We had a few afternoon thunderstorms again this week, but those didn’t stop the fish from biting.  We stocked the lake this week with Oregon rainbows and the county has also stocked the lake with sizable trout.  These whoppers are biting!

With the warmer weather the trout are going deeper to cooler water.  Anglers are finding the bite is happening early in the morning and in the early evening.  Try to find where the deep holes are located because the water will be cooler there. Remember when trolling to go down deep as well.

The Inlet has been a good area to try.  It is where the fish are hanging out to snap up incoming food and hopefully, your bait. It is an easy walk to the back of the lake and a beautiful boat ride.

Garlic power bait and night crawlers still seem to produce the most catches.  Trolling a Thomas Buoyant or a Marvel Fly (fly with a bubble) have done well.

The weather this coming week looks to be mostly sunny with the day time temps in the low 80’s/high 70’s.  Night time temps should be in the mid 40’s.  It should be fine for all outdoor activities.

Great catches this week include:

• Nathan and his granddad, Bob, from Hesperia, CA braved the rain storm and brought in a beefy trout weighing 6 ¼ lbs. They used a night crawler at the Inlet.
• Liam and his dad hiked up Convict Creek and pulled in a beauty with a night crawler.
• Andrea from San Jacinto, CA caught a 3 ½ lbs. lunker on South Shore using yellow power bait.
• Greg from Newbury Park, CA was using garlic power bait at the Inlet and up hooked up a 3 ¼ lbs. trout.
• Isabella from Montclair caught a 3 ¾ with a marshmallow!

Don’t forget you can get your fishing license, bait and tackle, snacks and coffee in the General Store before you head out to the lake. It is open from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily.

The Aspen Grill is cooking up delicious breakfast burritos and lunch sandwiches, fish tacos, and salads every day from 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

Please stop in, we love to see all of you.

Even though we had some thunderstorms this past week, the fishing was steady. South Shore was very active this week with a wide variety of baits. Garlic power baits, garlic pinched crawlers, inflated night crawlers, and the Red and Gold Thomas Buoyant lures have been the tickets for the big ones. Trolling the Inlet and the Jetty areas with a Tasmanian Devil lure proved to be productive.

Garlic scent is the way to go!

We would like to encourage all of you to please send us pictures of your Convict catches.  We know many of you prefer to “catch and release” and don’t want to bring in a fish to the store.  You can send your pics to lisac@convictlake.com and we will make you famous!  Please include your name, hometown, location on the lake and the bait you were using.

• Brett from Fontana caught a 6 ¾ lbs. whopper on power bait.
• Kyle, 8 years old from Reno, caught his first fish on South Shore using a night crawler. He chose to put his fish back into the water.  Way to go Kyle!

The weather this week is looking to be sunny with no rain in the forecast. However, there is a high pressure that is coming towards the end of the week bringing in very hot weather to the Sierra.  The temps will range from the high 80’s to lows in the mid 50’s.  This will feel very hot for our area.  If you are coming up, remember to bring up sunscreen.

There are fire restrictions for all of Inyo and Mono Counties.  Campfires and cooking fires are ONLY allowed in designated campgrounds in the cleared campfire circles.  NO fires are permitted for dispersed camping. A campfire is considered extinguished when the ashes are cool enough to put your hand in them.   Please be fire safe!

We look forward to seeing you and we are here to make your vacation special.

The action on the lake this week has been strong. The big ones have been hitting on inflated night crawlers, garlic pinched crawlers and as always, garlic power bait.  The weather has been quite warm, so they have gone down deeper.  All areas of the lake were productive from the shore and from the boats.

Hot Creek Fish Hatchery is scheduled to stock the lake this week.  The problem that they were having has been resolved, and they are now able to stock the lakes and creeks in our area.  This is great news for all our anglers.

Notable catches this week are:

• Elisabeth brought in a 2 ½ lbs. beauty on garlic power bait at the Inlet.
• Justin from Woodland Hills got a 3.75 lbs. lunker on Zeke’s Garlic on North Shore.
• Franco used a Rapala on South Shore to catch a 2 ½ lbs. rainbow.
• Ray from Fontana used a Gulp Worm to bring in a 3 ½ pounder on South Shore
• Jan-Erik from Thousand Oaks used power bait at the Inlet to catch a 4.25 lbs. rainbow.

The weather this coming week looks to be mostly sunny with temps ranging from the mid 80’s to lows at night in the low 50’s at night.

Come on up and throw your line in the water!

June 16, 2021

Anglers were out there catching some real big ones this week. The warmer weather is making the fish go down deeper, but fishing all around the lake was successful.  Power bait with garlic in various colors seemed to be best this week. Thomas Buoyant lures and the new Gorditos Custom Baits, which are now available in the store, were also very productive.

The Round-Up Derby ended on Sunday evening and the results will be posted tomorrow.  We are pleased to say that everyone who caught a 14 inch or bigger fish has won a prize!  Thank you to all who participated in the derby.  It is always a fun way to start off the season.

• The biggest catches this week were for Anthony and Miguel who each caught some whoppers over 4 lbs. each using the new Gorditos Custom Baits.
• Sarah from Hemet got her 1 ¼ lbs. beauty on yellow/green power bait on South Shore.
• Tyler got a big 3 lbs. on garlic power bait
• Jay caught a 2 ½ lbs. on garlic power bait.
• Brandon from So. Pasadena used rainbow power bait on North Shore and caught a 2 ¾ lbs. lunker.
• John and Holly both caught ones that qualified them for the Round Up Derby.
• Chris and Chris both had a fine day out on the lake.
• Joshua used a Thomas Buoyant to bring a 4 lbs. lunker.

Remember to come into the store for all your fishing licenses, rods, baits, tackle and snacks before heading down to the lake. We are open daily at 6:00 AM for those who want to get the early morning bite.