Bridgeport Reservoir is producing solid trout numbers for boat anglers working bait rigs. The best fish are coming out of the deeper cuts and channels, including Robinson, Buckeye, and East Walker. Shore access is mostly a bust right now. Most of the trout are running 3 to 5 pounds, with some bigger fish mixed in, pushing up to 8. PowerBait, mice tails, and inflated crawlers are all getting bit. Trolling has dropped off.

Bridgeport Reservoir kicked out some impressive numbers this week, with Ken’s Sporting Goods reporting very good fishing from both shore and boat anglers. Trollers had the edge, pulling in limits with Rapalas, Kastmasters, Thomas Buoyants, needlefish, and speedy shiners. A few shore anglers tossing Rapalas also did well, but bait fishing from the bank was slower overall. That said, the ones who did score on bait were using pinched crawlers, mice tails, or nightcrawlers. Big fish topped out around 5 pounds, with plenty in the 3 to 4.5 pound range showing up throughout the day.