Big Bear Today Magazine May 2022

Page 10—May 2022
$50K on the line, Roundup too
The biggest prize purse ever awaits
anglers at the 2022 “Fishin’ for $50K”
event on the lake set for June 11-12.
The spring bite has been very active
with lots of limits reported and large trout
taken, but what really matters during this
event is that the right ones bite. Five specially
tagged rainbow trout are each worth
$10,000 if they’re reeled in. Plus another
first five non-grand prize trout brought in
are each worth a cool $500 and there’s an
additional 20 tagged fish worth smaller
prizes.
There’s big bucks for big fish as well.
Like $1,500 for first place, $750 for second
and $500 for third in both men’s and
women’s divisions for largest trout. Even
kids get in on the love too with $500, $250
and $100 cash prizes. Someone will take
home a fishing kayak courtesy of Big Bear
Sporting Goods at the 3:30 p.m. Sunday
awards ceremony at Bartlett parking lot.
The raffle sees thousands of dollars in fishing
gear, bait and tackle from national
manufacturers.
Fishing is from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. each day.
The $80 entry is for both derby days and
includes free bait, raffle ticket and wristband
that provides discounts at restaurants,
shops and services all around Big Bear. $20
of each entry goes to Big Bear Lake trout
fishery program.
Get 50% off entry by staying at least
one night at a participating lodging facility
or by renting a pontoon boat at big Bear,
Holloway’s, Pine Knot and Pleasure Point
Marinas. First responders and active and
retired military get $20 entry discount
while locals and second homeowners save
$10. Children are half-price with any fullprice
adult entry.
The event is limited to the first 650
anglers with online and phone registration
through June 9 at 5 p.m. (800) 424-4232.
A week later it’s fishing of a different
kind during the annual Carp Roundup on
June 18-19. Bow hunters compete for large
cash prizes while removing thousands of
pounds of carp during the two-day event,
and another couple thousand during the
preceding days tuning up for the competition.
All of which enhances the fishery by
eliminating this trash species. Fishing
teams can compete too, albeit for a smaller
purse.
Hunting begins each day at 7 a.m.
$1,000 cash is awarded based on the total
weight of carp taken over the two days to
two-man shoreline and boating bow hunting
teams in each category, with $500 for
second place teams and $300 for third.
Cash prizes for fishing teams are $250,
$175 and $100 respectively.
Biggest fish (by weight) each day is
worth $200, while $100 is awarded for the
smallest. Biggest goldfish of the weekend
is worth $100 and biggest catfish each day
is worth $150. Optional 50-50 biggest fish
side pool costs $20 to join. Hunting is till
4 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday with the
awards ceremony an hour later.
Entry fee is $60 per bow hunter, $30
per fisher, and there’s all kinds of equipment
prizes given at the 3 p.m. Sunday
awards ceremony. Enter the grand raffle
for $5 per ticket or five for $20 for a chance
at a prize valued at over $5,000.
Register at www.bbmwd.com or call
(909) 866-5796.
Plan ahead for the 17th year is the
annual Western Outdoor News Big Bear
Lake Troutfest on October 1-2. The event
has become one of the premier fishing tournaments
in the region with thousands of
dollars on the line in cash and equipment
prizes. Including a Klamath boat with 20
hp Suzuki Marine tiller and EZ Loader
trailer valued at $14,000, which one lucky
angler will win in the Sunday raffle that
has tons of other prizes too.
All participants receive one raffle
ticket—no others are sold—for prizes like
exotic fishing trips, getaways, fishing gear
and more. Tens of thousands of dollars in
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Tour the lake aboard Big Bear Queen, sailing from Pine Knot Marina
cash and prizes are up for grabs during the
event and there’s also a special raffle for
juniors with separate grand prize.
All anglers are eligible for the $5,000
blind bogey contest, with payouts going
to fishermen whose catches come closest
to but not over predetermined weights. The
lake sees thousands of dollars in trout
stocked in advance of the event by Western
Outdoor News and BBMWD to make
sure anglers enjoy heavy-hitting action.
Fishing gets underway each day at 7
a.m. and continues till 4 p.m. Saturday, 2
p.m. on Sunday. The $75 entry ($50 14 and
under) includes raffle ticket and blind bogey
contest. Registration is limited to 1,000
anglers and the first 600 to sign up get a
free well-stocked goodie bag with swag
from event sponsors. To register call (949)
366-0248 or visit www.WONews.com.
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