Outdoors : Heat Means Shifting Gear
The trout have become sluggish and the largemouth bass active at Lake Castaic, probably because of the absence of cold weather.
In any case, fishermen have been making the switch in gear and in many cases pulling in trophy bass.
Scott Uradomo of Carson used a mudsucker to entice a 15 1/2-pound largemouth. Lee Hunt of Northridge caught a 12-pounder.
LAKE MEAD--Striped bass most active in lower basin, biting on surface in mornings and at 30-40 feet on live shad or frozen anchovies in afternoons.
LAKE HAVASU--Striped bass between two and six pounds biting at 40 feet on deep-running lures, live shad and frozen anchovies. Black bass slow, most taken on plastic worms. Catfish slow and scattered, biting best on anchovies.
BULLHEAD CITY--Striped bass providing most action, boiling on Lake Mohave, taken on shallow- to medium-running lures in mornings, anchovies down deep during day. Trout fair on river. Few limits.
SALTON SEA--Orangemouth corvina slow, biting best off State Park jetty. Croaker and tilapia scattered. Nightcrawlers best bet.
LAKE CACHUMA--Trout planted recently, but elusive so far. Shore fishermen using cheese or nightcrawlers doing best. Trollers using four colors and needlefish lures catching some in deep channels. Largemouth bass biting mainly near dropoffs at 8-30 feet. Catfish slow.
PYRAMID LAKE--Crappie, bluegill and small largemouth bass biting on small spinners and Rapalas at Yellow Bar and dam. Fishermen averaging three to five trout apiece in marina. Striped bass most active in marina. Alan Cole, Lancaster, seven- and 10-pound stripers. Eric Cole, Lancaster, 14 1/2-pound striper. Kevin Pendleton, Lancaster, 12-pound striper. Catfish between five and seven pounds biting mainly in channel.
LAKE CASTAIC--Largemouth bass picking up, several limits. Marshall Adcock, Granada Hills, 8 1/4-pounds, caught in upper lake. Other species slow.
IRVINE LAKE--Trout most active at West Shore and Sierra Cove, biting on most baits.
PERRIS LAKE--Largemouth bass biting primarily at east end of lake. Mostly undersized. Dam Imel, Perris, 3 1/2-pound bass. Trout fair. Other species slow.