big bear lake -kayak fishing? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wiredantz · 04-18-2011, 10:21 AM

has anyone gone?

YakMedic · 04-18-2011, 12:10 PM

It's a place I've always wanted to fish on a yak, plus I live close. The downside is its 20$ to launch for a single day due to some water resi charge. If you plan on going I'm in, let me know... weekends are best for me.

StinkyMatt · 04-18-2011, 01:12 PM

Tubed there many times, never paid a cent. Leave out of Boulder bay or any other place where it is not private. Summer trout hang very deep, bass will be in the shallow grass/ weeds. If you go now the trout can be had in much shallower water.

dsafety · 04-18-2011, 06:04 PM

Big Bear lake is not friendly to tourist boaters of any kind. Locals pony up for a annual permit that lets them get on the water any time they want. Visitors are asked to buy daily permits that costs as much as a good dinner at the best restaurant in town.

I have been pulled over by the lake patrol in everything from an float tube to a canoe. They never wrote me a ticket but were very firm in saying that if they saw me out there again bad things would happen.

I seldom go to Big Bear in the summer any more.

Bob

bus kid · 04-18-2011, 07:07 PM

fuggedaboutit

I'm with Bob. Irvine lake is better.

tunaseeker · 04-18-2011, 07:15 PM

Yep, sounds like the little hick town I grew up in...Don’t see many yaks on the lake. The wind can really kick in the afternoon. Trout are down deep on the north side from Grays landing to the observatory in the summer. In spring the trout are good but not too large, pick up most trolling. Never really hit the bass up there. The lake is full of carp, see many flatlanders using corn fishing for them.

TT5150 · 04-18-2011, 11:19 PM

Just did a weekend and spent a fortune. Not a friendly person in sight spent half the day getting inspected and just about got myself arrested. The police boat kept bugging us apparently their memory sucks as much as they do. Then with the wind and drunk boaters it was a nightmare.

armyyaker · 05-15-2011, 11:41 PM

I just went to big bear on Friday to beat the crowds for the trout tournament. I launched out of boulder bay and it was free. I trolled around the mouth of the bay for a few hours using mostly the wind to drift me. I had a few hits and caught two decent trout. On the way in just outside of the dock I ended up catching a crappie drifting some power bait. I stopped and anchored and ended up catching 19 on tube jigs... I agree with the rest of the posts the 45 dollars for an annual pass is a bit excessive. I go there as often as possible since its not far so if any one is interested in going let me know.

YakMedic · 05-16-2011, 11:39 AM

Army,
I'm in for a BBL trip, weekends only for me at the moment. Gettin into a crappie bite is always fun.

Phatford · 05-16-2011, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YakMedic

Army,
I'm in for a BBL trip, weekends only for me at the moment. Gettin into a crappie bite is always fun.

I might have to join you two TOO!!! ha ha
Medic are you Army also? I was just curious.

YakMedic · 05-16-2011, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phatford

I might have to join you two TOO!!! ha ha
Medic are you Army also? I was just curious.

Nope, civilian paramedic. Let's do this.

armyyaker · 05-16-2011, 04:33 PM

Sounds good to me for sure. I will be up there on Saturday as usual. If you all want to meet up at boulder bay there is a little park there I usually put in at. Say around 4pm is as it is usually an evening bite there...

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04-18-2011, 10:21 AM	#1
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	big bear lake -kayak fishing? has anyone gone?

04-18-2011, 07:07 PM	#5
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	fuggedaboutit I'm with Bob. Irvine lake is better. __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

05-15-2011, 11:41 PM	#8
armyyaker Junior Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Irwin, Ca 92310 Posts: 11	just went there I just went to big bear on Friday to beat the crowds for the trout tournament. I launched out of boulder bay and it was free. I trolled around the mouth of the bay for a few hours using mostly the wind to drift me. I had a few hits and caught two decent trout. On the way in just outside of the dock I ended up catching a crappie drifting some power bait. I stopped and anchored and ended up catching 19 on tube jigs... I agree with the rest of the posts the 45 dollars for an annual pass is a bit excessive. I go there as often as possible since its not far so if any one is interested in going let me know.

05-16-2011, 04:33 PM	#12
armyyaker Junior Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Irwin, Ca 92310 Posts: 11	Sounds good Sounds good to me for sure. I will be up there on Saturday as usual. If you all want to meet up at boulder bay there is a little park there I usually put in at. Say around 4pm is as it is usually an evening bite there...http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/i...ing-smiley.gif

04-18-2011, 12:10 PM	#2
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	It's a place I've always wanted to fish on a yak, plus I live close. The downside is its 20$ to launch for a single day due to some water resi charge. If you plan on going I'm in, let me know... weekends are best for me.

04-18-2011, 01:12 PM	#3
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Tubed there many times, never paid a cent. Leave out of Boulder bay or any other place where it is not private. Summer trout hang very deep, bass will be in the shallow grass/ weeds. If you go now the trout can be had in much shallower water.

04-18-2011, 06:04 PM	#4
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	Big Bear lake is not friendly to tourist boaters of any kind. Locals pony up for a annual permit that lets them get on the water any time they want. Visitors are asked to buy daily permits that costs as much as a good dinner at the best restaurant in town. I have been pulled over by the lake patrol in everything from an float tube to a canoe. They never wrote me a ticket but were very firm in saying that if they saw me out there again bad things would happen. I seldom go to Big Bear in the summer any more. Bob

04-18-2011, 07:15 PM	#6
tunaseeker TB Metal Art Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 653	Yep, sounds like the little hick town I grew up in...Don’t see many yaks on the lake. The wind can really kick in the afternoon. Trout are down deep on the north side from Grays landing to the observatory in the summer. In spring the trout are good but not too large, pick up most trolling. Never really hit the bass up there. The lake is full of carp, see many flatlanders using corn fishing for them.

04-18-2011, 11:19 PM	#7
TT5150 Slayer Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Murrieta Posts: 37	Just did a weekend and spent a fortune. Not a friendly person in sight spent half the day getting inspected and just about got myself arrested. The police boat kept bugging us apparently their memory sucks as much as they do. Then with the wind and drunk boaters it was a nightmare.

05-16-2011, 11:39 AM	#9
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	Army, I'm in for a BBL trip, weekends only for me at the moment. Gettin into a crappie bite is always fun.