Fishing Report : Lots of Striped Bass at Silverwood

Lake Silverwood is overpopulated with striped bass. Fishermen have been using anchovies to catch their limits.

There is no limit on size in order to thin out the striper population. There have been a few largemouth bass caught in the lake, but the stripers have been the main attraction.

Lake Silverwood is off California 138 in the San Bernardino National Forest.

WILLOW BEACH--Trout very good with many catching limits.

LAKE MEAD--Stripers in the Vegas Wash area have been hitting on anchovies and top water lures.

BULLHEAD CITY--Good trout fishing at night on the lake with nightcrawlers. Bass about 20 feet down. Catfish good, too. On the river striped bass fishing good. A few in the 15-20-pound range. Small trout have been the rule.

SALTON SEA--Big corvina have been biting at Red Hill. The big fish was a 23 1/2-pound corvina. Croaker good along the north shore.

LAKE CACHUMA--Bass still slow, catfish and trout best bets. Good trolling in front of harbor for trout. Catfish are in the narrows and behind the island at about 20 feet.

PYRAMID LAKE--Good for striper and catfish.

LAKE PIRU--Catfish best bet on mackerel on the northern end of the lake and Santa Felecia Cove. Bass a little slow.

LAKE SKINNER--Catfish and bass still hitting nicely. Bass have moved to the deeper water.

LAKE ISABELLA--Bass, bluegill and catfish good in the North and South Fork areas.

SAN DIEGO LAKES--Otay: Fair to good for channel catfish. Slow for bass and bluegill. Miramar: Fair for trout and bass. El Capitan: Fair to good for channel catfish. Sutherland: Catfish and bass slow. Hodges: Some good bluefish.

BIG BEAR LAKE--Trout trolling good from public ramp to dam area. Best still fishing is at the rock wall. Catfish good at Metcalf Bay and Eagle Point using frozen mackerel.

VAIL LAKE--Catfish, bluegill and bass good from the shore.

LAKE HENSHAW--Bass and crappie good on mackerel.

BISHOP AREA--Sabrina good for brown trout. Owens River rainbow trout on nightcrawlers.

JUNE LAKE LOOP--At June, they’ve been catching limits of rainbow and brown trout. Gull: good trolling with needle fish. Silver: worms and needlefish and flys on the surface have been best bets.

BRIDGEPORT AREA--Bridgeport Resevoir: A 10-3 brown trout taken. East Walker has been very good. Twin Lakes and Robinson Creek good from the shore with flys.

Saltwater

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SAN SIMEON--59 anglers (1 boat): 12 ling cod, 32 rock cod, 325 red rock cod, 495 red snapper, 28 assorted bass.

MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--105 anglers (4 boats): 8 ling cod, 32 rock cod, 216 red rock cod, 299 snapper, 87 bass, 2 king salmon .

AVILA BAY (Port San Luis)--28 anglers (1 boat): 1 king salmon, 2 ling cod, 116 rock cod, 83 yellow bass, 137 rock cod.

SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--60 anglers (3 boats): 38 red snapper, 96 calico bass, 123 sand bass, 1 halibut, 1 cabazon, 40 mackerel, 1 barracuda, 2 ling cod.

VENTURA (Ventura Landing)--65 anglers (2 boats): 450 calico bass, 97 whitefish.

OXNARD--151 anglers (5 boats): 969 calico bass, 29 barracua, 55 whitefish, 161 rockfish.

MALIBU--44 anglers (3 boats): 135 calico bass, 29 sand bass, 3 halibut, 52 rockfish.

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MARINA DEL REY--111 anglers (5 boats): 2 barracuda, 263 sand bass, 1 calico bass, 70 rock fish, 1 bonito, 325 mackerel 9 halibut.

SAN PEDRO (Ports O’ Call)--159 anglers (7 boats): 1 yellowtail, 175 barracuda, 147 calico bass, 310 sand bass, 167 mackerel, 54 rockfish, 32 whitefish, 15 bonito. (22nd St. Landing)--149 anglers (4 boats): 115 calico bass, 572 sand bass, 23 bonito, 139 barracuda, 145 rockfish.

LONG BEACH (Belmont Pier)--84 anglers (3 boats): 1 sole, 15 lizard bass, 597 sand bass, 19 barracuda, 150 mackerel, 1 halibut. Barge--40 anglers: 400 mackerel, 2 bass. (Queen’s Wharf)--172 anglers (5 boats): 1 white sea bass, 1 yellowtail, 1 bluefin tuna, 292 barracuda, 60 bonito, 233 calico bass, 391 sand bass, 20 whitefish, 10 perch, 300 mackerel.

SEAL BEACH--104 anglers (3 boats): 700 sand bass, 160 mackerel, 15 barracuda. Barge--20 anglers: 75 mackerel.

NEWPORT (Newport Landing)--114 anglers (4 boats): 13 barracuda, 286 sand bass, 17 calico bass, 37 rockfish, 422 mackerel. (Davey’s Locker)--225 anglers (6 boats): 131 barracuda, 38 bonito, 108 rockfish, 1 halibut, 73 calico bass, 571 sand bass, 418 mackerel, 7 blue shark, 2 mako shark.

DANA WHARF--226 anglers (7 boats): 219 bass, 1 barracuda, 264 mackerel.

OCEANSIDE--66 anglers (4 boats): 13 boniot, 86 calico bass, 130 sand bass, 2 rockfish, 2 albacore, 232 mackerel.

SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--387 anglers (22 boats): 120 albacore, 33 yellowtail, 16 bluefin tuna, 3 white sea bass, 721 barracuda, 136 bonito, 590 bass, 9 rockfish, 2 halibut. (Islandia)--151 anglers (6 boats): 18 yellowtail, 112 barracuda, 94 bonito, 12 sand bass, 137 calico bass, 40 rockfish, 308 mackerel. (Seaforth)--239 anglers (7 boats): 14 yellowtail, 74 barracuda, 84 bonito, 153 kelp bass, 16 sand bass, 4 rockfish, 333 mackerel.

Trout Plants

LOS ANGELES--Big Rock Creek.

SAN BERNARDINO--Big Bear Lake, Gregory Lake.

SAN DIEGO--Doane Pond, San Luis Rey River.

KERN--Kern River (Democrat Dam to KR1 Powerhouse, Borell Powerhouse to Democrat Dam, Isabella Dam to Borell Powerhouse, KR3 Powerhouse to Lake Isabella).

TULARE--Bone Creek, Dry Meadow Creek, Kern River (Fairview Dam to KR3 Powerhouse, Johnsondale Bridge to Fairview Dam), Nobe Young Creek, Peppermint Creek (Upper and Lower), South Creek, Tule River (Middle, North and South forks of Main Fork, Cedar Shops area).

MADERA--San Joaquin River (Middle Fork), Sotcher Lake, Starkweather Lake.

ALPINE--Blue Lakes (Upper, Lower).

INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, South, Intake II), Georges Creek, Independence Creek, Lake Sabrina, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Owens River (below Tinnemaha), Rock Creek Lake, Shepherds Creek, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek.

MONO--Bridgeport Resevoir, Buckeye Creek, Convict Creek, Convict Lake, Deadman Creek, Ellery Lake, George Lake, Glass Creek, Grant Lake, Green Creek, Gull Lake, Hilton Creek, June Lake, Lee Vining Creek, Little Walker River, Lundy Lake, Mamie Lake, Mammoth Creek, Mary Lake, McGee Creek, Robinson Creek, Rock Creek (Paradise Camp to Tom’s Place, Tom’s Place upstream to Rock Creek Lake), Rush Creek, Saddlebag Creek, Sherwin Creek, Silver Lake, Swauger Creek, Tioga Lake, Trumbull Lakes Bridgeport (Upper, Lower), Twin Lakes, Mammoth Lake, Virginia Creek (Upper, Lower), Virginia Lakes (Upper, Lower), Walker River (Chris Flat Campground to town of Walker, Leavitt Meadows Campground to Sonora Bridge).