawfish and mudsuckers best for bass; crickets working for bluegills. Catfish active at night, biting mainly at dam. Mackerel best bet. Trout slow.

IRVINE LAKE--Catfish biting at night, best at flats. Most baits working. One reported at 27 1/2 pounds. Crappie and largemouth bass fairly active, crappie biting in deep holes off fence-line at Trout Island, bass at west shore and Sierra Cove. Surface bite in mornings and evenings.

BIG BEAR LAKE--Trout fishing best in deep water. Bait fishermen doing best with Power Bait on north side of dam to Gray’s Landing. Boaters doing best trolling needlefish lures at 15-25 feet. Catfish fair throughout lake, averaging between two and five pounds.

LAKE SILVERWOOD--Striped bass biting on surface lures and anchovies, most active in channel. Dale East, San Bernardino, 18-pound striper. Doug Payne, Alta Loma, 15 1/2-pound striper. Catfish active near dam. Jimmy Williams, San Bernardino, six catfish, 28 pounds. Largemouth bass most active in Cleghorn Canyon.

PYRAMID LAKE--Catfish biting, best in channel and near dam. Scott Smith, Newhall, 10-pound catfish. Robert Barton, 10-pound catfish. Striped bass biting in channel and dam. John Queen, Palmdale, 20-pound striper, caught on anchovy. Rick Hart, Castaic, 18-pound striper.

LAKE PIRU--Trollers at dam, using 9-1 colors and bikini needlefish lures, averaging about three fish a day. Bait fishermen using garlic cheese at 50 feet at dam doing almost as well. Largemouth bass bite fair, but fish averaging under two pounds. Catfish active at dam and San Felicia Cove, biting mainly on nightcrawlers and garlic cheese.

LAKE CACHUMA--Catfish and trout providing most action. Trout fishermen using 10 colors and needlefish lures near dam. Some limits. Kenny Armstrong, Sylmar, three catfish 25 pounds, caught near boat launch at night. John Edgar, Long Beach, 8 1/2-pound catfish, caught at east end. Other species slow.

SALTON SEA--Orangemouth corvina most active at Red Hill and Bombay Beach. Boaters using tilapia minnows doing best. Croaker and Sargo most active at Salt Creek. Worms, mackerel and corn. Channel catfish fair in fresh water canals, biting on mackerel and chicken livers.

BISHOP AREA--Crowley Lake: Trout fishing fair, with occasional fish to five pounds. Average weight, 1 1/2 pounds. Hilton Bay considered best location. Owens River: Wild-trout section very productive, with browns to 18 inches taking elk hair caddis or timberline emergers. Fishing best in mornings and late evenings. Daytime fishermen doing best with nymphs. South Lake: Reportedly one of the most productive areas in Eastern Sierra. Lake Sabrina: Best near inlet in early mornings. Trollers doing fair in late evenings using Dave Davis with worm or lead-core line and needlefish. Green Lake: A productive back country lake, with rainbow trout hitting most lures.

JUNE LAKE LOOP--June Lake productive using yellow Power Bait nuggets. Limits also taken on trolled triple teasers. Gull: Shore fishermen best with yellow Power Bait or trolling silver Rapalas. Silver: Worm-marshmallow combinations in early mornings getting most fish. Rush Creek. Most lures and baits working equally well. Some limits.

BRIDGEPORT AREA--Bridgeport Reservoir slow, with occasional two- to four-pound trout taking inflated nightcrawlers. Best in channel, center of lake for trollers. Twin Lakes good for pan-size rainbows, biting on salmon eggs or bubble-and-fly rigs. Virginia Lakes yielding brook, brown and rainbow trout, with Power Bait and salmon eggs working equally well. West Walker River best stream in area, with all methods and baits working.

CONVICT LAKE--Yielded 6 1/4-pound rainbow on Sunday to fisherman trolling flat fish. Shore fishermen doing best with yellow and orange Power Bait.

MAMMOTH--Lake Mary fishermen using Power Bait, Mepps lures or inflated nightcrawlers doing best. Mamie Lake best from shore, with most fishermen using bubble-and-fly rigs, marshmallows or small spinners. San Jaoquin area fly fishermen using caddis with may fly imitations. Best in early hours of morning.

LAKE MEAD--Surface bite for striped bass in morning and afternoon, but bigger fish--to eight pounds--biting between 40 and 65 feet on anchovies. Catfish bite best in coves, averaging between 1 1/2-2 pounds, biting on most catfish baits.

BULLHEAD CITY--Striped bass active in river and lake, averaging under five pounds. Trout biting throughout river. Power Bait best bet. Catfish active in lake. Best at night on any stink bait.

Trout Plants

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY--Big Bear Lake, Green Valley Lake, Gregory Lake.

SAN DIEGO--Cuyamaca Lake.

INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle South forks and Intake II), Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lake Sabrina, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Rock Creek Lake (to the end of the road), Rock Creek Lake, South Lake, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek.

MONO--Convict Creek, Convict Lake, Ellery Lake, George Lake, Grant Lake, Green Creek, Gull Lake, June Lake, Lake Mary, Lee Vining Creek, Lee Vining Creek (South Fork), Little Walker River, Lundy Lake, Mamie Lake, Mammoth Creek, McGee Creek, Owens River (Benton Crossing and Big Springs), Pine Creek, Reversed Creek, Robinson Creek, Rock Creek (Paradise Camp to Tom’s Place, Tom’s Place upstream to Rock Creek Lake), Rush Creek, Saddlebag Lake, Sherwin Creek, Silver Lake, Tioga Lake, Twin Lakes Bridgeport, Twin Lakes Mammoth, Virginia Creek, Walker River (Chris Flat Campground to town of Walker, Leavitt Meadows Campground to Sonora Bridge).

KERN--Kern River (Borell Powerhouse to Democrat Dam, Isabella Dam to Borell Powerhouse, KR3 Powerhouse to Lake Isabella).