Maybe Their Quarry Is Just Very Hungry
Most fishermen target certain fish by using certain baits, but they are never entirely sure what they’ll catch.
Gary Hatzfeld of Chino Hills was at Lake Skinner near Hemet on New Year’s Day, fishing for trout with a silver spoon, when he hooked a 35-pound striped bass--a lake record.
Although Skinner isn’t known for giant stripers, Peter Gauci of Chino Hills had taken a 29-pound striper only five days earlier.
At Lake Casitas, an unidentified angler was trying for trout with Power Bait from the shore when he caught a 20-pound catfish.
Castaic Lake is known for big largemouth bass, but 15-year-old Jason Pichenor of Leona Valley caught a four-pound rainbow trout with a blue and white Rapala at the launch ramp.
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