FISH REPORT

FRESHWATER

CASTAIC LAKE--Jeff Kiesendahl and Darvin Fischer, La Crescenta, won recent ABA tournament with five largemouth bass totaling 17.64 pounds, largest 5.45, on crankbaits. Bob Dunn, Chatsworth, 14-pound striped bass, on a spoon. Raul Perez, Sylmar, 12-pound striped bass, on a surface plug. Ricky Rodriguez, Van Nuys, 16-pound catfish, on mudsucker at lower lake.

LAKE PIRU--Largemouth bass bite slow to fair. Crappie and bluegill bite picking up, though, with mini-jigs and mealworms getting a lot of fish in the marina area. Trout activity slow despite first plant of season. Catfish bite fair near parking lot, with mackerel and chicken liver the top producers.

PYRAMID LAKE--Striped bass very active, with fish averaging 5 pounds biting on anchovies and surface plugs. Largemouth bass active in semi-shallows, biting mostly on spinnerbaits. Crappie and bluegill fairly active. Edward Muntz, Northridge, 2-0 crappie.

LAKE CACHUMA--Red ear perch providing most action, which does not please those after bigger fish. Night crawler pieces doing best. William James Sedar, Santa Ynez, nine red ear, one bluegill and a 4-pound largemouth, on night crawlers at east end. Catfish next best bet. Trout bite slow and largemouth bass slow.

LAKE CASITAS--Largemouth bass activity picking up, primarily in Mornings and afternoons. Harry Waycasy, Ojai, 10-4 bass, on Castaic soft bait. Alex Aftandilianf, West Hills, 8-4 bass, on Rat-l-Trap. Catfish still biting on mackerel in shallows, but expected to move deeper as water cools.

CORONA LAKE--Mike Bradshaw, a lake regular from Riverside, finally scored big, catching a 52-8 catfish, on mackerel in the tree area. Lots of stringers being filled with much smaller fish.

SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--How’s this for good catfishing: a 72-pound stringer (topped by a 22-pounder), a 48-9 stringer, a 46-5 stringer. The list goes on. All it takes to catch a fish or two or three is a chunk of mackerel on a hook, and some patience.

IRVINE LAKE--Largemouth bass are feeding on shad and biting readily on shad-like lures and plastic worms. Hybrid striped bass also boiling on shad, biting on mini-jigs and Roostertails. Crappie bite fair. Catfish bite slowing down as fish move to deeper water. An RV and boat show will be held Sunday in the parking lot.

LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Largemouth bass active on surface in the morning, sluggish during the day. Dennis Anderson, Costa Mesa, 7 1/2-pound bass and several smaller bass, on a black plastic worm. Catfish active at night, averaging 2-3 pounds.

LAKE SKINNER--Striped bass are deep, but some are being caught on anchovies and chicken livers. Catfish are moving to deeper water and biting on same baits. Largemouth bass fairly active at north and south shores, being caught mostly on dark-colored plastics.

LAKE PERRIS--Largemouth bass fairly active, but the bits isn’t very consistent. Ron Ruiz, Pomona, 6-8 bass, on eight-inch plastic worm at Point 6. Bluegill bite good. Jim Simkins, Ontario, 42 bluegill totaling 27 pounds, on crickets and jigs at Tire Reef.

BIG BEAR LAKE--An 18-pound catfish tops the list, but most people are fishing for trout. Lots of limits of mostly pan-sized rainbows. Night crawler-flasher combos, Needlefish-flasher combos, Power Bait and Sierra Gold accounting for most.

SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Hodges produced an 11-2 bass (plastic worm at narrows) and El Capitan yielded a 9-5. A fair to good bite--mostly for much smaller fish--is in progress at both reservoirs. Bluegill most active at San Vicente. Crappie and catfish action best at Hodges.

LAKE CUYAMACA--Lots of trout being caught on Rapalas and spinners, as well as on Power Bait. Little else happening.

BISHOP--Good fishing at all Bishop Creek Canyon lakes, and in the creek itself. A 5-pound brown was a bonus for Joe Maugiotta, Santa Barbar, who used a white tube jig at South Lake.

MAMMOTH LAKES--Lots of limits and even a few big fish being caught throughout region. Greg McIver, Manhattan Beach, 5-pound rainbow in Convict Creek. A 5-12 (silver Super Duper) and a 4-7 (mosquito fly) were caught at Rock Creek Lake, and a 3-8 (night crawler) at lower Rock Creek.

JUNE LAKE--All lakes on the scenic loop worth a try. Each has produced a 5-pounder or bigger in the past week, with Rapalas and Power Bait the top catchers. Rush Creek fair on worms, spinners and salmon eggs.

BRIDGEPORT--Bridgeport Lake remains the best bet, as boaters and bank fishermen are getting rainbows and browns to about 4 pounds. Bigger fish beginning to stir throughout region, with Twin Lakes offering the best chance for a 10-plus-pounder. East Walker River remains productive as well, with lure fishermen and flu fishermen scoring quality rainbows and browns.

SALTWATER

SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--17 anglers (1 boat): 68 calico bass, 1 sand bass, 1 cabezon, 2 rockfish. (Hornet’s Landing)--4 anglers (1 boat): 29 calico bass, 11 sand bass, 1 white sea bass, 2 sheephead, 15 barracuda, 15 rockfish, 3 sculpin, 5 mackerel.

VENTURA--12 anglers (1 boat): 18 calico bass, 2 rockfish, 31 yellowtail, 2 bonito. (Harbor Village)--31 anglers (2 boats): 15 yellowtail, 48 calico bass, 5 bonito, 5 barracuda, 5 sand bass.

OXNARD (Cisco’s)--80 anglers (7 boats): 52 yellowtail, 1 barracuda, 6 blue perch, 12 bonito, 232 calico bass, 2 halibut, 16 rockfish, 1 sand bass, 13 sculpin, 2 sheephead, 5 whitefish. (Gold Coast)--6 anglers (1 boat): 9 calico bass, 6 lingcod, 28 rockfish, 8 sand bass, 3 yellowtail.

PORT HUENEME--36 anglers (3 boats): 19 yellowtail, 96 calico bass, 6 bonito, 3 rockfish.

MARINA DEL REY--14 anglers (1 boat): 7 sand bass, 1 bonito, 1 sculpin. (In-Seine Sportfishing)--30 anglers (2 boats): 1 yellowtail, 2 barracuda, 4 sand bass, 28 sculpin.

REDONDO BEACH--80 anglers (5 boats): 10 yellowtail, 2 bonito, 42 calico bass, 25 sand bass, 1 barracuda, 5 sculpin, 35 whitefish, 6 sheephead, 19 blue perch, 2 sole, 11 rockfish, 3 yellowtail.

SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--79 anglers (4 boats): 293 yellowtail, 1 yellowfin tuna, 6 sand bass, 6 skipjack, 3 bonito. (22nd St. Landing)--92 anglers (6 boats): 19 yellowfin tuna, 353 yellowtail, 16 skipjack, 17 calico bass, 6 bonito.

LONG BEACH--94 anglers (4 boats): 53 yellowfin tuna, 198 yellowtail, 5 sand bass, 51 skipjack.

NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--107 anglers (4 boats): 594 yellowtail, 4 skipjack, 1 white sea bass, 2 halibut, 30 calico bass, 37 sand bass, 42 barracuda, 1 bonito, 2 sculpin, 2 sheephead, 75 mackerel. (Davey’s Locker)--177 anglers (7 boats): 478 yellowtail, 149 yellowfin tuna, 154 skipjack, 5 dorado, 2 bonito, 22 barracuda, 12 calico bass, 39 sand bass, 10 sculpin, 2 halibut, 2 mako shark, 22 blue shark.

DANA WHARF--217 anglers (10 boats): 74 yellowfin tuna, 9 dorado, 162 yellowtail, 353 skipjack, 1 bonito.

OCEANSIDE--126 anglers (5 boats): 163 yellowtail, 13 yellowfin tuna, 1 bonito, 45 calico bass, 43 sand bass, 1 halibut, 18 skipjack, 9 dorado, 1 mako shark.

SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--136 anglers (6 boats): 241 yellowfin tuna, 24 skipjack, 26 yellowtail, 101 dorado. (Seaforth)--210 anglers (8 boats): 41 yellowtail, 12 dorado, 7 white sea bass, 442 yellowtail, 50 bonito, 117 barracuda, 8 calico bass, 11 sand bass, 8 rockfish. (Islandia)--84 anglers (3 boats): 59 bonito, 142 yellowtail, 1 black sea bass, 2 sand bass, 6 calico bass, 22 whitefish, 9 sheephead, 4 sculpin, 37 rockfish, 10 mackerel. (Morning Star Charters at Imperial Beach)--24 anglers (1 boat): 72 yellowtail, 47 barracuda, 18 bonito, 6 sand bass.

TROUT PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--Crystal Lake, Puddingstone Reservoir, San Gabriel River (East, North and West forks), Santa Fe Reservoir. SAN BERNARDINO--Big Bear Lake, Green Valley Lake, Mojave Narrows Park Lake, Santa Ana River. INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, South forks and Intake II), Diaz Lake, Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lake Sabrina, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Owens River (Laws Bridge downstream to Steward Lane and below Tinnemaha), Pine Creek, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Rock Creek (Paradise Camp to Tom’s Place), Rock Creek Lake, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek. MONO--Buckeye Creek, Convict Creek, Convict Lake, George Lake, Gull Lake, Grant Lake, Green Creek, June Lake, Lake Mary, Little Walker River, Mamie Lake, Mammoth Creek, McGee Creek, Robinson Creek, Silver Lake, Trumble Lake, Twin Lakes Mammoth, Twin Lakes Bridgeport, Virginia Lakes, Virginia Creek, Walker River (Chris Flat Campground to town of Walker and Leavitt Meadows Campground to Sonora Bridge).