Lake Perris?

[reptile dude007]

Hello, my dad and I are thinking about going to lake perris this weekend to fish for bass and pan fish. Do you guys have any tips for us? Also I will be trying out the float tube I bought at the Fred Hall show earlier this year. Is this a good lake for a float tube newbie to tube?

[Flying]

Its a great lake to tube. Everyone has there favorite spots there do to many different reasons. During the summer months I like Bernasconi. You stay away from the main park crowds and don't really have to kick very far at all to be on fish.Bernasconi road goes straight into the water so it makes for easy launching. There are tons of little gills and reds out there now.Pretty easy to get the hand size ones. Most of the bass I've seen have been dinks. Grass has started to grow in the shallows. Work the outside edges for bass.

[Sublime-Steve]

Flying, is spot on.. enjoy your trip

[reptile dude007]

Thank you very much!
WHere is Bernasconi?

[tunagod1]

Bernasconi is on the south side of the lake, If you enter Perris from the Dam side, Rather than turn to enter Perris, continue down the ramona express go over the hill past the Dam. As you come down the Hill on Romona express the entrance is on the left side. There is no sign, and you can't see the lake from where you turn. You will head up a steep hill and down the other side to enter the lake. If you look on google you will see what I mean.

I agree with the previous posters, Fish the bernasconi side this time of year. Last weekend we had limit style action on the big Perris Bluegill. Two weeks ago my buddy caught a 6.5 lb LMB and I ended up with 2 around 3lbs plus a bunch of Bluegill.
Most of the Bluegill were caught at the Island but thats becuase we have a boat now. We fished from shore for years and found the Bernasconi side much more productive this time of year.

[Flying]

Here's the Perris lake map to help you out also http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/651/files/LakePerrisWEBPDF.pdf

[adiablo420]

do you have to pay to go through bernasconi and whats the earliest u can go in through there...

[Flying]

do you have to pay to go through bernasconi and whats the earliest u can go in through there...

Its $10 just like the main park. Its self pay during the week so have correct change. There's a ranger on weekends during the summer months to take your money.The gate opens around 6am.

[tree]

Its $10 just like the main park. Its self pay during the week so have correct change. There's a ranger on weekends during the summer months to take your money.The gate opens around 6am.

I've been to Perris a few times. I was wondering if there's a way to walk in instead of driving and paying $10? At Puddingstone you can walk about 10 minutes in if you park at the carpool area.

[Flying]

I've been to Perris a few times. I was wondering if there's a way to walk in instead of driving and paying $10? At Puddingstone you can walk about 10 minutes in if you park at the carpool area.

Yes you can walk or bicycle in for free. The $10 is a parking fee.

A lot of people park outside the gate at Bernasconi and walk in. I don't recommend this due to break ins. I've seen plenty of busted windows there.

For the main park you could try parking in the fair grounds but that's still a long walk.I can't recommend this either as I don't know if its allowed.They hold a lot of events there during the weekends so it might not be cool to park there.

[fishmounter]

Call the Lake Perris State Recreation Area and ask them where you can park to walk in. 951-940-5600

[tunagod1]

I've been to Perris a few times. I was wondering if there's a way to walk in instead of driving and paying $10? At Puddingstone you can walk about 10 minutes in if you park at the carpool area.

Yes, the place to walk in from is the Bernasconi beach side, Park along the road before the gate, then walk in (its about a 5-10 min walk to the lake.

Tuna

[smokehound]

Man, it's such a pain to get here on the bus. :LOL:


I have to take FIVE buses here.. :rofl: