FRESHWATER

CASTAIC LAKE--All top catches on lower lake. Mark Rogers, Covina, 13-3 bass, on Optimum swim bait. Ed Uyema, West Hills, 10-8 bass, on same lure. Allan Cole, Lancaster, 7-14 bass, on AC Plug at lower lake. Other species slow.

LAKE PIRU--Largemouth bass biting on Power Grubs and plastic worms at 10 to 40 feet, primarily at north end. John Lewis, Lancaster, 70 bass (released). Trout fair on Needlefish lures at pump house and dam. Some catfish.

PYRAMID LAKE--Occasional striped bass taken on surface lure, but bite just won’t turn on. Lots of largemouth and smallmouth coming from shoreline on plastics and crankbaits.

LAKE CACHUMA--Trout from private hatchery planted at El Dorado Point on Thursday. Dam also producing. Dean Gorton, Santa Ynez, 2 1/2-pound trout, on Needlefish lure in front of marina. Largemouth bass fair on plastic worms and jigs, biting at 25 feet off points. Steve Youngs, Lompoc, 3-4 bass, on Rat-L-Trap at north shore.

LAKE CASITAS--Marlin Spencer, Santa Barbara, 10-0 and 9-8 bass, on homemade lure. Lots of smaller bass as the bite is slowly picking up. Catfish best bet. Mike Nazar, Oak View, 22-0 catfish, on mackerel at 15 feet in Santa Ana Arm. Station Canyon also producing. Trout fair at times. Santa Ana ramp site of private hatchery plant--2,000 pounds--on Thursday.

CORONA LAKE--Rachel Munoz, Elsinore, 10-1 and 8-1 trout, on Roostertail. Lots of limits of smaller fish. This overgrown pond is loaded with rainbows.

SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Strictly trout. Largest, a 14-2, caught trolling a Roostertail. Several over 10-0. Some limits.

IRVINE LAKE--Several limits of trout, with some fish in double digits. Stocking of fish to 18 pounds took place Tuesday. Everything working.

LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Trout good, with many catches in 5-0 range. Inflated night crawlers and Power Bait best bets, but lots of lures working. Thomas Rice, Baldwin Park, 8-2 trout, on green Power Bait at Dock 3. Catfish bite steady at dam and inlet. Some largemouth bass.

LAKE SKINNER--Striped bass still active at Ramp 2, east end and inlet. Brian Maki, El Cajon, 21-8 and 19-0 stripers, on Intruder lures at Ramp 2. Lots of trout (Ramp 2) and some largemouth bass (east shore).

LAKE PERRIS--Don Lovelace, Huntington Beach, 10-6 bass, on brown jig at east end. Some smaller bass biting on night crawlers and dark plastics, and spoons fished as deep as 50 feet. Trout fair at launch ramp in days after plant.

SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Miramar and Murray both producing occasional limits of trout, but they are not coming quickly. Power Bait best bet. Other species slow.

LAKE CUYAMACA--This pretty alpine reservoir has been an ugly in terms of fishing. An occasional trout is biting on scented baits. Don’t waste your time dragging a lure.

SALTWATER

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MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--15 anglers (1 boat): 4 ling cod, 15 red rock cod, 175 rock cod, 30 assorted rockfish.

SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--40 anglers (2 boats): 110 calico bass, 89 sand bass, 2 halibut, 4 cabezon, 8 sculpin, 17 rockfish, 10 perch. (Hornet’s Landing)--8 anglers (1 boat): 15 calico bass, 65 sand bass, 1 ling cod, 4 sculpin, 10 rockfish, 10 mackerel.

VENTURA-- (Harbor Village)--13 anglers (1 boat): 45 rockfish, 6 whitefish, 5 sheephead, 2 sculpin. .

OXNARD (Cisco’s)--5 anglers (1 boat): 20 rockfish, 10 calico bass.

PORT HUENEME--9 anglers (1 boat): 82 rockfish, 1 sculpin, 1 whitefish.

MARINA DEL REY--43 anglers (4 boats): 5 halibut, 80 sand bass, 15 sculpin, 104 rock cod, 1 cow cod, 1 sheephead, 150 mackerel.

REDONDO BEACH--28 anglers (2 boats): 17 calico bass, 21 sand bass, 22 whitefish, 8 sheephead, 20 blue perch, 18 sculpin, 20 rockfish.

SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--30 anglers (2 boat): 7 calico bass, 47 sand bass, 27 whitefish, 3 sheephead, 5 red snapper, 10 rockfish, 10 sculpin, 3 cabezon, 2 halibut.

LONG BEACH-- (Belmont Pier)--8 anglers (1 boat): 5 calico bass, 80 mackerel, 100 perch, 65 rockfish, 12 sheephead, 31 whitefish.

SEAL BEACH--11 anglers (1 boat): 2 calico bass, 1 sand bass, 17 whitefish, 4 sheephead, 75 perch, 135 rockfish, 3 lingcod, 2 cabezon.

NEWPORT BEACH (Davey’s Locker)--12 anglers (1 boat): 32 sculpin, 10 sand bass, 1 sheephead, 5 blue perch.

DANA WHARF--8 anglers (1 boat): 11 blue perch, 20 calico bass, 24 sand bass, 3 mackerel, 6 sheephead.

OCEANSIDE--29 anglers (2 boats): 2 calico bass, 34 sand bass, 2 halibut, 216 sculpin, 32 sheephead, 11 rockfish.

SAN DIEGO (Seaforth)--55 anglers (3 boats): 44 barracuda, 18 calico bass, 32 sand bass, 132 rockfish, 184 mackerel, 2 sheephead, 39 sculpin, 1 ling cod, 1 halibut. (Islandia)--25 anglers (2 boats): 34 whitefish, 15 barracuda, 5 sand bass, 3 calico bass, 87 rock cod, 8 sheephead, 6 sculpin, 10 rockfish, 17 mackerel.

TROUT PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--El Dorado Park Lake, Legg Lake, San Gabriel River (East, West and North forks). ORANGE--Centennial Park Lake, Mile Square Park Lake, Ralph Clark Park Lake, Tri-City Park Lake. RIVERSIDE--Evans Lake, Lake Perris, Lake Skinner, Rancho Jurupa Park Lake. SAN BERNARDINO--Glen Helen Park Lake, Prado Park Lake, Mojave Narrows Park Lake. SAN DIEGO--Doane Pond. SAN LUIS OBISPO--Atascadero Lake, Santa Margarita Lake, Lake Lopez.

CATFISH PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--El Dorado Park Lake, La Mirada Park Lake, Willowbrook Lake. ORANGE--Centennial Park Lake, Mile Square Park Lake, Ralph Clark Park Lake, Tri-City Park Lake.