This Memorial Day Weekend, we had it all; cold, rain, snow, wind, and the fishing could not have been any better! From Friday through Sunday, my clients caught over 100 Rainbow Trout (many were released!) Unless there is similar weather in the future (which is very unlikely) this was probably the best Memorial Day Weekend I will ever have on my boat!

Bad weather, within reason, is great for trout fishing. Light to moderate winds, over cast skies, rain, and snow all help put the trout into a feeding frenzy. All I fished this weekend was #5 and #7 floating Rapalas in gold/fluorescent, Fire Tiger, Purples, and Chartreuse/silver. I never left the east end of the lake.

The fish were also a lot shallower than they have been. I caught several fish on straight mono, and the deepest I had to fish was two colors of leadcore. The fish were constantly feeding in different areas of the east end, so I had to keep moving to new locations to find them, but when I got in the right spot, the action was fantastic!

 I wasn’t the only one cashing in on the great fishing. I saw many limits and several “Trophy Fish” brought into Big Bear Marina, and I’m sure it was the same at all of the other marinas on the lake.

Lousy weather in the Summer can also mean great fishing. I love it when we have afternoon showers. When I see the clouds moving in, I know my clients are going to catch a bunch of fish!

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