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PICKS OF the WEEK
1. The top picks are all panfish bites. Staying in the top spot is Lake Henshaw because its crappie bite was wide open again this past week. The best bite is on small jigs tipped with meal worms or Crappie Nibbles. Most of these fish have been from 3/4-pound to 1 1/2 pounds with some in the two-pound or better class. Many anglers are getting full 25-fish limits on these quality crappie. It has simply been the best fishing in the region. Call the Henshaw store at 760-782-3501 for the latest here.
2. The sleeper pick that is nearly as good as Henshaw is the crappie action at Piru Lake. Most anglers are getting at least 10 to 15 crappie and there are a lot of toads in this bite with fish to three pounds reported. The best bite is on small white jigs tipped with meal worms or red worms fished from Reasoner Cove up through the narrows. For an update on this bite call the main office at 805-521-1500, x208.
3. Yes, it's been hot (approaching 100 degrees), but the tilapia action at the Salton Sea has been as epic as the crappie bite at Lake Henshaw, and the fish are in the same size range running from 3/4-pound to 1 1/2-pounds. It's time to fill the ice chest. This is a 100 percent nightcrawler bite. The bad news is that the state recreation area is targeted for closure June 30 as part of the budget crisis. For an update on the action, call the Visitor Center at 760-393-3810.
Barring adverse weather, water or road conditions, the following lakes and streams, listed by county, will be restocked with catchable-size rainbow trout from the Department of Fish and Game hatcheries this week. For updates in Southern California and the Eastern Sierra Nevada, you can call the DFG recording at 562-594-7268, or for updates in the Western Sierra, you can call 559-243-4005, x183. For trout plants statewide, youcan visit the DFG's new stocking web site at http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FishPlants/.
RIVERSIDE: Lake Hemet, Lake Perris.
SAN BERNARDINO: Big Bear Lake, Santa Ana River, South Fork Santa Ana River, Seccombe Park Lake, Silverwood Lake.
TROUT: Big news was a 19-12 brown trout caught in Pleasant Valley Reservoir in the Eastern Sierra. The trout bite throughout this region remains excellent and access to more high elevation waters have opened up this past week (Tioga and Ellery Lakes along with all of the Mammoth Lakes waters). Top picks in a region filled with good fishing would be Crowley Lake, Bridgeport Reservoir, the entire June Lake loop, and the Twin Lakes at Bridgeport. The entire Bishop Creek drainage is also a very good bet. In urban Southern California plants have ended most places and the bites tank quickly. Top bets are western Riverside County's Corona Lake and Jess Ranch Lakes in Hesperia (which is continuing to get weekly plants). In the local mountains, Big Bear Lake remains very good along the north shore and in most bays, and Jenks Lake and Gregory were planted last week. Lake Hemet and Lake Cuyamaca have also been excellent, mostly on pan-sized fish.
BLACK BASS: The bass action remains good most places with the fish still in the shallows, but the spawn is winding down or over most places. The bite is hot on plastics, reaction baits, and swim baits. Top bets include Perris, Diamond Valley, Skinner, Casitas (the shad were up for the second week in a row), and the whole lower Colorado River. Cachuma and Santa Margarita, and even the higher elevation waters like Piru, Pyramid, and Silverwood are also good.
STRIPED BASS: With the California aqueduct near Taft slowing to just fair this past week, the top bet for a quality fish is Lake Silverwood and the best bet for volume catches of two to five-pound fish is either Diamond Valley or Skinner. Elsewhere, the striper bites all are very spotty right now. On the Colorado River, the Willow Beach bite looked to be surging during the full moon, with several fish in the 20-pound class caught. Mojave and Havasu are both starting to turn on as the fish start to move around and move upriver for spawning.
PANFISH: Henshaw's crappie bite is the easy top pick, but the crappie bites at Piru and Elsinore are both worth noting. The Isabella bite is no "crappie mania" but there's a fair bite in deeper water on minnows. Crappie bites at Otay and Hodges tanked this past week, but Sutherland came back strong with fish to nearly three pounds. Casitas has been just fair, but some pigs to three pounds have been caught on live shad. Silverwood remained just fair with some bluegill joining the crappie. The Salton Sea tilapia bite has been excellent with the full ice-chest mode the rule much of the past week. The bluegill and redear bites really exploded in a lot of places this past week. Top bets for nice stringers are Lake Perris, Lake Skinner (a sleeper pick), Diamond Valley Lake, Otay, and Hodges. The bite on the all four of the Central Coast lakes – Lopez, Santa Margarita, Nacimiento, and San Antonio – are good, in about that order.
CATFISH: While fishing pressure is light, the flathead catfish bite on the Colorado River seems to be getting better by the day. More and more 12 to 30-pound fishing are being landed each week in the lower river from Havasu south. The channel cats are also on a pretty good bite. Outside of the river, Santa Ana River Lake, Corona Lake, and Hesperia Lake are the top bets for planted fish (all three are planting weekly), and Elsinore is turning on for wild fish.
SILVERWOOD: The striped bass bite has been good with a lot of quality fish caught on big trout-like swimbaits, cranks, and frozen anchovies over the past week. The hot action has been in the Chemise area, Miller Canyon, and the point at the launch ramp. Top fish reported this week was a 17-pounder caught by Scott Allen, Ontario, fishing a swimbait near the outlet in Miller Canyon. Brandon Ballard, Apple Valley, had three stripers to 10 pounds fishing anchovies at the spillway. The largemouth bass bite is also very good with the fish in shallow showing on plastics worms, jigs, and reaction baits. Joe Sahagun, Rialto, caught and released 15 bass to 4-8 on worms fishing the main lake points. Daniel Foxman, Pinon Hills, landed a five-pound bass at the dock on a bungee worm. There were DFG trout plants this week and two weeks ago with pretty good action on fresh planters and holdover trout to two pounds on small lures and floating dough baits. Miller Canyon Creek, above the lake, was planted by the DFG last week. The crappie bite has continued to perk along with some anglers are still getting catches of 3/4-pound-average fish on small jigs off the marina docks, and the bluegill bite is fair with the warmer weather. A few catfish are also starting to show for anglers fishing nightcrawlers and cut baits at the dam and Chemise area. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. Miller Canyon Creek, above the lake, was planted with trout by the DFG last week. The park is again open seven days a week. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.
BIG BEAR LAKE: The trout bite slowed a little over this past week, but overall the bite has remained pretty fair. There has been a good insect hatch and the trout are feeding on top some of the day whacking the fly-bubble combo and Rapalas cranked on the top, and then trollers are getting fish down deeper fishing Needlefish behind three to four colors of leadcore. Most of the rainbows are nice 1 1/2-pound holdover fish. Shore anglers are getting fish along the north shore from Stanfield Cutoff to Windy Point, with slower action closer to the dam. The fish are staying close to the shore and cruising from one to four feet off the bottom, so floating dough baits fished with a sliding sinker rig at that depth have been good. The bass bite has been improving with both smallmouth and largemouth showing in fair numbers around docks, rocky areas, and other shoreline structure. The May Trout Classic will be held May 19-20, and there will be a $5,000 tagged trout this season. Applications for entry are available now and only the first 500 entries will be accepted. Cost is $65 per person and all money will go toward the cast payout for the top nine biggest trout or into a fund to plant the lake with more rainbow trout, including trophy fish. For more information on the classic: www.maytroutclassic.com or e-mail Jacque Hall at email@example.com. For fishing information: Big Bear Marina 909-866-3218 (or www.bigbearmarina.com), Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.
GREGORY LAKE: The county park marina opened this past weekend, and there were DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago. The bite has been pretty fair. For more information, call the Lake Gregory boathouse at 909-338-2233.
GREEN VALLEY LAKE: First private plant of the season is set for May 18 when the regular trout season opens, but there was a DFG plant last week. Fees for 2012 remain at $15 per adult, $10 for kids, military, and seniors. There is a pre-season special of $10 per day before the first private plant. Recorded information: 909-867-2009 and the new website is www.gvlfishing.com.
ARROWBEAR LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
JENKS LAKE REGION: The first DFG plant of the season went in last week, and this perked things appreciably. The parking area is not slated to open until June 1. Anglers should check with the Mill Creek Ranger Station about this. The parking area typically opened the first week of May. The Santa Ana River and the South Fork were planted with DFG trout this week and two weeks ago. General Information: Mill Creek Ranger Station at 909-382-2881.
HESPERIA LAKE: The catfish action has been excellent with weekly plants. The best action has been in the morning and evening, with shrimp and inflated nightcrawlers the top baits. Some fish topping 10 pounds. The trout action has slowed way down and no sturgeon reported. Lake hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the night session from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $15 per angler. No state fishing license is required here. Information: 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
JESS RANCH: The trout bite was very good again this week with anglers using Power Bait in salmon peach, rainbow, garlic and orange, nightcrawlers, jigs, and small trout lures to catch a lot of limits and fish near or over two pounds. Patrick Mathis, Burbank, landed a 4-5 rainbow on a gold Kastmaster, while Dave Ochoa, Hesperia, landed trout at 3-11 and three pounds. The catfish bite is picking up with anglers using shrimp, mackerel and nightcrawlers. Xavier Barriga, Hesperia, landed a 7-1 cat on shrimp. Bass showing on Senkos, spinnerbaits, and nightcrawlers with fish to seven pounds reported. The lake complex is open every Friday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it is stocked with trout each week on Friday from its own hatchery. Lake information: 760-240-1107 or www.jessranchlakesnews.com.
MOJAVE NARROWS: DFG trout plant last week. Horseshoe Lake is still closed due to flood damage. Pelican Lake is remains open. For lake information: 760-245-2226.
CUCAMONGA-GUASTI: DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago. Final county plant of the season was three weeks ago. No report. Information: 909-481-4205.
PRADO: Final county trout plant of the season was three weeks ago and the most recent DFG plant was four weeks ago. Small boats (non-inflatable with a hard bottom) under 16 feet with electric motors are allowed. Information: 909-597-4260.
YUCAIPA: The final county trout plant of the season went in three weeks ago. DFG trout were also planted three weeks ago. Lake information: 909-790-3127.
GLEN HELEN: DFG trout plant two weeks ago, and the final county trout plant was three weeks ago. No report. Information: 909-887-7540.
MOUNT BALDY TROUT POOLS: The heavily stocked pools are open every Saturday and Sunday. No fishing license is needed. Information: 909-982-4246.
SECCOMBE LAKE: DFG trout plants this week and two weeks ago. Information: 909-384-5233.
DIAMOND VALLEY: Continue good largemouth bass action with the fish still showing anywhere from the surface down to 20 feet. The majority of the fish are showing on Senko-style baits or drop-shot plastic worms. Evan Davis, San Diego, landed a 5.79-pound largemouth on a plastic at the east dam. The striper bite has been fair to good on school-sized fish from three to five pounds on sardines with some limits reported, but overall this bite has slowed since last week. Catfish are starting to show in better numbers as the water warms, but still little pressure on the cats. The trout are slowing very quickly as the fish head deep, but some are still showing in the shore fishing areas near the marina on PowerBait, small trout jigs, and nightcrawlers. DFG plant slated for next week of May 21 and the final Lassen plant of the season was three weeks ago. Both the bluegill and redear bites are starting to take off with some good catches reported in the past week on small jigs tipped with meal worms. Even a few 25-fish limits. Private boats must be inspected for zebra and quagga mussels. Boats with wet lower units will be turned away. For general lake and launch information, call 800-590-LAKE. For fishing and boat rental info call the marina at 951-926-7201 or www.dvmarina.com or Last Chance Bait and Tackle at 951-658-7410 or www.lastchancetackle.com.
PERRIS: The bluegill and redear bites are excellent with a lot of anglers posting full 25-fish limits of these fish up into the 1 1/2-pound range. The best bite has been on small jigs tipped with bait or deeply fished meal worms, wax worms, or crickets. The fish are schooled up in three to 15 feet of water along most shoreline, but the Bernasconi Beach area has been best. Lorenzo Martinez, Moreno Valley, had 25 mixed bluegill and redear to 1-8 on red worms and small trout worms. The largemouth bass bite also remains pretty good with the best bite on plastics and reaction baits, including surface lures, in the northeast end of the lake. Raul Gaytion, Ontario, landed a 7.3-pound bass at lots 11 and 12 on a drop-shot plastic worms. A few trout continue to show with the best action in the mornings. DFG trout plant this week. Crappie still very slow. Few carp or catfish reports. The park and marina is back open seven days a week. Hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Marina hours 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: marina 951-657-2179, state park 951-940-5600.
SKINNER: The largemouth bass bite has continued to be very good in the east end on reaction baits, plastic worms, and nightcrawlers with quite a few fish to frou pounds reported. The striper bite is also pretty good at the inlet on chicken liver and anchovies with most of the fish from two to three pounds with some to five pounds. The bluegill bite is breaking wide open, especially at the inlet. Nightcrawlers, meal worms, wax worms, and crickets are the top baits. Kevin Cristler, Corona, landed 10 bluegill to two pounds and an eight-pound catfish. A few catfish are starting to show on chicken liver and mackerel in Catfish Alley. An 18-pound carp was caught by Christopher Rafeedie, Temecula, at Ramp No. 1. Information: store 951-926-1505 or marina 951-926-8515.
ELSINORE: The crappie and bluegill bites came back on with the warmer weather and full moon phase this past week. The crappie are not being landed in great numbers, but they are mostly over 1 1/2 pounds and up into the three-pound range. The bluegill are also nice-sized fish up to nearly a pound. The catfish bite has remained pretty good for anglers fishing shad or cut baits in less than 10 feet of water and tight to the flooded trees and brush. The cats have been averaging from five to 13 pounds. A few smaller largemouth are being caught, and anglers targeting the carp are starting to get a lot of fish, too. Few wipers reported. For more information, call William's Bait, Tackle, and Boat Rental at 951-642-0640 or go to www.williamsboatandtackle.com.
CORONA LAKE: The trout action continues to sizzle with anglers scoring both limits and quality fish in the deeper water at the dam and mid-lake. The warm weather has driven the trout out of the shallows except for a brief period in the morning, but they continue to show up in good numbers in the cooler, deeper water much of the day. The best bite has been on inflated nightcrawlers doused with scent or the Berkley Mice Tails, Lip RipperZ Ratz, small artificial trout worms, or small trout jigs. Anglers fishing the usual array of floating dough baits are also still getting fish. Top rainbow reported over the past week was a 10-pounder caught by Jaime Salazar, Covina, fishing a nightcrawler smeared with Nitro Grease at the dam. Dustin Nehr, Temple City, had a nine-pound trout, also on a nightcrawlers, while fishing from a boat. David Farro, Riverside, was also fishing a nightcrawler-Crave bait combo to get his seven-pound rainbow at the dam. Mike Yamashita, Diamond Bar, had the top stringer of the week, an impressive five-fish catch that weighed 27 1/4-pounds, and his top rainbow was a 7 1/4-pounder. He fish fishing jigs from a float tube. Jeffrey Chadkowski, Pomona, loanded five rainbows to four pounds for a 14-pound stringer fishing Lip RipperZ jigs from shore, while Al Rendon, Los Angeles, had a pretty typical five trout stringer with fish to 2 1/4-pounds. There continues to be quite a few catfish and plants are now weekly so this bite will be taking off in the coming weeks. The catfish grand opener is set for Memorial Day weekend with fish to 20 pounds planted for this event. Bass and crappie are still being caught by anglers, and a 17-pound sturgeon was landed by Sherrie Trigg, Corona, fishing a nightcrawler off the north shore from the bank. There is an ongoing big trout contest running now through Sunday, May 13. No state fishing license is required here. Information: 951-277-3321 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.
EVANS LAKE: Few reports. But a few bass are showing on small reaction baits and plastics with the fish cruising the shoreline. A few panfish starting to show around the shoreline structure. No reports of catfish or carp.
RANCHO JURUPA: No report. Information: 951-684-7032.
FISHERMAN'S RETREAT: Catfish season kicked off with a plant last week. The catch-and-release bass action has been good, and the bluegill bite is also starting to take off. The trout bite has slowed way down, but a few fish are still showing with the final plant of the season four weeks ago. Information: 909-795-0171.
LITTLE LAKE: No report. Entrance fee is $10 per person, with a $3 per angler fishing fee. Kids five to 12 pay only a $5 entry fee. Kids under five only have to pay the fishing fee if they fish. A state fishing license is required to fish here and regular state limits apply. The lake phone is 530-526-7937.
REFLECTION LAKE: Information: 951-654-7906 or www.reflectionlakerv.com.
JEAN'S CHANNEL CATS: Excellent catfish action with most of the fish from 1-8 to two pounds. Nightcrawlers, chicken liver, and dough baits have been the best bet. The lake is open only on weekends. No state fishing license is required to fish here. Information: 951-679-6562.
LAKE HEMET: DFG trout plants this week and two weeks ago. The plant two weeks ago included 150 tagged trout, including some wearing $10 reward tags. Quite a few trout limits for both shore anglers and for boat anglers. Bluegill and bass are both starting to improve and bass to 3-8 were reported this past week. Catfish still slow. Carp bowfishing is allowed Monday through Thursday but bowfishermen must check in first. Lake open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Boat inspections for quagga mussels are $7 and banding is $3. Half-price boat rentals weekdays. Information: Lake Hemet campground 951-659-2680 or www.lakehemetcampground.com.
LAKE FULMOR: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago at Lake Fulmor and nearby Strawberry Creek. Information: 951-659-2117.
SANTA ANA RIVER LAKE: Warm weather is accelerating the transition from trout season to catfish season, but there continues to be a pretty fair bite on the rainbow trout. Top rainbow reported this past week was a nine-pounder landed by Christian Castillo, Yorba Linda, fishing garlic rainbow floating bait off La Palma Point. Pete Cano and David Gonzales, both Pico Rivera, landed four rainbows to four pounds fishing orange and white dough bait with nightcrawlers. D'Mondre and Jalen Garner, both Long Beach, had four rainbows to 3 1/2 pounds fishing Lip RipperZ jigs with Love Sauce at La Palma Point. Richard Guzman, Diamond Bar, landed three trout averaging just over two pounds each at Levitz on rainbow floating bait. The catfish grand opener is set for Memorial Day weekend with fish to 20 pounds planted for this event, and catfish plants are going in every week now, kicking this bite into high gear. The big catfish of the week was a 10-pound, 14-ouncer that ate a pink and white Power Mouse at Levitz' Corner fished by Jerry Kisner, Buena Park. Santiago Palacios, West Covina, and Jose Delfin, Riverside, were fishing the Catfish Lake to landed 12 catfish for a 24 1/2-pound total weight. The pair were fishing shrimp and mackerel and the big fish was a 3 3/4-pounder. The carp bite is also starting and a few crappie to a pound are showing. Top carp was a seven-pounded landed by Josh Ybarra, Costa Mesa, fishing a Lip RipperZ Rat with garlic Love Sauce. There is an ongoing big trout contest running now through Sunday, May 13. Other than float tubes, no water craft are allowed due to fears of invasive quagga mussels being introduced into the water system. No state fishing license is required here. Information: 714-632-7851 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.
ANAHEIM LAKE: Closed. Anaheim Lake only opens when Santa Ana River Lakes is closed for cleaning and maintenance. Information: 714-996-3508 or www.fishinglakes.com.
IRVINE LAKE: The trout bite is still pretty good for anglers fishing 20 feet or deeper water along the west shore or on Santiago Flats, with some limits reported on PowerBait or for anglers trolling small Rapalas. The catfish bite has really started to turn on with the warm weather, especially on the flats. Tom Argienfield, Huntington Beach, landed a 12-2 channel a nightcrawler. The bass remain very good on mostly two-pound class fishing with plastics, jigs, and topwaters all working in any brushy spot. Don Spencer, Anaheim, had a 4-9 on a topwater bait off the west shore. Some crappie are show in 15 to 20 foot depths near the trees in Santiago Flats. Best bite has been on white Atomic tubes with a mealworm trailer. Plenty of bluegill are biting in shallow brushy areas on mealworms and redworms. No state fishing license is required here. Lake information: 714-649-9111 or www.irvinelake.net.
LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE: The bass action has been good over the past week with the best bite has been on plastic worms, cranks, and even some on topwater baits. Crappie have also taken off with small fish along the shorelines and slabs to three pound showing around deeper structure on small jigs. Even some catfish to 12 pounds have been reported on cut baits this past week. Information: 949-362-3885 or www.lagunaniguellake.com.
CACHUMA: The bass bite has been very good all around the lake this past week on plastics and reaction baits all good. Most of the fish are still in one to five feet of water but the spawn is pretty much over, and most of the fish being caught are under three pounds. The trout bite has also remained good for trollers working one to three colors of leadcore with Rapalas or the nightcrawler-dodger combo. The crappie bite is pretty good in the narrows and Cachuma Bay on slow-trolled minnow imitations and small jigs. Some catfish are showing on mackerel and dough baits in Dead Horse Canyon and any cove with a defined creek channel. Richard Flores, Santa Barbara, had five cats and to three pounds on mackerel. Bluegill are also starting to show in the backs of most coves. Bow-fishing for carp has also been excellent with quite a few double-digit fish arrowed this past week, but the key is getting out early. Free bowfishing permits are available at the entrance gate. For quagga mussel and the boat launching information, log on at http://www.sbparks.org/DOCS/Cachuma.html. The marina is open with rental boats available. The boat launch remains open, but boats must get a quagga mussel inspection. Information: 805-688-4040.
CASITAS: For the second week in a row, threadfin shad have been showing up around the marina and in the backs of a number of coves. Anglers dip-netting this bait have had exception action on largemouth bass to four pounds, along with getting an occasional trout or catfish. Bass are also being landed on plastics and reaction baits in pretty fair numbers. Tim Clark, Pasadena, had the best bass reported this week at 7-8 on live shad. Trout are spotty, but trollers are starting to find a little more consistent action. Scott Abbott and Bud Poulton, both Camarillo, landed eight trout for a total of 28 pounds flat-line trolling Rapalas. Richard Jost, Ojai, landed a five pound trout on live shad. A few quality crappie to three pounds continue to be landed, but no big numbers have been reported. The catfish bite is also starting to improve.
Bob Twist, San Marino, landed an 11-8 catfish on live shad. The redear bite has also been fair with some good quality fish showing on nightcrawlers, mostly in Station Canyon. Private boats must be inspected for quagga mussels and face a 10-day dry dock requirement before being allowed to launch. The lake is open every day, including all holidays. Information: 805-649-2043.
CASTAIC: Continued good to excellent bass action here throughout the Fish Arm with Pete's Point a hot spot. Also good action at Hawk's Nest for the bass and some trout. The best bass action has been on plastics, nightcrawlers, with increasing numbers of fish on reaction baits. Catfish are good at Suicide Point and the cliffs in the Ski Arm with the best bite early in the morning. Overall, the stripers are still tough with few fish reported. The panfish bite has also been improving in both the big lake and lagoon. A DFG trout plant went in two weeks ago. Anglers are reminded that Dry Gultch is closed from now through May 26 to allow fish to spawn unmolested in that part of the lake. Information: 661-775-6232 or www.CastaicLake.com.
PIRU: Very good bass and crappie action. The crappie are running from a pound to three pounds and they are showing on small white jigs tipped with meal worms or red worms fished from Reasoner Cove up through the narrows. Most anglers reporting stringers of at least 15 fish. During a weekend night bass tournament, everyone had limits and the top fish was a 6.45-pounder and the winning weight was 21.47 pounds. Blake Robertson, Palmdale, landed a four-pound bass on a nightcrawler. Best action on topwater baits, plastics, and nightcrawlers. Santa Felecia Cove and Cove Cove are the hot spots. The bluegill and redear are also starting to show in pretty decent numbers on red worms. Other species still slow. Information: main office at 805-521-1500, x208, the gatehouse at x500, or at www.camplakepiru.com.
PYRAMID: The catfish bite has been good from shore and for boat anglers fishing cut baits in deeper water. The striper bite has been fair to good for trollers, but the bait bite has been nearly as good with the fish still in deeper water. Most of the fish are from two to four pounds. The black bass action has been generally good with the fish stacked up in the shallows as the spawn winds down. Both smallmouth and largemouth have been showing in this bite. Best action on plastics and reaction baits. Trout have been slow to fair with the most recent DFG plant three weeks ago. Only a few fish off Vaquero, off Spanish Point, and at the dam on floating baits, trout plastics, and small jigs. Information: Emigrant Landing entrance booth at 661-295-7155 or the web site at campone.com.
QUAIL LAKE: No reports.
PUDDINGSTONE: The lake level is very high right now, but the fishing has just been fair overall. The best action has been for redear along the east shoreline with some off the north shore and ski beach areas. While most of the redear are small, some to nearly two pounds have been reported. A few crappie are starting to show near the burnt pier. The bass bite has slowed with the spawn pretty much over, but some fish on reaction baits. The trout bite is slowing way down with the heat. DFG plant two and four weeks ago. Catfish remain tough and few carp reported. Park and lake fishing information: 909-599-8411 or www.bonellipark.org.
SANTA FE DAM: DFG trout plant two weeks ago. Information: 626-334-1065.
ALONDRA PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
BALBOA PARK LAKE: No recent DFG plants. Carp fishing has been slow.
BELVEDERE PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
CERRITOS PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
DOWNEY WILDERNESS PARK: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
ECHO PARK LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
EL DORADO PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago.
ELIZABETH LAKE: DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago.
HANSEN DAM LAKE: DFG trout plant two and four weeks ago. Information: 888-527-2757 or 818-899-3779.
HOLLENBECK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago. Information: 213-261-0113.
JOHN FORD PARK LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
KENNETH HAHN PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
LA MIRADA PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
LEGG LAKES: DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago.
LINCOLN PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago. Information: 213-847-1726.
MAGIC JOHNSON LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
MACARTHUR PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
PECK ROAD PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago. Information: 818-448-7317.
BARRETT: The opening week bass action was exceptional. There were 276 anglers and they reported catching 7,810 bass, 358 bluegill, and 114 crappie. Reservations are sold out for May. Reservations are sold through Ticketmaster starting 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (for the following month) by calling 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/.
HODGES: There were 146 anglers checked this past week who caught 264 bluegill, 127 bass, eight crappie and five channel catfish. The lake is open to fishing on a Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday schedule. Rental boat and concession information: 760-432-2023.
EL CAPITAN: There were 60 anglers checked who landed 89 bass, 51 bluegill, and two channel cats. Eric and Jacqueline Fields, Chula Vista, landed 32 bluegill that weighed 12.15 pounds, including a .9-pounder. All on nightcrawlers. Bowfishing for carp is now allowed here. The lake is open Thursday through Monday with boat rentals available all five days (closed to fishing on Sundays). General lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat and concession information: 619-443-4110.
LOWER OTAY: There were 113 anglers checked who landed 203 bluegill to 1.72 pounds and 103 bass to 4.8 pounds. The lake is open on a Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule and boat rentals are available all three days. General lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat and concession information: 619-397-5212.
UPPER OTAY: There were 17 anglers checked this past week who caught 16 bass to 5.49 pounds and four bluegill to .73 pounds. The lake is open on a Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday for catch-and-release fishing (only artificial lures with single, barbless hooks), sunrise to sunset. The road to Upper Otay is closed, but anglers can still walk in. Lake information: 619-465-3474 (recording) or 619-397-5212 (concession) or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/.
MURRAY: The last DFG trout plant was three weeks ago. No other reports. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. There are boat rentals Friday through Sunday and the new concession number is 619-466-4847.
MIRAMAR: There were 23 anglers checked who had 47 bass and 12 bluegill. The lake is open for fishing seven days a week. Rental boats are available on Saturday and Sunday. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. New boat rental and concession information: 858-527-1722.
SUTHERLAND: There were a total of 95 anglers checked this past week who caught 247 bass to 6.05 pounds, 224 crappie to 2.8 pounds, seven bluegill, three redear, and two carp. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-2050 or email@example.com.
WOHLFORD: Slow to fair trout action in Oakvale Cove and the western half of the lake. PowerBait (often times dipped in garlic sauce), salmon eggs, and inflated nightcrawlers have been the preferred baits. Mostly smaller bass are being caught near structure. The early mornings, and late afternoons, to early evenings, are the most productive times. Crankbaits and dark-colored plastics are the best baits. Catfish are improving with the warming water conditions, and the best bite has been on chicken liver or cut mackerel. A fair number of crappie continue to be caught with the best bite at Crappie Rock on small jigs. Fishing is allowed seven days a week. Private boat launching is not allowed because of Quagga mussel fears. Information: 760-839-4346 or www.wohlfordlake.com.
DOANE POND: DFG trout plant last week.
DIXON LAKE: No report. The final plant of the season has been moved from May 2 to May 16. No State fishing license required here. Lake information: 760-839-4680 or www.dixonlake.com.
POWAY: The last trout plant of the season went in May 3 (a day late), and the bite has been slowly picking up with a few limits reported over the weekend. Also some quality fish in this final plant. Phil Cansicio, Chula Vista, landed a seven-pounder on a PowerBait-nightcrawler combo from the fishing float. The catfish action has been improving from
Bucktail Bay to Boulder Bay with fish to four pounds reported. Bernadino Gonzalez, Poway, have five catfish for a total of 12 pounds fishing chicken liver off Pine Point. The bluegill and redear bites are also starting to kick into gear. The fish are showing in five to 20 feet of water around flooded brush or other structure. Bob Freet, La Mesa, landed a 1.75-pound bluegill. Best action has been on nightcrawlers or small jigs tipped with meal worms or wax worms. The lake is normally open Wednesday through Sunday. A state fishing license no longer required here. Lake information: 858-668-4772, tackle shop recording 858-486-1234, or www.poway.org.
JENNINGS: The trout action slowed down some this past weekend, but the Sierra Bows were cruising the shoreline. Fair bite on nightcrawlers or PowerBait fished on four-foot leaders in Siesta Cove and Eagle Point. The bass action remains good in 15 to 20 feet of water all along the shorelines with the males protecting fry bass. Plastics, nightcrawlers, crawdads and reaction baits all getting a few fish. The redear are pretty good in 15 to 20 feet of water with some fish to 1-8 reported on nightcrawlers. The catfish are also starting to move with more showing each week. The first catfish plant of the season is set for next week and night fishing starts May 18. Mike Foxhoven, Spring Valley, landed a 4-8 channel in Hermit Cove. Friday through Sunday 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and shore fishing below the campground is available Monday through Thursday with permits available at the campground. Information: 619-390-1300 or www.lakejennings.org.
MORENA: The bass action has been pretty good with anglers fishing cranks, plastics, and nightcrawlers getting fish to 4-12. Many anglers have five to 10-fish catch-and-release days. The crappie and bluegill have been pretty good on small jigs in Horseshow and Boat Dock coves. John Beverlin, Campo, had a mixed limit of 25. The trout bite has slowed way down, but the odd fish is still showing up. Jonathon Bartmas, La Mesa, landed a trout at four pounds fishing mackerel for catfish. He also had four cats. The catfish have really started to bite in Cabin and Horseshow coves thanks to the warming water conditions. The carp have also moved shallow and are providing some action. Information: 24-hour fishing update line 619-478-5473, ranger station 619-579-4101, or lakemorena.com.
CUYAMACA: The trout action remains very good with a lot of limits coming out and many stringers have fish topping three pounds. The best action has been on a wide variety of floating baits and small trout plastics and jig. Top rainbow was an 11-4 rainbow caught by Ivan Halol, Mira Mesa, on a flylined nightcrawler, while his fishing partner David Swerda, also Mira Mesa, landed rainbows at eight pounds and 6-8. A six-pound trout topped off a 15-pound stringer landed by Kameron and Kalani Borneman, Alpine, fishing PowerBait in Pumphouse Cove. Marissa Shimamoto, 11, El Cajon, landed a 5-4 rainbow at the lone pine tree on a red Power Worm. Jeremiah Navarro, San Bernardino, landed a five-pounder on salmon-peach Power Bait at the lone pine. The catfish are also starting to show. Andrew Novitchenko, San Diego, landed a 12-7 cat on mackerel in Pumphouse Cove. A few bass and small crappie are also being landed. Private boats are allowed on the lake, including canoes and kayaks, but the boats must be sprayed for quagga mussels by a high-pressure heated wash prior to entering the lake. The cost is $10 for the spraying and it lasts for multiple trips to Cuyamaca as long as the boat is not used in another reservoir. The decontamination wash down station is for all craft and items used in the water, including boats, motors, kayak, canoes, float tubes and waders. Information: 760-765-0515 or www.lakecuyamaca.org.
HENSHAW: The crappie action has remained wide open this past week with the fish showing for shoreline, fishing pier, and boat anglers. A lot of 25-fish limits, and the crappie are running from 3/4-pound to two pounds. The store reported over 950 crappie that came through the office. Some of the better catches including a 123-fish caught with fish to two pounds by Changhui Li, Kin Wong, Bryant Tang John Luong and Richard Phan, all of Los Angeles, on jigs tipped with meal worms at the dam. Tony and Rosie O'Neal and Edgar Marty, all from San Diego, caught 65 crappie from a boat with the largest at two pounds. Sua and Thai Yang, both Banning, had 50 crappie averaging about 1-8 at the dam on jigs. Thanh Nguyen and Jesse Tran, both San Diego caught 50 crappie from shore with fish to two pounds on jigs. Ron Cablay and Art Guitterez, both San Diego, caught 42 crappie on jigs tipped with meal worms and the largest was a 2-8. There have also been a decent number of catfish in this bite. Daniel Vue and Steve Martinez, bothm Anaheim, caught 38 crappie to nearly two pounds and four catfish averaging about two pounds. The cats were on nightcrawlers and mackerel. Earl Wilson and Charlie Jones, both Los Angeles, landed 24 crappie averaging about 1-8 along with seven catfish to 3-8. All private boats must be checked and washed down for zebra and quagga mussels. Information: 760-782-3501.
ARIZONA FISHING REPORTS: The Arizona Game and Fish Department compiles a weekly report for most waters in the state, including the Colorado Rivers. Anglers can read the report at this direct link: http://azgfd.net/artman/publish/FishingReport/.
FLOW INFORMATION: Reservoir elevation levels and flow releases for the entire lower Colorado River are available at this web site with information updated hourly: www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/rivops.html.
LAKE MEAD: Continued overall tough action, but the stripers are starting to show in better numbers on cut baits at the dam and Katherine's. And the best bite has been at night during the dark moon phases. Both largemouth and smallmouth have been reported in good numbers on plastics in the shallows, with even a crew crankbait and topwater fish. Redear and bluegill bite is fair with most fish in six to 20 feet of water. Catfish also improving with some on cut baits. Water level is about 40 feet above the level at this time last year with lots of flooded brush, even if fairly deep water.
WILLOW BEACH: The striper bite ramped up this past week around the full moon. Allan Cole, Henderson, landed fish at 20-8, 18, 18, 14, 13, and 10 pounds fishing A.C. Plugs between mile markers 48 and 51 on Saturday. There have been several other fish from seven to 20 pounds caught in the past week, too. The trout bite remains good on salmon eggs, Power Bait, worms, Super Dupers and other small lures and jigs after the weekly plants of 3,000 rainbows. Lots of limits reported. Information: Willow Beach Resort at 928-767-4747.
LAKE MOHAVE: The black bass are mostly in the shallows and the bite has been good on plastics, grubs, and jigs. Some stripers are showing for trollers working anchovies in 30 to 50 feet with a few fish to 10 pounds reported in Cottonwood Basin and at the Power Lines near the dam. The stripers showing in the dam area are in the two to four-pound range. The catfish bite has been improving in the bays and off the points on cut baits. No panfish reports. Information: Cottonwood Cove at 702-297-1464, Katherine's Landing at 928-754-3245. Interesting web site for Willow Beach and Lake Mohave striper anglers: http://lakemohavestripers.com.
LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD AREA: The trout bite has been excellent in the casino stretch all the way to Rotary Park for both boat and shore anglers fishing nightcrawlers. Lots of fish to two pounds. More and more catfish and stripers are showing, too. Both are being landed on anchovies, and some stripers are showing on swimbaits. Terry Thompson, Bullhead City, caught a five-pound cat to top off a nice stringer. Information: Riviera Marina at 928-763-8550.
NEEDLES AREA: A few smallmouths are showing along rip-rap with the action better the further south you go. Also the striper are starting to show on cut baits and cranks along with the occasional catfish. Information: Needles Marina at 760-326-2197.
TOPOCK AREA: The bass and panfish action has been excellent in the gorge stretch of the river. A lot of smallmouth from two to five pounds are showing on cranks, plastics, and nightcrawlers, and the redear and bluegill are running up to 1-8, also on nightcrawlers. The stripers are also starting to move into the river in good numbers with a lot of fish staging at the mouth of the lake. It's not been a hot bite yet, but patient anglers are getting a few fish to four pounds fishing anchovies. The crappie bite is fair to good in Topoc Marsh at both Catfish Paradise and North Dike. Topock Marsh can be accessed by boat at North Dike, Catfish Paradise, and Five-Mile Landing. Information: Phil's Western Trader at 928-768-4954 or Capt. Doyle's Fun Fishing guide service at 928-768-2667.
HAVASU: The largemouth bass spawn is wrapping up, and the smallies are done with the spawn. Both are still showing in a pretty good bite with some topwater in the mornings, and a lot of fish on reaction baits. The striped bass have mostly moved up lake to the mouth of the river and are staging in the Devil's Elbow and Castle Rock area with a lot of fish to six pounds reported in a bait bite. Some fish are showing in the main basin north of Winsor on slow-trolled anchovies bounced along the bottom in the Havasu Landing and California Bay areas. Increasing reports of redear or catfish in the main lake, but the redear bite up in the river and Topoc Gorge has been very good in the sun-warmed backwaters, mostly on nightcrawlers. Information: Bass Tackle Master at 928-854-2277.
PARKER STRIP: Fair to good smallmouth bass along the rip-rap on small cranks, plastics, and jigs. The catfish are fair to good on cut baits in the bigger pools and eddies. Bluegill and redear are good in the backwaters and quiet water in the main river. No flathead reports.
BLYTHE: Summer-like temperatures, and the fishing on flatheads, channels, largemouth and smallmouth bass have all remained good. The bass are mostly in the shallows in a spawn mode with the best bite on plastics, jigs, nightcrawlers, and reaction baits. The catfish have been good, mostly on cut baits and live bluegill or goldfish in the local drainage ditches and the main river. The smallmouth bass are fair to good on crawdad-like crankbaits and plastics in the main river along the rip-rap. The tilapia and panfish bites have been getting better by the day. Few striper reports. Information: B&B Bait 760-921-2248.
PALO VERDE: The bass bite has been good in the lagoon with most of the action right along the tules with the fish up tight and still in a spawn mode. The smallmouth bite has also been very good in the main river on the rip rap on small crawdad-colored jigs and cranks. Catfish anglers are seeing pretty good action on flatheads and channels. Be warned, the mosquitos are already bad. Information: Walter's Camp 760-854-3322 Thursday through Monday.
PICACHO AREA: The bass are good on plastics and live baits with some fish still showing on reaction baits. Generally fair and improving action on catfish, and the bluegill bite is starting to improve, especially in the sun-warmed backwaters.
MARTINEZ LAKE AREA: Largemouth bass action has been good on plastics, jigs, and live bait, as more and more fish move shallow for the spawn. Channel catfish action is fair to good on stink baits, and the quality flathead action is picking up with some nice fish to 20-pounds-plus this past week. Bluegill are fair and improving, too, but still no crappie reports. Information: 928-783-9589 Thursday through Monday or www.martinezlake.com.
YUMA AREA: Largemouth bass action is good and getting better by the day with the best action on plastics, nightcrawlers and reaction baits in the warmer backwaters with some fish already in shallow water on beds for the spawn. The channel catfish action also fair to good. Flatheads also fair on live bluegill, tilapia, or goldfish. Fair bluegill bite in most backwaters and this bite is getting better by the day.
SALTON SEA: The tilapia action has continued to be excellent. Lots of fish from 3/4-pound to 1 1/2-pounds reported over the weekend. Lots of full ice chests heading home. The bite has continued to be exclusively on nightcrawler pieces fished right on the bottom, and the best reports have been from the jetty at the State Park headquarters and the free fishing jetty at the refurbished Salton Sea Yacht Club. The start park is targeted for closure beginning June 30. Information: Visitor Center (open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at 760-393-3810, Salton Sea State Recreation Area main office at 760-393-3059, or the ranger station kiosk at 760-393-3052 (or mobile phone at 760-331-9944).
ALAMO RIVER: No reports.
COACHELLA, HIGHLINE CANALS: No reports.
ALL AMERICAN CANAL: No reports.
FINNEY-RAMER: No reports.
WEIST LAKE: No recent DFG plants. Information: 760-352-3308.
SUNBEAM LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
LAKE CAHUILLA: No recent DFG plants. Information: 760-564-4712.
General trout is open through Nov. 15. For up-to-date road and campground information by region, call the following U.S. Forest Service offices: For the Big Pine to Lone Pine region, call 760-876-6222; for the Bishop Region, call 760-873-2500; for the Mammoth Lakes region, call 760-924-5500; for the Lee Vining region, call 760-647-3044; and for the Bridgeport region call 760-932-7070. Lodging and guide information: Bishop Chamber of Commerce 760-873-8405 or www.bishopvisitor.com, Mono County Tourism 760-924-1743. Top Eastern Sierra fishing report web sites are: www.KensSport.com (Bridgeport region), www.TheTroutFly.com, and www.SierraDrifters.com.
BRIDGEPORT REGION: The East Walker River has been excellent with low flows (under 100 cfs) for this time of year and fly anglers tossing nymph and midge patterns are hammering the trout. Some caddis activity starting. Bridgeport Reservoir has continued very good to excellent on one to three-pound rainbows and browns with trolling the best bet. Shore anglers continue to have a tougher time. Twin Lakes remain excellent with a lot of trout up to two pounds. The West Walker was also very good, especially for anglers tossing small Panther Martins or Mepps spinners. Virginia Lakes were still ice-covered and provided excellent through-the-ice action into this past weekend, but the ice was breaking up and slushy. Unless the weather changes, ice fishing is over for this year. Information: Ken's Sporting Goods 760-932-7707 or www.kenssport.com.
JUNE LAKE LOOP REGION: All of the lakes in the June Lake loop continue to have good trout action. Top spots have been the outlet of Rush Creek at Silver Lake, the Grant Lake inlet, and much of Gull Lake's shoreline. June is best for trollers or fishing nightcrawlers. Anglers walking into Parker and Walker lakes are reporting very good action at the inlets of both waters. Lundy Lake was good on Panther Martins and nightcrawlers and the trail up Lundy Canyon is open to at least the second set of rapids. The road to Ellery and Tioga lakes is open already. Information: Silver Lake Resort at 760-648-7726 or at silverlakeresort.net or Ernie's Tackle at 760-648-7756.
MAMMOTH AREA: Generally good action in the upper lakes basin with Mary, Mamie and George all will significant amounts of open water at the inlets and outlets and light coats of sheet ice. Twin Lakes are wide open and fishing very well, too. Mammoth Creek has been good on stocked trout with quite a few wild browns. Convict Lake has been very good with a lot of limits, but few fish over two pounds. Crowley Lake has remained excellent for fly, bait, and troll anglers with limits the rule. The fish average a little better than a pound with a lot of fish to three pounds or better. Some browns to 26-inches reported. The Upper Owens is good for fly anglers fishing to spawning rainbows out of Crowley with some surface action during the day. Hot Creek is excellent with midges early and then blizzard caddis hatches. Information: The Troutfitter at 760-934-2517, Convict Lake Resort at 760-934-3800, Crowley Lake Fish Camp at 760-935-4301.
BISHOP AREA: Big news of the week is the huge 19-pound, 12-ounce brown trout caught from Pleasant Valley Reservoir on Monday by Bobby Shunkwiler of Bishop fishing a Rago swim bait. Pleasant Valley has been good on smaller rainbows, but this is the best brown out of the lake – well, perhaps ever. South Lake is mostly free of ice and fishing is excellent for shore and float tube anglers. Rental boats should be available here by May 17 and private launching sometime after that. Bishop Creek (all the forks and Intake II) have been good and most areas again had DFG plants this week. Sabrina was ice free and excellent with most limits reported weighing in the six to seven-pound range total. Water level has come up nearly five feet in the last week. Early season warmth has the mosquitos out already. The lower Owens has been very good with nymph, streamer and dry fly anglers all scoring. Fishing information: Sierra Drifters Guide Service 760-935-4250, Sierra Trout Magnet Fly Shop 760-873-0010, Culver's 760-872-8361, Brock's 760-872-3581.
LONE PINE-INDEPENDENCE AREA: All the small streams along Highway 395 from Big Pine Creek to Cottonwood Creek remain generally good. Diaz Lazke fair. Information from the Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce at 760-876-4444 (or www.LonePineChamber.com). Fishing information: Long Pine Sporting Goods at 760-876-5365 or High Sierra Outfitters at 760-876-9994.
LAKE ISABELLA: Very windy over the weekend. The crappie have been fair with some decent catches of fish to two pounds, but the action is all in 10 to 25 feet of water as the lake level comes up. The best bite is on minnows, but some fish on small jigs. The shore bite is tougher than the boat action. The best bite has been on catfish, which are very good, on minnows and shad. Most of the cats are two to four pounds, and Kissick Cove has been particularly good. The trout remain pretty fair off the points and at the auxiliary dam. The trout have been best on floating dough baits, Mice Tails, and inflated nightcrawlers. Also quite a few bass being caught and the bluegill bite is also just starting to kick into gear. For fishing information: Bob's Bait 661-833-8657.
KERN RIVER: The trout action is good to excellent on the upper river all the way from the Johnsondale Bridge down to Kernville, and DFG trout plants went into all sections this week. The best action has been on Mice Tails, salmon eggs, crickets, nightcrawlers, and sparkle Crappie Nibbles. Fly anglers are also seeing good action in the 20-mile stretch above Kernville and above in the higher elevation stretches. There's a very good March Brown hatch at mid-day and the dry fly bite has been improving. The best bet is still nymph fishing. Few reports from the high elevation waters. In the lower river flows are right around 400 cfs and the trout bite has been pretty fair and plants were slated for all the sections this week. Also some bass action starting. Information: Kern River Fly Shop 760-376-2040 (or www.kernriverflyfishing.com) or James Store 760-376-2424.
AQUEDUCT NEAR TAFT: The striper bite has backed off a little more this week with just fair action. Those fish being landed are mostly keeper fish and the bite has been better on blood or sand worms than the big minnows this past week. Also some fish on Gitzits and bucktail jigs. Even a few fish on frozen anchovies. The catfish are still spotty, but some are being caught by striper anglers. Information: Bob's Bait 661-833-8657.
MILL CREEK PARK: Mostly slow action with the odd catfish showing, and some improvement in the bass and bluegill action.
HART PARK LAKE: The bass action has also been pretty good with a lot of fish on Senkos and Brush Hogs now. Also still some showing on nightcrawlers and plastics. The bluegill bite has been very good on wax worms and other small baits. No other reports, but carp should be showing.
TRUXTUN LAKE: Good bass and bluegill action. The bass action is best on Senko-type baits or Brush Hogs. The bluegill bite is good on red worms, meal worms, wax worms, crickets, and nightcrawler pieces. No trout or crappie reports.
RIVER WALK PARK: The best action has been for the bass which are still haunting the shallows and showing on reaction baits. The bluegill are very good on meal and wax worms or crickets. The carp bite is also improving with each warm day.
MING LAKE: The bass bite has been pretty good with a lot of fish showing on plastic worms, Senkos, and Brush Hogs with the fish still in the shallows. Very good bluegill action on wax worms, red worms, and meal worms. No crappie reports this week, and trout season is over.
BRITE LAKE: Slow trout action with no DFG plants for a month.
BUENA VISTA LAKES: The largemouth bass bite is very good on plastics, Brush Hogs, Senkos, minnows, and nightcrawlers. The bluegill action is also hot on meal worms, red worms, and nightcrawler pieces. The catfish bite has been improving with the warm weather, especially on shad. No crappie reports this week. Information: Bob's Bait 661-833-8657.
WOOLLOMES LAKE: There has been fair to good action on bass and the bluegill bite is very good on wax worms, meal worms, or crickets. The bass have been best on Senkos, Brush Hogs, plastics or nightcrawlers.
SUCCESS LAKE: The bass bite has been very good with the fish all over the shallows and showing on drop-shotted plastics, nightcrawlers, reaction baits, and Alabama rigs. The bluegill bite is also pretty good on wax and meal worms. Other species slow. Information: 559-781-2078.
KAWEAH LAKE: The bass bite has been very good on plastics, Brush Hogs, swimbaits, and spinnerbaits. The fish are in the shallows out to 15 feet with some topwater. The bluegill action is good on the usual array of small baits. A few catfish starting to show, but other species slow. Information: 559-597-2526.
SAN ANTONIO: The black bass action is still good with most of the fish in shallow water in the final stages of the spawn. The bite is best in two to 12 feet of water on plastics, smaller swimbaits, cranks, spinnerbaits, and Alabama rigs. No striper reports. Quagga mussel inspections are now required before boat launching is allowed. Anglers need to think cleaned, drained, and dry or they are likely to be denied access. Information: marina at 805-472-2818, Bee Rock Store at 805-472-9677, or Jim's Pro Bass Tackle at 805-237-0549.
NACIMIENTO: The white bass have started moving up into the Nacimiento River and Las Tables Creek on the annual spawning run. There has been good action on the whites in Las Tables for trollers and anglers tossing shad-like swimbaits and spoons. There is also good spotted bass action with the fish flooding the shallows and showing on plastics and reaction baits in three to 15 feet of water. There has also been a pretty good bite on quality crappie, but overall, still light fishing pressure. Quagga mussel inspections are now required before boat launching is allowed. Anglers need to think cleaned, drained, and dry or they are likely to be denied access. Information: marina at 805-238-1056 or www.nacimientoresort.com, Bee Rock Store at 805-472-9677, or Jim's Pro Bass Tackle at 805-237-0549.
SANTA MARGARITA: The largemouth bass bite has been very good with a lot of quality fish showing on plastics, spinnerbaits, jigs and Alabama rigs. The fish are still along most shorelines as the spawn tapers off. The bluegill, redear and crappie bites are all very good. Quite a few crappie are showing in schools in the back end of the lake, and the redear are mid-spawn. The catfish are still mostly slow. Quagga mussel inspections are now required before boat launching is allowed. Anglers need to think cleaned, drained, and dry or they are likely to be denied access. The marina store is open Wednesday through Sunday. Information: 805-438-1522.
LOPEZ: The redear bite has been excellent with a lot of fish to two pounds reported on nightcrawler pieces or small jigs tipped with baits. Also some decent bluegill in this bite, and the crappie are showing in fair number on small jigs with Crappie Nibbles. The bass bite remains very good on plastics fished drop-shot style, but the bass are showing on everything from cranks and spinnerbaits to small jigs to Alabama rigs. The bulk of the action is in less than 12 feet of water and the fish are running up to six pounds. Other species very slow. Quagga mussel inspections are now required before boat launching is allowed. Anglers need to think cleaned, drained, and dry or they are likely to be denied access. Information: 805-489-1006.
No DFG catfish plants until late spring.
GENERAL UPDATE: The spring bites are about to break wide open all along the coast. Surface water temperatures have surged from 58 degrees to 62 to 65 degrees in some areas all along the coast in just the past week. There was a taste of the good spring fishing coming late this past week during the good tides of the full moon. The next new moon (May 20) period should mark the first wide open action of the spring barring any unforeseen condition changes.
YELLOWTAIL OUT OF SAN DIEGO: There was a very gooid flurry of yellowtail action out of San Diego with the fish showing in pretty good numbers from Ensendada to Coronado and stacking up off La Jolla. The best day in the past week was last Thursday when the San Diego out of Seaforth Sportfishing was out with 22 anglers and they landed 48 yellowtail. Since then and in the wake of the full moon, the bite has slowed some but the volume of fish has continued to grow. And these are all quality fish running up to 30 pounds. There are also a lot of barracuda moving up with the yellowtail. On Tuesday this week, the San Diego was out with 28 anglers and they caught 12 yellowtail, four calicos, three rockfish, and two ling cod. On Monday, there were 35 anglers who had four yellows, 12 barracuda, 15 rockfish and three lings. The poorer tides this week has this bite off some, but most skippers and veteran anglers think this bite will break wide open by sometime next week as we move into the new moon and there will be brief flurries of good yellowtail and barracuda action heading into the wide open action.
BARRACUDA MOVING IN: The barracuda are starting to flood into local waters in good numbers. Fish are being reported from San Diego into the Los Angeles and Orange County region and all the way up to Ventura. While this bite hasn't broken open yet, there have been br


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Moreover, emotion is one of the biggest challenges to overcome when it comes to trading. The vast gains and unregulated swings in the cryptocurrency market have the potential to upset even seasoned traders. Human psychology becomes the crucial link in cryptocurrency investments and can hamper the decision-making capacity. As such, it can be said that human emotions can be at times irrational and bad decisions, as a result, can cost a lot of money.
AI In The Cryptocurrency World
This is where machines come in. They have more discipline in such scenarios as machines have no emotions and hence, can be rational in decision making. In a scenario where a human is facing cognitive dissonance making good decisions, let alone investment decisions is not possible. Automated trading technologies are designed to remove the emotion and bias aspect from the trading equation.
These technologies can, therefore, break the risk into its simplest elements before proposing a trading decision. It is similar to the binary if-then function in computers.
With advancement in the AI and Big Data technologies, the fruitfulness of automated trading has increased manifold. This is because there is immense data in the field of investment and this data can be eschewed by the bots to determine trends. Moreover, the cryptocurrency world, much like institutional markets, generates large amounts of data everyday.
With the help of big data and AI tools, it is now possible to evaluate and analyse this data in very short times to determine the course of action for investment in cryptocurrency.
High frequency trading is a result of these expedited executions which are performed by extremely complex algorithms which make instantaneous decisions with regard to buying and selling. Predefined rules guide these decisions. Obviously, technology is quicker in calculating risk and decoding information and hence, is very useful for the investment segment whether institutional or cryptocurrency.
With the fact that cryptocurrency is completely digital, the use of AI becomes even more natural.
Blockchain Technology Levels The Playing Field
One of the things about cryptocurrency or the blockchain technology is the fact that it levels the investment playing field for all players. The transparency in data sharing in blockchain technology leads to a market scenario which cannot be paralleled even in the centralized exchanges. Since the market is still untouched by institutions and regulatory norms, machine learning and AI become more useful introductions.
AI and machine learning tools and technologies help comb the internet for the widespread trading sentiment thereby culling the best potential opportunities for their users which are devoid of the human bias or emotion. These tools can identify patterns and analyse multiple variables at the same time to come out with actionable strategies. These strategies can be used to create money through the token system of cryptocurrency.
One of the examples of AI and cryptocurrency that has gained popularity is that of Daneel Assistant Company. They use IBM's Watson for data intelligence solutions which help investors make better and more informed decisions. Watson is a renowned tool for its ability to interpret natural language and emotions. It's proven success across other fields has made it a natural choice for the cryptocurrency market as well.
The decentralized structure, different infrastructures and several information sources of the cryptocurrency market make AI a great support system for it.
About the Author: This article is contributed by Amit Dua – Co-Founder & CEO at Signity Solutions and ValueAppz.

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Houmad Inc. is a specialist Software Development Company based in Toronto, Canada, has been acknowledged for providing out of the box software solutions that suites the business demands. We extensively use latest software development platforms, technologies and tools to deliver the high quality, secure, and cost efficient software products or applications to our customers. We have earned the wealth of satisfied customers due to our expertise in customizing the software solution that can meet any specific requirement of our customers.
We have well established infrastructure to test and implement any high end software development project in real environment. Our software developers are well trained and proficient in use of the latest project management techniques and zealously follow proven software engineering practices.
Our team strictly adheres to the industry's best IT processes, which reduce risks associated with large scale projects and ensure efficient delivery. Our customers gained from our capability to understand their business requirements and expertise to craft or customize software applications for their workplace demands.
The highly talented software developers at Houmad Inc. assist the clients throughout the software development life cycle, including project management, systems analysis and design, development, implementation, training and application maintenance. We have expertise in creating software for desktops, tablets and mobiles using technologies like Microsoft .NET, PHP, Android and iPhone. Houmad Inc.'s Software development services includes:
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Software Services creates web solutions that are an effective combination of functionality, style, and artistic creativity. Our streamlined design and development process has enabled us to design advanced web solutions that were traditionally out of reach for most businesses.
To keep up in an increasingly competitive and fast changing business landscape, companies need to make their services and products available to customers anytime and anywhere. This provides customers the option to access services and pay in a variety of ways. Right from creating a presence in cyberspace, to making businesses yield results in the online economy, a number of activities come into play. Software Services offers solutions that span this entire spectrum of needs.
We understand that having a website created for you or your business can be a confusing experience. With so many web design terms, phrases, and acronyms to confuse. You'll probably have lots of questions and it probably seems each question throws up many more.
Software Services has many years of experience working with companies just like yours. Our aim is to create you a successful web site that is affordable.
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We supply competitively priced web hosting to enable us to offer to a complete solution to our customers for all their web site needs. It does not matter how small or large a customer's requirements are we can offer a package. We can tailor a package to fit a customer's specific needs if one of our standard packages does not suit. As most of our client base is Canada based we offer Canada hosting as stanard, but we also have access to server space worldwide. Give us a call to discuss your needs.
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The year on year growth in both B2C retail and B2B eCommerce cannot be ignored. Use of mobile devices for eCommerce is also now a very significant area of growth. Parabola can help your business tap into this growth with a eCommerce solution that will provide smart functionality for your customers integrated with a slick back office integration.
Our eCommerce solutions are based upon the powerful combination of Umbraco CMS with Ucommerce a powerful new platform from Denmark. The combination enables a flexible and robust solution to be custom built for your business which enables you to develop and grow your online marketing strategy.
There can be considerable benefits to you and your customers in you offering your products online.
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Our solutions are completely customisable and can be integrated with back-office systems.
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We have been involved in various types of software development. We tend to specialise in database systems, developing rich graphical user interface applications and data reporting tools to process or analyse data. The main categories of bespoke development or programming services we offer are:
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The next option is Forest Friends in the Fall. This book is a combination of 3 short stories about Red the cardinal, Squeaky the Squirrel, and Monk the Chipmunk. These stories would be geared toward 3-8 yr olds and could be used as readers in a school setting. The following excerpt is the first of the three stories. Enjoy!
Forest Friends in the Fall
Squeaky and Red Play Hide and Seek
"Good morning," said Squeaky as she came out of her leaf nest high up in a tree.
"Good morning," said Red coming out of his nest and hopping onto a branch. "It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day. It's a little cold, but sunny."
"What do you want to do today?" Squeaky asked.
"Let's play hide and seek," replied Red.
"Ok, but you know the rules, no flying," said Squeaky.
"And no climbing trees," answered Red.
"Right," said Squeaky, "I'll hide first." Squeaky scrambled down the tree to the forest floor. Red glided down from his branch.
"I'll count over there. You go hide," said Red.
"Ok," said Squeaky and she scurried off.
"1, 2, 3," Red started to count. Squeaky saw a hole in the bottom of a tree. "I could hide over there," she thought. "No. Red will look there first." She ran farther down the path.
"4, 5, 6," she heard Red counting. She saw a bush and thought, "There is a good hiding place." Then she thought, "No. Red will look there next." She ran still farther down the path.
Then she saw it; a hole in the ground, and she quickly scurried into it backwards to hide her tail.
"7, 8, 9, 10! Ready or not here I come," yelled Red.
"He'll never find me in here," whispered Squeaky to herself.
"Who won't find you?" A voice in the hole said.
"Ahhhh!" yelled Squeaky jumping from the hole.
"Found you!" Red yelled seeing Squeaky jump from the hole.
"That's not fair," said Squeaky.
"What's not fair?" said the voice in the hole.
"You scared me," answered Squeaky. "So you found me." She said to Red.
"Who scared you?" Red asked.
"The voice in the hole," answered Squeaky.
"My name in Monk," said the voice in the hole. "Why did you come into my house?"
"Sorry," said Squeaky. "Red and I are playing a game."
Monk poked his head out of the hole. "What game are you playing?" He asked.
"Hide and seek," replied Red.
"Can I play?" Monk asked.
"Of course," said Squeaky, "but first you have to come out of your hole." Monk came out.
"It's your turn to count, Squeaky," said Red. "I found you even if you were scared."
"Ok, fine," said Squeaky walking over to the nearest tree and covering her eyes.
"Remember the rules, Red, no flying or climbing trees."
"Ok," he replied. "Come on Monk let's go hide."
"1, 2, 3," Squeaky started to count while Red and Monk hid.
The new friends spent the rest of the day playing hide and seek together.


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The SEC's general counsel ordered employees to stop destroying records yesterday, according to the WaPo.
SEC general counsel Mark D. Cahn wrote a memo to staff telling them to stop destroying records from cases which led to litigation or settlements with accused parties or closed without enforcement action.
The scandal started a year ago when Darcy Flynn -- an enforcement lawyer for the SEC -- accused the SEC of destroying records illegally.
Around the same time, the regulatory agency was told that the procedure might be breaking federal law.
On Tuesday he accused the SEC of "routinely getting rid of records from formal investigations, including cases that were closed without enforcement action and those that led to either settlements or litigation with accused wrongdoers," in a statement sent to Mary Schapiro and David Kotz.
His attorney -- and former SEC enforcement lawyer -- Gary Aguirre complained that his client was under "standing orders to direct the destruction of records" in a note accompanying the statement, according to the Washington Post.
The SEC assured the National Archives that it had put a hold on the practice after Flynn's allegations were first leveled last August.
According to the allegations, that has not been the case.
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Saturday April 30th the Dayton Mortgage Bankers Association partnered with the Dayton Area Board of Realtors and Rebuilding Together Dayton working on a home in the Westwood neighborhood of Dayton. Volunteers from both groups came together painting, landscaping, restoring foundation concerns, and replacing the front door just to name a few jobs. It was a fun day of partnership and spirits weren't dampened by the gray and rainy weather. The owner of the home, who applied through Rebuilding Together Dayton, was a longtime and proud resident of the Westwood Neighborhood.
Rebuilding Together is the nation's leading nonprofit working to preserve affordable homeownership and revitalize communities. Our network of 166 affiliates provides rehabilitation and critical repairs to the homes of low-income Americans at no cost. Rebuilding Together Dayton, formerly known as Christmas in April, was founded in 1996. Since its inception, Rebuilding Together Dayton has been able to impact over 1,500 homeowners in our community thanks to the support of our sponsors and volunteers.
Rebuilding Together Dayton works in our city year round, want to volunteer: rtdayton.org


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Based in Lindos, on Rhodes, we offer the ultimate wedding planner service. We make your wedding as individual as you are, tailored specifically to your idea of a perfect day and to your budget.
As my husband was born, brought up and has always lived on Rhodes, we have a unique understanding of this magical island based on our special relationship with its people. We pride ourselves on being able to draw on this extensive network throughout Lindos and the rest of Rhodes to make your dreams come true. In fact, my husband's grandmother actually commissioned the tiny chapel at St Paul's Bay which is the most popular spot in Lindos for civil wedding ceremonies – so it really is "in the family"!
We have been successfully promoting Rhodes in general and Lindos in particular as a holiday destination for 15 years now.
The Lindos Wedding Planner has developed in response to a growing number of requests from faithful holiday clients for us to organise their weddings and wedding vow renewals in our beautiful village. The more weddings we organised, the more we enjoyed it and the more we realised we could make a real difference to the "big day".
We plan traditional Greek Orthodox weddings as well as civil wedding ceremonies and wedding vow renewals for all nationalities.
As the basis of our service we take care of all the necessary legal and administrative arrangements for you to ensure that your marriage is legal both here and in the UK.
Then we get to work on the fun part, making your day special to you, personalising the ceremony, the reception and every last detail to make sure you have just the wedding you dreamed of.
With many years experience of event management in the UK, I've always got some suggestions of my own. We also take great satisfaction in rising to the challenge and doing things which have never been done before if a client has a really extraordinary idea!
We have the experience, the contacts and the intimate local knowledge to make your day go smoothly and work only with other licensed, reliable and trustworthy professional suppliers.
Whether you envisage an intimate occasion, a small gathering or a lavish, extravagant event, The Lindos Wedding Planner can make it happen!


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Menu Day 2
Basil Avocado Soup, photo by Hilary McMullen
Menu Day 2
- Breakfast: Moody Blues Smoothie or Beet Smoothie
- Lunch: Basil Avocado soup and 3-4 oz. canned skipjack tuna mixed with hummus
- Dinner: leftover Wilted Kale Salad with canned mackerel or salmon
- AM: almonds or walnuts, 1 handful
- PM: hummus, ¼ cup and unlimited raw veggies
Moody Blues Smoothie – serves 1
The spinach and berries are an easy and quick way to start the day with several servings of a rainbow of phytonutrients.
- 2 cups spinach
- 1 cup fresh or frozen berries
- 1 cup unsweetened soy milk or other unsweetened alternative milk
- ½ ripe banana
- 2 Tbsp. hemp seeds
- 1 Tbsp. almond butter
Blend all ingredients in a high power blender until well combined.
Beet Smoothie – serves 1
Naturally sweet, beets are high in nutrients and vitamins including fiber, and help lower blood pressure.
- 1 ripe pear, unpeeled and cored
- 1 beet, skin on, well-scrubbed and chopped
- 1 cup beet greens
- 1 carrot, chopped
- ½ tsp minced fresh ginger
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup ice cubes, optional
Blend all ingredients in a high-power blender until well combined.
Basil Avocado Soup – 4 servings
This blender soup is for those on-the-go meals that are sometimes necessary. You don't even have to heat this. It is yummy served cold.
- 2 ripe avocados, halved
- ½ English cucumber, peeled and seeded
- 5-7 basil leaves
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tsp ume plum vinegar
- 1 tsp sea salt
Scoop avocados into a high-speed blender or a food processor and add remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth, adding more water or broth as desired. Serve cold.


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On 22 February, the Victorian Government's cleantech trade delegates visited the Ramkay Group and its Jawaharnagar waste management facilities at Jawaharnagar in Hyderabad.
Most of the labourers who work at the waste management site stay in a small colony in Jawaharnagar and their children go to a small two-room school in same colony for basic primary education.
This school runs under the "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan" Andhra Pradesh managed by the Ramkay Foundation. All the students here get free education and afternoon lunch. Trade delegates were also taken to the school, and during the visit, Manoj Kumar, one of the members of the group, spoke to the children to get a better understanding of their needs.
The students were excited with the encouragement given by Manoj Kumar about the importance of educations and their role for society. During the interaction, the children spoke about their interest in education and their desire to become better citizens of the country.
Manoj Kumar also talked to the principal of the school, Mr Balaji, and asked him to increase the number of social and environmental related activities in the school.


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U.S. and Argentine congressional leaders urge region to accept Venezuelan "refugees"
A Venezuelan exile sings in Colombia to make ends meet
A bipartisan group of U.S. and Argentine legislators are asking the region's leaders to "open their countries to Venezuelan refugees" and develop a unified plan to address the growing humanitarian crisis in the South American nation.
In a letter sent Monday to Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra, four politicians urged him to use this week's Summit of the Americas — which will draw heads of state from across the region to Lima — to address the Venezuelan exodus.
"Specifically, we respectfully ask you to seek a commitment from your counterparts at the Summit to both open their countries to Venezuelan refugees and to assist efforts by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide protection to these individuals," the congressmen said.
The letter is signed by the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, and Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Argentine legislators Cornelia Schmidt-Liermann, the chairwoman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Silvia Lospennato, the chairwoman of the U.S. Parliamentary Friendship Group, also signed the document.
The letter comes during an economic collapse in Venezuela. More than 1 million people have fled in recent years as hyperinflation and food and medicine shortages. have plagued the nation.
While many Latin American countries have opened their doors to Venezuelans, there's also a creeping backlash, as governments tighten border controls and their immigration requirements.
The U.N. Refugee Agency recently put out an appeal for $46 million to respond to the crisis and the United States has pledged $2.5 million dollars to help Colombia deal with the Venezuelan influx.
But Washington may be pressed to practice what it preaches. As it asks the region to absorb more Venezuelan migrants, the Trump administration has continued to push for a wall along the border with Mexico and has called out the National Guard to keep Central American migrants and asylum seekers from entering the United States.
While the theme of this year's Summit of the Americas is anti-corruption, the Venezuelan crisis is likely to take center stage.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been disinvited from the event, which will be held in Peru's capital Friday and Saturday, but he has threatened to crash the meeting. Trump will also be at the event — his first trip to Latin America as president.
"The Summit of the Americas presents a unique opportunity for heads of state from the Western Hemisphere to gather together and attempt to tackle the top challenges facing our nations," the legislators wrote. "We stand ready both to support these efforts in the United States and Argentine congresses and to encourage our partners from legislatures throughout the western hemisphere to do the same."


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Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust awarded a grant to the Young Lives Foundation who mentor 14–16 year olds to help them gain an ASDAN award. We were delighted to hear that through the YLF mentor programme, seventeen year old Danielle recently received top marks in her Animal Care ASDAN course. Congratulations Danielle!
Danielle had been out of education for five years before studying for her ASDAN and suffers from anxiety and depression. Danielle is also taking part in the YLF activity programme and is making new friends.
"Thank you to you and young lives for supporting me throughout my course, I am overwhelmed by the support I've received. I can't believe I have achieved something like this and it means so much to me." – Danielle


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Our bespoke lighting service means we work alongside you providing an end-to-end service: including design, installation and ongoing support.
LAUK solutions make a difference in a number of ways:
• cost efficiency/cost neutral
• improved green credentials
• practical, stylish designs
• solutions that are 100% fit for purpose
We have a proven blue-print for managing large-scale project roll-outs with warehousing, supply chain management and IT systems for on-going fulfillment of everyday requirements. We also hold an extensive inventory of over 3000 products enabling us to respond quickly to customer requests.
We can provide a turnkey solution to suit the way your business operates.
Case study note: Our work with McDonald's included the complete refit of 1200 restaurants. We completed 1 refit every 2 days for 3 years across the whole country - a testament to our project management skills and the trust our client placed in our capabilities.


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We've talked about a bunch of different gadgets that light the way for people who live in places where electricity isn't always dependable, but this one was too cool for us to pass by.
This cool looking block doubles as a musical shaker. Each time the SPARK is shaken to make some music, it charges up a reusable battery. The battery can then be used to power a lantern or LED flashlight for up to an hour, making a huge difference for those who have to travel home after sunset.
The battery can also charge a cell phone, which allows them to be connected and opens up hundreds of ways to better their life. And who doesn't love a little music every now and then?
You can check out more about the SPARK on its Kickstarter page.


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Children quickly become the priority in the divorce proceeding. Issues related to child custody and child support are paramount in many divorcing couples' minds. The financial concerns continue, however, as the child gets older. If you need a knowledgeable Bothell post-secondary education support lawyer, schedule a consultation at our office today.
At The Law Office of Richard J. Moore, LLC, we have more than 30 years of experience practicing exclusively in family law. We have the experience and depth of legal knowledge necessary to guide clients through complex modifications and complicated financial changes to their divorce decree. If your child is approaching college-age, and you are concerned about the ability to pay for his or her education, you have legal options to attempt to secure the necessary funds.
Addressing college expenses before age 18 or graduation from High School.
It is extremely important that custodial parents take action and submit the court papers as soon as possible. This process must be started before the child turns 18 or graduates high school. Typically, the court must look at the situation and make a determination of what type of financial support would have been available had the family unit remained intact. The order for post-secondary education support can vary widely based on the parental circumstances.
Our Washington attorney can carefully examine your financial situation and provide valuable insight regarding your options and any challenges you might face. We can also work to place limitations on the expenses, such as specifying a state university, in-state education or four-year degree.
Contact Our Firm
If you have questions regarding post-secondary education and support, schedule a consultation at The Law Office of Richard J. Moore, LLC. We can be reached at 425-482-0700 or through our online contact form. Our firm accepts most major credit cards for payment of services.


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Faculty Candidate Talk: Kai-Wei Chang
Practical Learning Algorithms for Structured Prediction Models
The desired output in many machine learning tasks is a structured object such as a tree, a clustering of nodes, or a sequence. Learning accurate prediction models for such problems requires training on large amounts of data, making use of expressive features and performing global inference that simultaneously assigns values to all interrelated nodes in the structure. All these contribute to significant scalability problems. We describe a collection of results that address several aspects of these problems – by carefully selecting and caching samples, structures, or latent items.
Our results lead to efficient learning algorithms for structured prediction models and for online clustering models which, in turn, support reduction in problem size, improvements in training and evaluation speed and improved performance. We have used our algorithms to learn expressive models from large amounts of annotated data and achieve state-of-the art performance on several natural language processing tasks.
Kai-Wei Chang is a doctoral candidate advised by Prof. Dan Roth in the Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests lie in designing practical machine learning techniques for large and complex data and applying them to real world applications. He has been working on various topics in Machine learning and Natural Language Processing, including large-scale learning, structured learning, coreference resolution, and relation extraction. Kai-Wei was awarded the KDD Best Paper Award (2010), the Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Award (2011), and the C.L. and Jane W-S. Liu Award (2013) from the Department of Computer Science at UIUC. He was one of the main contributors of a popular machine learning library, LIBLINEAR.


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Fire Extinguisher Use
In every family, there comes a time when use of a fire extinguisher is inevitable. Although, we hope you never need to, we would like you to be prepared. Please note the following tips and advice to keep you, your family, and your property safe.
Purchase an all-purpose fire extinguisher for your home. It is labeled as an ABC extinguisher and should suffice for the type of fires you could have in your home.
Keep fire extinguishers close by problem or high hazard areas, such as the kitchen, garage, storage shed, and/or RV.
Extinguishers do have an expiration date and sometimes lose their pressure. Check to make sure your gauge is in the green about every six months or so.
If a small fire breaks out in your home, remember to stay calm and follow the P.A.S.S. steps in using your fire extinguisher. If possible, have someone else call 9-1-1.
P – Pull: Pull the safety pin/ring on the handle of the extinguisher.
A – AIM: Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire. You want the fire retardant to reach what is actually burning, not just the flame.
S – SQUEEZE: Squeeze the handle of the fire extinguisher making sure that the nozzle is still pointed at the base of the fire.
S – SWEEP: Sweep the nozzle back and forth on the base of the fire as you walk closer to the fire.
Once the fire is out, make sure you DO NOT turn your back on the fire. Back away and watch for flare ups. Call 9-1-1 and state you have just had a fire in your home. It is important you report the fire, even if you have already put it out!


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Come On, Get Happy with 10 Happy Hour Spots in Minneapolis Northwest
There's nothing quite like kicking back with friends and coworkers at happy hour. Good deals, cold drinks, and excellent food options are what make a happy hour great. From two-for-one drinks to $5 appetizers, these prime happy hours in Minneapolis Northwest will take you to your happy place.Read More


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The Book of Kings
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Original manuscript leaf from an illuminated manuscript of the Shanama or Book of Kings – one of the most famous of all Persian manuscripts. Very fine calligraphy, in four columns of Persian Nastaliq script on polished paper, sprinkled with gold. Margins ruled in blue, orange, red and gold, with column bars in a floral motif on gold ground. Headings are in white script surrounded by flowers on a gold ground. (ref: Soudaver, Art of the Persian Court).
Size: 5.4 x 9.8 inches
Print Maker: Unknown Scribe, Persia
Condition: Very Good
Medium: Polished Paper
Year: Circa 1550
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Posted on November 10, 2012
Now in Portuguese and Chinese: Reporter's Guide to Multimedia Proficiency
A new translation of this guide is now available, thanks to the efforts of Alessandra de Falco, a journalism professor at Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei in Brazil. She uses the guide in her classes. Em Português:… Read More
Posted on June 5, 2011
Updating Reporter's Guide to Multimedia Proficiency
It's been two years since I wrote this free guide. Do you think it's worth my while to update it? I've been thinking it might be good to put it on Wikia and allow others to edit and… Read More