Do Trout bite at night?

[TheWhizzle]

Some trout can definitely survive the summers there, but it is more likely that the 12 lber from sunset was a fresh stocker fish.

The hatcheries keep big, healthy fish to use for the breeding programs, and at a certain age these fish start reaching a point where they are no longer the best breeders. Instead of letting those fish die at the hatchery, they will stock them with the other trout they release (same goes for catfish), and give a lucky (or skilled) angler a chance at catching a lunker.

You guys wanna catch some monster trout, head to California.
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Irvine Lake Sees New Lake Record 22.6 Pound Rainbow Trout
Caught on Berkley PowerBait Turbo Dough and 4-pound test Berkley Trilene 100-Percent Fluorocarbon

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Greg Stotesbury and His 22.6 Lb Rainbow Trout
Irvine Lake, CA -(FishNLand.com)- World-class saltwater angler Greg Stotesbury of Mission Viejo added another accolade to his already impressive array of fishing awards: New Lake Record Holder for rainbow trout at Irvine Lake with a monstrous 22.6 pounder caught on March 19. The Orange County-based angler just wanted to take a day off amidst the grueling sportsmen’s show season, so he headed down to Irvine Lake for only the second time in the last 10 years.
“My saltwater fishing club, Los Pescadores of Newport Beach, was having a trout tournament at Irvine Lake”, related Stotesbury. “My wife and I anchored up in 19 feet of water off Trout Island. I saw a guy fishing nearby get a fish on something green, so that’s what I put on. Once the bait settled to the bottom, I got bit instantly, and the fish greyhounded over the surface.”
“The big fish hit on Berkley PowerBait Turbo Dough in the spring green/yellow color, rigged on a #14 gold treble hook. I was using 4-pound test Berkley Trilene 100-Percent Fluorocarbon line, I owe it all to Berkley!” “We fought him for about 5 minutes, and my wife Dara did an expert job on netting it. We had brought a very large net in anticipation of catching a big one. I’ve caught trout in the 8 to 9 pound class before at Lee’s Ferry. This fish was very powerful, and would bust you off in a heartbeat if your drag wasn’t set properly.”
Irvine Lake’s General Manager Dave Noyes added, “We’ve been dealing with our fish supplier, Tim Goodman at Calaveras Trout Farms, for about 5 years now. When we got started, he promised that within 5 years we would have a new lake record fish. The former record was 22.55 pounds, and now we’ve broken it. Almost all of the big fish at Irvine Lake are caught on Berkley Gulp! or Berkley Power Bait.”
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[url "http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/02/irvine-lake-tro.html"]Irvine Lake fishing tournament top catch is 14-pound, 10-ounce rainbow trout[/url]
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One of those that didn't get away is the pictured 14-pound, 12-ounce rainbow trout, landed by Daniel Han of Riverside, which hit a trolled Rapala at mid-lake.
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Most of the fish on stringers are rainbows in the 1- to 5-pound range, with some
6- to 10-pounders being seen daily. There were also some brook and brown trout caught, but no reported catches of bass or catfish.
Irvine Lake is a privately run, paid-entry lake, so no fishing license is required.

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This is crazy stuff. These are all from this year. There are bass in there too!

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March 13, 2008

Irvine Lake Fish Report 03-13-2008
Location: Irvine Lake
by Steve Carson

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A huge 14-4 Florida-strain largemouth bass nearly set a new lake record at Irvine Lake, and is the heaviest bass weighed at the lake in nearly a decade. Irvine Lake Pro Shop employee Nick Sepulveda nailed the monster Bucketmouth himself on Sunday.

"I got bites on 2 consecutive casts", reported Sepulveda. "In 30 feet of water near the dam, I was dropshotting with a pumpkin-color 4-inch Berkley Power Worm. The first fish was a 5.5 pounder, and the second was the 14-4. The worm was rigged with a Gamakatsu hook and just 6-pound test Berkley line. [**Ed. note- the IGFA world record for largemouth bass in the 6-pound line category is 16-9].

Trout anglers were not to be outdone on the big fish scene this week, and a whopping 5-trout limit totaling 42.8 pounds by Carlos Ortiz of Buena Park include fish weighing 12.6, 9.4, 8.1, 6.6 and 6.12 pounds. Most fish filling the stringers were ranging from 2 to 7 pounds, with lots of 7 to 9 pounders adding spice.[/left]

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