FISH REPORT
FRESHWATER
17. CASTAIC LAKE--Bass biting, crawdads working best. Ian Marshall with Troy Folkestad, Pasadena, six bass on crawdads, largest 12 pounds 2 ounces. Monica Chocooj, Castaic, a six-pounder on crawdads, and Stephanie Justice, Castaic, a 13-7 bass. Scott Weaton, Lexington, Ky., 49-pound bass total, with five-fish limit on crawdads, largest 12-4.
18. LAKE PIRU--Bass activity picking up. Reasoner Cove and north end are hot spots. Night crawlers, crank baits and crawdads working. Catfish biting at Santa Felicia Cove and north end. Trollers having luck with trout at 50 feet with lead-core line and Needlefish. Francis Emeich, Inglewood, 15-pound catfish on mackerel at Santa Felicia Cove. Anthony Moreno, Simi Valley, 3-5 and four-pound bass on crank bait at north end.
19. PYRAMID LAKE--Stripers and largemouth bass have been biting mornings and late evenings. Tim Wilson, Lancaster, two 9-5 stripers. Ken Mordica, Chatsworth, nine largemouths and one smallmouth bass on California Worms.
20. LAKE CACHUMA--The good year continues with catfish bite in Narrows and Mohawk area off shore. Mackerel best bet. Trout biting for trollers at 30 feet, on Needlefish and Power Bait. Mornings good. Some decent bluegill. B.L. Fowler, Los Angeles, 20-pound catfish, on mackerel at Narrows. Pam and Ryker Brown, Thousand Oaks, four bass, largest five pounds, on spinner baits and plastic worms, off shore in Harvey’s Cove.
21. LAKE CASITAS--Early morning and late evenings best for bass. Crank baits, plastic worms and crawdads at 15 feet best. Lots of catfish throughout day. Largest cat, 25-pounds in Station Canyon by Jess Gomez, Carpinteria, on night crawlers. Most biting on crawdads. Largest bass, Mike Reoter, Pleasanton, 12-pounder and one 11-4 on crawdads. Rick Miller, Ojai, 11-pound bass on plastic worms.
22. CORONA LAKE--Seventy anglers caught trophy-size catfish over five pounds. Mike Bradshaw, Riverside, 14-7 catfish on mackerel, in trees. Clay Gross, Oceanside, 12-2 and 8-5 cats on mackerel at south shore.
23. SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Plenty of active catfish. Sandra Clark, Fullerton, 60-9 cat at Kid’s Lake. Kelly Forsberg, Tustin, 14-9 catfish on mackerel at Cat lake. Louie Cervantes, Whittier, 15 bass caught and released.
24. IRVINE LAKE--Trophy-size channel catfish active with lots of limits. Anglers finding cats in almost every cove. Michael Burrell, Inglewood, 12-2 blue catfish on mackerel, behind Santiago Flats. Sue Doucot, Costa Mesa, 11-3 channel cat.
25. LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Deep water is the place to look for catfish, with the 8 p.m.-midnight hours being the most productive. Bass improving, with plastics, poppers and small crank baits best. Bluegills and crappies active in the flats on spinner baits with mealworm trailers.
26. LAKE SKINNER--Stripers are chasing schools of shad. Anchovies, chicken livers best baits and shad tails best lure. Not much action for largemouth bass. Catfish taking mackerel, anchovies, mealworms and chicken livers.
27. LAKE PERRIS--Some bluegills and bass, but few keepers. Night crawlers or dark colored plastic baits best, in early morning.
28. SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Bass and crappies biting at Lake Hodges. More than 200 of each caught last week. More than 1,000 bass caught and released at Barrett, and an additional 369 at El Capitan. Three catfish over 10 pounds were caught on mackerel near the island at San Vicente Reservoir.
29. LAKE CUYAMACA--Trout fishing still slow. West Finger Jetty and dike best shore crappie spots. Slow trout bites at lone pine tree. Night crawlers and Power Bait on a four-foot leader best baits.
30. BIG BEAR LAKE--Catfish and bass active. Limits on trout. Drift-trolling good for trout at Mid-lake, Metcalf Bay, Zebra Room, Rock Wall, Gray’s Dock, Juniper Point and dam area. Boaters finding bass at Boulder Bay and Meadows Edge. Cats active Gray’s Dock and Juniper Point.
31. BISHOP--Action at Lake Sabrina slow. Those trolling deep waters getting fish on Needlefish, Thomas Bouyants and colored plastic.
32. MAMMOTH LAKES--Fishing picking up at Rock Creek Lake. Shore fishing with worms or Sierra Gold best bet. South Shore and the back side of Convict Lake good for trout with worms or rainbow Power Bait. At Hot Creek, pheasant tail nymphs and small caddis flies still working for browns and rainbows up to 16 inches. Red salmon eggs and small spinners best for pan-size rainbows at Mammoth Creek.
33. JUNE LAKE--Lake stocked with Alpers and rainbow trout, limits on both. Power Bait, Thomas Bouyants and worms best.
34. BRIDGEPORT--Flow on East Walker River up a bit, making fishing tough. Bridgeport Lake showing dramatic improvement with lake level lowering. Trolling and still-fishing on anchored boats best. Lots of two-five-pound rainbows with occasional brown trout on night crawlers and floating baits. Weather cooling off.
SALTWATER
2. MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--64 anglers (2 boats): 17 ling cod, 827 rock cod. (Bob’s Sportfishing)--27 anglers (3 boats): 6 ling cod, 80 red rock cod, 320 rock cod.
3. AVILA BAY (Avila Beach)--71 anglers (2 boats): 199 red rock cod, 866 rock cod, 44 ling cod.
4. SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--59 anglers (3 boats): 309 calico bass, 2 sand bass, 1 white sea bass, 2 sculpin, 80 barracuda, 22 rockfish, 1 perch. (Hornet’s Landing)--17 anglers (1 boat): 58 calico bass, 2 sculpin, 9 barracuda, 8 rockfish, 25 mackerel.
6. OXNARD (Cisco’s)--120 anglers (6 boats): 4 white sea bass, 55 albacore, 1 bluefin tuna, 4 barracuda, 11 blue perch, 198 calico bass, 5 red snapper, 66 rockfish, 5 sand bass, 17 sculpin, 7 sheephead, 73 whitefish. (Gold Coast)--21 anglers (2 boats): 3 barracuda, 107 calico bass, 1 halibut, 12 rockfish, 39 sand bass, 1 sheephead, 11 whitefish.
7. PORT HUENEME--35 anglers (2 boats): 48 calico bass, 4 yellowtail, 7 sand bass, 5 barracuda, 1 halibut, 28 rockfish, 2 sculpin, 19 whitefish.
8. MARINA DEL REY--113 anglers (5 boats): 25 yellowtail, 79 calico bass, 40 barracuda, 71 sand bass, 1 halibut, 179 sculpin, 4 bonito, 1 whitefish, 1 black sea bass (released). (In-Seine Sportfishing)--54 anglers (3 boats): 16 yellowtail, 21 barracuda, 42 sand bass, 3 halibut.
9. REDONDO BEACH--134 anglers (6 boats): 23 yellowtail, 10 bonito, 98 calico bass, 140 sand bass, 63 barracuda, 62 sculpin, 6 whitefish, 9 rockfish. Barge--66 anglers: 9 sand bass, 5 blue perch, 3 sole, 2 whitefish, 200 mackerel.
10. SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--105 anglers (4 boats): 175 yellowtail, 8 barracuda, 1 sand bass, 150 bonito, 6 red snapper, 5 sculpin, 2 whitefish. (22nd St. Landing)--192 anglers (6 boats): 2 red snapper, 33 rockfish, 3 whitefish, 14 bonito, 62 sand bass, 64 barracuda, 27 calico bass, 328 yellowtail, 1 dorado, 20 albacore.
11. LONG BEACH--143 anglers (5 boats): 207 yellowtail, 35 barracuda, 55 calico bass, 144 sand bass, 34 sculpin, 1 dorado. (Belmont Pier)--29 anglers (2 boats): 12 calico bass, 18 rockfish, 41 sand bass, 6 sculpin, 8 mackerel.
12. SEAL BEACH--71 anglers (3 boats): 129 yellowtail, 23 barracuda, 7 calico bass, 133 sand bass, 1 whitefish, 72 sculpin.
13. NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--197 anglers (6 boats): 4 dorado, 917 yellowtail, 39 sand bass, 2 calico bass, 19 barracuda, 3 bonito, 10 sculpin, 1 sheephead, 85 mackerel. (Davey’s Locker)--266 anglers (7 boats): 1,341 yellowtail, 15 bonito, 75 barracuda, 5 calico bass, 26 sand bass, 23 sculpin, 2 sheephead, 158 mackerel, 1 cabezon, 1 dorado.
14. DANA WHARF--272 anglers (8 boats): 1 dorado, 1,693 yellowtail, 34 barracuda, 18 bonito, 54 sand bass, 3 calico bass, 1 sheephead, 16 mackerel.
15. OCEANSIDE--345 anglers (10 boats): 1,612 yellowtail, 8 barracuda, 8 bonito, 15 calico bass, 68 sand bass, 1 halibut.
16. SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--261 anglers (13 boats): 1,280 yellowtail, 10 yellowfin tuna, 165 dorado, 26 skipjack. (Seaforth)--240 anglers (9 boats): 1 yellowfin tuna, 22 dorado, 180 yellowtail, 215 barracuda, 23 bonito, 56 calico bass, 340 sand bass, 25 rockfish, 10 mackerel, 1 sheephead, 35 sculpin. (Islandia)--136 anglers (5 boats): 2 dorado, 286 yellowtail, 36 bonito, 15 barracuda, 1 halibut, 27 sand bass, 37 calico bass, 23 sculpin, 23 rockfish, 51 mackerel. (Morning Star Charters at Imperial Beach)--66 anglers (2 boats): 25 yellowtail, 12 bonito, 49 barracuda, 188 sand bass.
TROUT PLANTS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY-- Fulmor Lake. SAN BERNARDINO--Lake Gregory. INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, South Forks, and Intake II), Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lake Sabrina, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Owens River (below Tinnemaha), South Lake, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Turtle Creek. MONO--Buckeye Creek, Convict Lake, Ellery Lake, Green Creek, Lee Vining Creek, Little Walker River, Lundy Lake, Mammmoth Creek, McGee Creek, Owens River (Benton Crossing), Rush Creek, Sherwin Creek, Silver Lake, Tioga Lake, Trumble Lake, Virginia Creek, Virginia Lakes, Walker River.
CATFISH PLANTS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY--Belvedere Park Lake, Earvin Magic Johnson Park Lake, Kenneth Hahn Park Lake, Legg Lake, Lincoln Park Lake.
