FISH REPORT

SALTWATER

The Times accepts and publishes the catch count as a public service. Any responsibility for accuracy is that of the landing operator.

1. SAN SIMEON (Virg’s Landing)--10 anglers (1 boat): 2 lingcod, 40 red rock cod, 10 rockfish.

2. MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--48 anglers (2 boats): 7 lingcod, 30 red rock cod, 200 rockfish, 33 albacore. (Bob’s Sportfishing)--19 anglers (2 boats): 3 lingcod, 87 red rock cod, 198 rockfish.

4. SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--45 anglers (3 boats): 427 calico bass, 2 halibut, 7 barracuda, 6 rockfish, 1 sheephead. (Hornet’s Landing)-- 7 anglers (1 boat): 70 calico bass, 1 barracuda, 5 mackerel.

5. VENTURA (Harbor Village)--52 anglers (3 boats): 3 lingcod, 87 red rock cod, 198 rockfish. (Captain Hook’s)--10 anglers (1 boat): 100 sand bass, 18 barracuda, 1 sole.

6. OXNARD (Cisco’s)--140 anglers (6 boats): 194 barracuda, 166 calico bass, 1 halibut, 165 sand bass, 2 whitefish, 9 white seabass.

7. PORT HUENEME--42 anglers (2 boats): 65 calico bass, 4 rockfish, 35 barracuda, 103 sand bass.

8. MARINA DEL REY--166 anglers (5 boats): 50 yellowtail, 163 barracuda, 37 calico bass, 50 sculpin, 183 sand bass, 71 bonito, 1 mako shark. (In-Seine Sportfishing)--101 anglers (3 boats): 31 yellowtail, 183 barracuda, 105 bonito, 67 sand bass, 2 halibut.

9. REDONDO BEACH--197 anglers (6 boats): 134 yellowtail, 172 bonito, 47 sand bass, 147 barracuda.

10. SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--142 anglers (5 boats): 59 yellowtail, 216 sand bass, 607 barracuda, 18 calico bass, 4 sculpin, 1 sheephead, 4 bonito. (22nd St. Landing)--218 anglers (7 boats): 72 yellowtail, 105 calico bass, 680 barracuda, 153 sand bass, 121 bonito, 18 sculpin, 18 sheephead, 30 rockfish.

11. LONG BEACH--238 anglers (7 boats): 62 yellowtail, 282 barracuda, 49 calico bass, 956 sand bass, 6 sheephead, 2 bonito, 20 sculpin. (Belmont Pier)--68 anglers (3 boats): 58 barracuda, 525 sand bass, 9 sculpin, 10 yellowtail.

12. SEAL BEACH--168 anglers (4 boats): 16 yellowtail, 329 barracuda, 85 calico bass, 635 sand bass, 1 halibut, 1 sheephead, 14 sculpin, 5 rockfish.

13. NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--168 anglers (5 boats): 47 yellowtail, 573 sand bass, 12 calico bass, 29 barracuda, 3 bonito, 1 sheephead, 24 mackerel. (Davey’s Locker)--306 anglers (7 boats): 237 yellowtail, 4 bonito, 136 barracuda, 136 calico bass, 240 sand bass, 87 sculpin, 2 halibut, 2 rockfish, 124 mackerel, 2 white seabass, 2 cabezon, 3 blue perch.

14. DANA WHARF--282 anglers (11 boats): 2 albacore, 240 yellowtail, 1 white seabass, 127 barracuda, 54 bonito, 100 calico bass, 146 sand bass, 39 mackerel, 11 sculpin, 1 sheephead.

15. OCEANSIDE--289 anglers (8 boats): 433 yellowtail, 332 barracuda, 239 bonito, 312 sand bass, 166 mackerel.

16. SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--184 anglers (12 boats): 21 albacore, 151 yellowfin tuna, 1 big eye tuna, 406 yellowtail, 8 bonito, 9 dorado, 1 marlin. (Seaforth)--250 anglers (7 boats): 6 albacore, 11 yellowfin tuna, 1 dorado, 1 white seabass, 226 yellowtail, 28 bonito, 112 barracuda, 197 calico bass, 105 sand bass, 36 rockfish, 109 mackerel. (Islandia)--154 anglers (5 boats): 107 barracuda, 38 bonito, 98 yellowtail, 1 cabezon, 75 calico bass, 1 whitefish, 9 sculpin, 29 rockfish, 115 mackerel. (Morning Star Charters at Imperial Beach)--73 anglers (2 boats): 365 yellowtail, 124 barracuda, 70 bonito, 96 sand bass.

FRESHWATER

17. CASTAIC LAKE--Nick Joy, Dallas, with guide Gary Harrison, 18 largemouth bass, largest 12-4 and 10-2, on crawdads and plastic worms. Jim Hall, Van Nuys, 12-6 largemouth, on red plastic worm. Warren Griffiths, Canyon Country, 13-1 catfish, while fishing for bass with a plastic worm on lower lake. Freddie Strange, Chatsworth, 12-0 striped bass on an anchovy. Bluegill active on lower lake.

18. LAKE PIRU--Trout are still fairly active, though few limits are being filled. Best bite is at 40 feet near dam, with trolled Needlefish lures the hot ticket. Some bass being caught on night crawlers and crawdads, and some crappie are being taken on mini-jigs fished in the marina area.

19. PYRAMID LAKE--Catfish action fair in marina area and coves, biting on chicken livers and anchovies. Largemouth and smallmouth bass being caught sporadically by those using plastics and crankbaits.

20. LAKE CACHUMA--Catfish bite good at night, biting mainly at east end and narrows. A fair bite mornings and afternoons. Larry McDonald, Palmdale, 25-pound catfish, on mackerel at narrows. Trout bite fair for trollers fishing deep water with Needlefish lures. Some bluegill being caught at east end.

21. LAKE CASITAS--Largemouth bass fairly active. Largest of week, a 10-2, by Jeremy Smith, Ventura, on a crawdad. Lots of smaller bass biting on surface lures (best on overcast mornings), and hardly biting at all during day. Catfish bite fair to good. Leonard Gibson, Oak View, 21-pound catfish, on mackerel in shallows. Some trout. Tom Thomason, Ventura, four limits in four days, all on silver-black Apex lure in deep water near dam.

22. CORONA LAKE--Some bass and crappie caught in mornings, but the best bet is catfish, which are more active in evenings and afternoons.

23. SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Catfish, catfish and more catfish, and nothing else.

24. IRVINE LAKE--A mere 20-pound catfish tops the list this week, we say mere because it pales to the monsters landed during the previous week. Troy Barr of Costa Mesa caught a 20-pounder on liver-flavored Berkley Catfish Power Bait. Largemouth bass still roaming in deep water along the shoreline, and crappie are schooled up at the east shore. Some bluegill.

25. LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Evening and night fishermen having little trouble catching limits of catfish, using mackerel and marshmallow-mealworm combos. The fish aren’t big--averaging 1-3 pounds--but they are apparently hungry. Bass fishermen doing fair in evenings, with night crawlers getting most.

26. LAKE SKINNER--Striped bass from 2-3 pounds biting on anchovies in shallows at east end. Some morning surface activity. Largemouth bass in deeper water, biting on plastics and night crawlers, averaging 1-2 pounds. Catfish best bet, biting on most baits, averaging 2-5 pounds.

27. LAKE PERRIS--Largemouth bass best bet, but the only activity to speak of is in mornings and late afternoons. Bluegill fairly active at dam, biting on crickets and wax worms.

28. BIG BEAR LAKE--Trout bite fair in mornings and afternoons and slow during day. A lot of fish between 2-5 pounds being caught, but a typical day’s catch is two or three pan-size rainbows. Bass biting sporadically on trolled lures. Crappie are hitting mini-jigs in various coves.

28. SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Reservations are being accepted for August fishing at Lake Barrett, one of the most productive bass fisheries in the Southland. Details: (619) 220-8497. Last week, 222 anglers caught and released nearly 2,000 bass. Other productive lakes are Sutherland and--to a lesser extent--El Capitan, Hodges and Otay. A 16-pounder was caught at Miramar. The bluegill bite is still sizzling at San Vicente--more than 7,000 were caught in the past week. The best crappie action is at Hodges.

29. LAKE CUYAMACA--Trout are being caught by those fishing between 6-9 a.m. and 4-8 p.m., and crappie are pretty much being caught all day. There is a fair dry-fly bite for trout in the evenings, with a size 10 olive matuka getting the best results.

31. BISHOP AREA--South Lake and Bishop Creek remain the most productive areas, with nearby North Lake and Lake Sabrina worth a try as well. All are producing limits and an occasional trophy-sized trout. Hot tip: Trails to the back country are finally open and the lakes are ice-free. It’s still like spring up there, scenery-wise and fishing-wise.

32. MAMMOTH LAKES AREA--Crowley Lake produced an 8-0 rainbow on a night crawler, and several slightly smaller fish, and lots of limits of much smaller fish. The bite is good for bait fishermen (night crawlers, Power Bait) and trollers (rainbow Rapalas and Needlefish on lead-core line). At Convict Lake, big fish are coming out daily, but they are few and far between. Some limits of smaller trout. At upper Rock Creek, Jeff Irons of Tom’s Place landed a 4-5 rainbow. The entire creek is producing. Rock Creek Lake, Twin Lakes and Lake Mary fair.

33. JUNE LAKE--All lakes on the loop fair to good for trout averaging 1-3 pounds, with the bigger fish coming from Silver and Grant. Rapalas best bet for the bigger fish. Rush Creek fair to good on small spinners and worms.

34. BRIDGEPORT--No best bets. Temperatures in high 80s and low 90s keeping fish sluggish at all lakes and streams, with the best bite taking place after 6 p.m. Some kokanee salmon being caught at Twin Lakes.

TROUT PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--Bouquet Canyon Creek. RIVERSIDE--Fulmor Lake, Lake Hemet, San Jacinto River (North Fork). SAN BERNARDINO--Big Bear Lake, Jenks Lake. SAN DIEGO--Doane Pond, San Luis Rey Creek. 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, Convict Creek, Ellery Lake, Green Creek, Lee Vining Creek, Lee Vining Creek (South Fork), Little Walker River, Mammoth Creek, McGee Creek, Owens River (Benton Crossing), Rush Creek, Saddlebag Lake, Sherwin Creek, Tioga Lake, Trumble Lake, Virginia Creek, Virginia Lakes, Walker River (Chris Flat Campground to town of Walker and Leavitt Meadows Campground to Sonora Bridge).

CATFISH PLANTS

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