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Big Bear activities and events that bring Big Bear Mountain Resorts to life are here. You can look forward to the Snow Summit Scenic Sky Chair, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and mountain biking! Snow Summit is open for summer. Come up and experience our summer activities including hiking, biking, sightseeing and golf and be sure to have lunch at the View Haus BBQ high atop Big Bear at 8,200 feet.

BEST FRESHWATER FISHING IN CALIFORNIA

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BIG BEAR LAKE OCTOBER FISHING REPORT:

It's close to the end of a great season of fishing on Big Bear Lake! October 1st and 2nd saw over 1000 anglers working the waters of Big Bear Lake. Pursuing stringers of hefty trout stocked for the event to be proclaimed the overall winners in adult/junior male and female categories. If you were not lucky enough to claim one of these prizes, you can still fish for a few more weeks.

The trout bite had been fair to good this past week, especially for trollers fishing in 12 to 20 feet of water. The best action is still from the west ramp to the dam and into Papoose Bay. Most trollers are using a variety of spoons fished behind just two to four colors of lead core. Bait anglers are using a slip bobber in 12 to 20 feet of water and floating dough baits. The trout are two distinct sizes, either fresh DFG pan-sized at eight to 10 inches or nicer holdover trout often topping two pounds. The bass action is fair around the observatory and north shore toward Grout Bay. Jigs and plastics are best in eight to 20 feet, but there has been some topwater around the weed beds early and late, with both smallmouth to two pounds and largemouth to three pounds in the action. The crappie action is fair to good around sheltered docks and rocky structure, with small, sparkle jigs the best bet. Most are eight to 10 inches long. Also catfish and bluegill.
Now would be a good time to do a tackle tune-up. Check and replace your fishing line. Even if you don't totally re-spool, you should strip off 50 feet or so to get rid of frayed line that can break. Lube up your reel, check your drags and replace if need be. Make sure your hooks are sharp and your tackle ready. Just think how bad you would feel if you lost out on a truck or big bucks because your tackle was lacking.

Now that the Troutfest is over, the trout fishing will still be great until the snow begins to fall. Take advantage of it. Big trout from the tournament plus our holdover population will be whacking lures and baits for some time. Don't miss out on the greatest Fall fishing, only at Big Bear Lake.

The trout are pan-sized to 3 to 8 pounds with an occasional bigger fish, and there were DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago.

The bass action is fair around the observatory and north shore toward Grout Bay. Jigs and plastics are best in eight to 20 feet, but there has been some topwater around the weed beds early and late, with both smallmouth to two pounds and largemouth three to five pounds in the action. The crappie action is fair to good around sheltered docks and rocky structure, with small, sparkle jigs the best bet. Most are eight to 10 inches long. Catfish has started to pick up this week. For more fishing information: Big Bear Lake Marketing Association 909-866-2010 (http://goldenbear.net/news.cfm), Pleasure Point Marina 909-866-2455 (http://www.pleasurepointbbl.com), Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222. Golden Bear Cottages-resort cabins close to the lake 800-461-1023.
The lake is full from winter snow, see You Tube video

Use whatever if trolling and whatever if still fishing but get out and hold on to your rod tight; these are beautiful hold over line rippers. Don't forget about the other species available on Big Bear Lake: Crappie, bluegill, redear, small and large mouth bass are out there. Lake records have not been established for these species. Catch one of the above and bring it to the official weigh station for your chance at a lake record.

Big Bear Marina is the Official Weigh Station on Big Bear Lake. Bring your trophy catches in and be eligible for monthly Berkley Pro Shop prizes! Stop by and have your picture and catch reported to the fishing media throughout Southern California. Please submit your fish pictures and stories to info@goldenbear.net

BIG BEAR LAKE FISHING EVENTS FOR 2011
2011 Big Bear Lake Event Schedule