FRESHWATER17. CASTAIC LAKE--Most species fair. Bob Thompson,...

FRESHWATER

17. CASTAIC LAKE--Most species fair. Bob Thompson, Encino, and John Shaver, Castaic, 32 largemouth bass, largest 4 pounds, on plastic worms at upper lake. Clyde Sanchez and son Clyde, La Crescenta, seven catfish, largest 13-6, on mackerel. Dana Diederichs, Thousand Oaks, 13-5 striper, on waterdog.

18. LAKE PIRU--Trout active despite the warming water. Limits being filled by those trolling gold lures. Largemouth bass active at north end. Theo Woita, Los Angeles, five bass totaling 8-0, on chartreuse spinnerbait at San Felicia Cove. Catfish picking up. Teno Schotte, Santa Monica, 10-pound catfish, on night crawler at Reasoner Cove.

19. PYRAMID LAKE--Largemouth and smallmouth bass biting readily around shoreline, with plastics getting most. Catfish good in channel. Some stripers caught near dam.

20. LAKE CACHUMA--Trout fair to good on night crawlers, Power Bait and Needlefish lures. Bob and Robin Paulson, Santa Maria, 10 trout totaling 22 1/2 pounds, on Power Bait at east end. Largemouth bass fair on surface in mornings and at 18 feet during day. Red ear perch active at east end. Some catfish. J.B. Blagg, Gardena, 14-0 and 13-0 catfish, on mackerel behind island.

21. LAKE CASITAS--Lots of small bass, but very few large ones. Catfish good, the largest a 12-pounder by Virgil Goines, Santa Paula, on mackerel. Some limits of trout, most coming on Needlefish lures. Red ear perch picking up. Dustin Williams, Ventura, 19 red ear totaling 21 pounds, on night crawlers at Wadleigh Arm.

22. CORONA LAKE--Catfish (mackerel) and hybrid striped bass (mini-jigs) active in late afternoons. Nothing happening during day.

23. SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Limits of catfish averaging 1-2 pounds, with most coming on mackerel. Some hybrid striped bass.

24. IRVINE LAKE--Lots of catfish, including a 39-pound blue catfish caught by John Bull, Santa Ana. Some bass being caught on crankbaits and spinnerbaits.

25. LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Limits of catfish the norm. Most weigh 1-3 pounds but a few are closer to 10. Largemouth bass slow because the fish are full of bass and bluegill fry.

26. LAKE SKINNER--Striped bass boiling sporadically in morning hours but few are being caught. Anchovies getting some down deep during day. Other species slow.

27. LAKE PERRIS--Largemouth bass active throughout lake. Ray Smith, Corona, 9-0 bass, on Rat-L-Trap lure at water slide area. Robert Gregg, Highland, 8-2 bass, on Power Plug in marina. Shane Chilton, Sun City, 7-2 bass, on salt-n-pepper plastic worm in marina. Trout fair for trollers using lead-core line and Needlefish lures. Bluegill good throughout lake.

28. SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Bluegill fishermen would be in heaven at San Vicente: More than 3,000 were landed in the past week. Bass fishermen doing fair at all lakes, with Hodges yielding the top fish, an 11-8. Catfish good at Hodges, fair everywhere else.

29. LAKE CUYAMACA--Everything slow but tiny crappie.

30. BIG BEAR LAKE--A 10-pound 13-ounce trout was landed by Mike Werner, Glendora, on a Kastmaster at Trout Alley. Lots of fish over 5-0, caught on everything from flasher-night crawler combos to Roostertails to Power Bait. Some bass and sunfish being caught mostly on small plastics.

31. BISHOP--Bishop Creek the best bet for limits of trout and mosquito bites. The pesky insects are swarming throughout the region. Lake Sabrina and South Lake good. North Lake fair. Owens River slow to fair. Pleasant Valley Reservoir good for perch, fair for trout.

32. MAMMOTH LAKES AREA--Crowley Lake yielding rainbows and browns to 4-0, and an occasional larger fish. Perch fishing is wide open, with purple crappie jigs getting most. Convict Lake produced an 8-7 (night crawler-salmon egg combo) and a couple of 7-9s, and lots of smaller trout. Rock Creek yielding limits of pan-size rainbows and browns. Rock Creek Lake, Twin Lakes, Lake George fair as well. An angler at Lake Mary reportedly lost a fish in the 18-pound class at the boat. This might sound surprising, but there are a few fish that big in the lake.

33. JUNE LAKE LOOP--Silver Lake produced a 7-13 rainbow (Sierra Gold), June Lake produced a 6-8 (Sierra Gold), and Gull a 7-0 (Power Bait). All lakes yielding occasional limit of smaller fish. Rush Creek a good place for action, but fish are small, biting mostly on night crawlers.

34. BRIDGEPORT--Not much good news. Bridgeport Lake is slow. East Walker is running fast, which means fishing is slow. Best bet: Virginia Lakes, but there is some stormy weather in the area, which means snow up at Virginia.

SALTWATER

2. MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--20 anglers (2 boats): 2 lingcod, 80 red rock cod, 100 rock cod, 16 salmon. (Bob’s Sportfishing)--4 anglers (1 boat): 5 red rock cod, 1 Pacific snapper, 54 assorted rock cod.

4. SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--62 anglers (3 boats): 217 calico bass, 2 sculpin, 10 mackerel, 70 barracuda, 3 whitefish, 17 lingcod, 210 red snapper, 203 rock fish. (Hornet Landing)--15 anglers (1 boat): 95 calico bass, 6 sand bass, 1 halibut, 24 barracuda, 2 sculpin, 4 rockfish, 25 mackerel.

5. VENTURA--38 anglers (3 boats): 223 calico bass, 153 sand bass, 41 barracuda, 1 halibut, 10 rockfish. (Harbor Village)--17 anglers (1 boat): 136 calico bass, 17 sand bass, 33 barracuda.

6. OXNARD (Cisco’s)--79 anglers (5 boats): 48 barracuda, 186 calico bass, 1 lingcod, 25 red snapper, 57 rockfish, 3 sand bass, 23 sculpin, 73 sheephead, 2 sole, 170 whitefish, 46 white seabass, 23 blue perch. (Gold Coast)-- anglers (boats):

7. PORT HUENEME--92 anglers (5 boats): 709 calico bass, 2 white seabass, 188 barracuda, 76 sand bass, 29 assorted rockfish, 1 sculpin, 2 whitefish.

8. MARINA DEL REY--83 anglers (5 boats): 12 yellowtail, 3 white seabass, 3 halibut, 61 barracuda, 108 calico bass, 323 sand bass, 21 sculpin, 36 bonito. (In-Seine Sportfishing)--72 anglers (3 boats): 10 yellowtail, 2 white seabass, 55 sand bass, 18 calico bass, 185 barracuda, 45 bonito, 25 sculpin, 200 mackerel.

9. REDONDO--98 anglers (4 boats): 235 calico bass, 495 sand bass, 78 bonito, 59 barracuda, 2 yellowtail, 2 halibut, 19 sculpin, 1 cabezon.

10. SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--63 anglers (3 boats): 12 yellowtail, 186 calico bass, 4 sand bass, 87 barracuda, 2 bonito, 4 sculpin, 9 rockfish. (22nd St. Landing)--173 anglers (7 boats): 30 albacore, 33 yellowtail, 395 calico bass, 3 halibut, 348 barracuda, 132 sand bass, 71 bonito, 17 sculpin, 1 whitefish, 7 sheephead, 113 blue perch, 3 rockfish, 1 cabezon.

11. LONG BEACH--83 anglers (3 boats): 15 albacore, 28 yellowtail, 280 barracuda, 197 calico bass, 372 sand bass, 4 bonito. (Belmont Pier)--49 anglers (3 boats): 102 barracuda, 28 calico bass, 2 halibut, 30 mackerel, 199 sand bass, 9 sculpin, 21 yellowtail.

12. SEAL BEACH--71 anglers (3 boats): 53 yellowtail, 190 barracuda, 24 calico bass, 263 sand bass, 1 halibut, 5 bonito.

13. NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--136 anglers (5 boats): 31 albacore, 20 yellowtail, 19 bonito, 201 barracuda, 1 white seabass, 32 giant squid, 146 calico bass, 150 sand bass, 19 rockfish. (Davey’s Locker)--165 anglers (7 boats): 55 albacore, 59 yellowtail, 58 squid, 419 barracuda, 35 bonito, 58 calico bass, 132 sand bass, 10 sculpin, 1 halibut, 45 mackerel.

14. DANA POINT (Dana Wharf)--224 anglers (13 boats): 71 albacore, 18 yellowtail, 71 giant squid, 290 calico bass, 153 sand bass, 98 bonito, 46 barracuda, 23 mackerel, 4 halibut, 1 rockfish, 22 sculpin, 1 sheephead, 1 mako shark.

15. OCEANSIDE (Helgren’s)--190 anglers (8 boats): 92 albacore, 11 yellowtail, 49 barracuda, 65 bonito, 203 calico bass, 117 sand bass, 200 sculpin, 2 rockfish, 100 giant squid.

16. SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--440 anglers (19 boats): 46 yellowfin tuna, 24 bluefin tuna, 197 yellowtail, 1072 albacore, 4 bonito. (Seaforth)--316 anglers (10 boats): 151 albacore, 1 bluefin tuna, 155 yellowtail, 143 bonito, 50 barracuda, 53 calico bass, 63 sand bass, 3 rockfish, 21 mackerel. (Islandia)--114 anglers (5 boats): 11 albacore, 1 Dorado, bluefin tuna, 31 barracuda, 147 bonito, 122 yellowtail, 17 sand bass, 17 calico bass, 185 giant squid, 145 mackerel.

TROUT PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--Bouquet Canyon Creek, Little Rock Reservoir. SAN BERNARDINO--Jenks Lake, Lake Gregory, Santa Ana River, Santa Ana River (South Fork). RIVERSIDE--Fullermill Creek, Fulmor Lake, San Jacinto River (North Fork). SAN LUIS OBISPO--Lopez Lake, Santa Margarita Lake. INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, South forks and Intake II), Cottonwood Creek, Georges Creek, Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lake Sabrina, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Owens River (below Tinnemaha), Shepards Creek, South Lake, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek. MONO--Buckeye Creek, Green Creek, Little Walker River, Lundy Lake, Mill Creek, Owens River (Benton Crossing), Swauger Creek, Trumble Lake, Virginia Creek, Virginia Lakes.

CATFISH PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--Peck Road Park Lake, Santa Fe Reservoir. RIVERSIDE--Evans Lake, Rancho Jurupa Park Lake, Seccombe Park Lake.