FISH REPORT
FRESHWATER
CASTAIC LAKE--A little bit of everything showing. J.P. McGinley,, Castaic, five trout to four pounds, on Power Bait at upper lake. Brian Stiver, Arcadia, 12-pound striped bass and 25 small largemouth bass. Eric Cole, Lancaster, 16- and 12-pound stripers, on AC plug. Jeff Manning, Castaic, 11-pound 12-ounce, 10-8 and 8-12 largemouths.
LAKE PIRU--Trolling for trout best bet, with Needlefish lures and Rapalas accounting for most limits. Bite is picking up slowly. Largemouth bass being caught sporadically at east end, with shad-pattern crankbaits working mornings and plastic worms during the days. No big fish. Catfish bite slow to fair. Best results at north end and dam on anchovies and mackerel.
PYRAMID LAKE--Striped bass have moved to deeper water but are still being caught by trollers using lead-core line and dragging chrome Kastmasters or drifting with anchovies fished at about 30 feet. Those able to net live shad are doing even better. Crappie and catfish action fair.
LAKE CACHUMA--Not a lot of action, but red-ear perch are keeping panfish anglers fairly busy off Cachuma Bay. Stringers of 10-20 fish common. Night crawlers getting most. Bass and trout action slow. Catfish action fair at night. New hours: 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
LAKE CASITAS--Trout action fair to good, with minijigs and Power Bait getting some limits. Catfish bite good. Leonard Gibson, Oak View, two catfish totaling 25 pounds, on mackerel. Mark Pennington, Ojai, six catfish totaling 40 pounds. Largemouth bass bite slow to fair. Only one at 10 pounds for the week.
CORONA LAKE--Trout season opens Nov. 8. Meanwhile, catfish remain the predominant catch, with one 14 pounds 7 ounces by Dale Grose, Oceanside, topping the list.
SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Same story as Corona Lake, although two sturgeon topping 20 pounds were noteworthy catches.
IRVINE LAKE--Put away the catfish bait and break out the Power Bait. Though there are still plenty of catfish, it is now trout season and 20,000 pounds of rainbows--many weighing three-six pounds--have been planted for today’s opener.
LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Limits of catfish common for night fishermen. Bite is fair at best during day. Jung Yamato, Long Beach, 18-pound catfish, on head of a mackerel at inlet. Starting Sunday there is no limit on the number of catfish you can keep. Largemouth bass active at inlet, biting on lures resembling the small bluegills they are feeding on there.
LAKE SKINNER--Striped bass feeding mostly at Ramp 2, which is no surprise because that’s where trout were recently stocked. Trout-like lures best for stripers. Trout have yet to get comfortable enough with their surroundings to think about eating. Occasional largemouth bass and catfish being caught.
LAKE PERRIS--Largemouth bass very active but small, biting mostly on six-inch plastic worms near dam. Trout biting at Lot 6--site of recent plant--on glitter Power Bait. Several limits of pan-sized rainbows.
SILVERWOOD LAKE--Catfish and largemouth bass getting most attention, but bite is fair at best. Anchovies fished in marina best for catfish, a variety of lures--shad-colored crankbaits perhaps best--getting bass, which are scattered along the shoreline.
BIG BEAR LAKE--Trout scattered throughout lake, being caught mostly by trollers using Kastmasters, Rapalas and Needlefish, though still-fishing with Power Bait is somewhat effective. Some limits.
SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Hodges best bet, with a fair bass bite in progress for those using shiners, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and plastic worms. A few fish near 10 pounds, but most are under three.
LAKE CUYAMACA--No trout over three pounds, but lots of 1 1/2-pounders. Inflated night crawlers, No. 5 Rapalas and small spinners fished at dike getting most. A few bass still being caught, despite 55-degree water. Occasional catfish being caught at dam.
SALTWATER
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MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--87 anglers (3 boats): 7 lingcod, 43 red snapper, 110 red rock cod, 300 rock cod, 100 assorted rockfish, 30 albacore.
VENTURA--17 anglers (1 boat): 87 calico bass, 6 sand bass, 8 rockfish, 7 yellowtail. (Captain Hook’s)--23 anglers (1 boat): 236 rockfish, 48 sculpin, 2 sheephead, 1 whitefish, 1 bonito.
OXNARD (Cisco’s)--44 anglers (3 boats): 5 whitefish, 1 sheephead, 13 sculpin, 6 sand bass, 130 rockfish, 6 red snapper, 1 lingcod, 176 calico bass, 18 bonito, 11 blue perch.
PORT HUENEME--23 anglers (1 boat): 29 sand bass, 14 calico bass, 1 halibut, 2 lingcod, 1 sheephead, 23 rockfish, 12 whitefish.
MARINA DEL REY--51 anglers (3 boats): 5 halibut, 175 rockfish, 3 sand bass, 20 whitefish.
REDONDO--50 anglers (3 boats): 4 yellowtail, 6 bonito, 6 calico bass, 4 whitefish, 162 rockfish.
SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--17 anglers (2 boats): 4 yellowtail, 1 white sea bass, 16 sand bass, 19 sculpin, 4 bonito, 8 sheephead, 6 calico bass, 10 rockfish. (22nd St. Landing)--43 anglers (2 boats): 14 yellowtail, 44 calico bass, 11 bonito, 3 sculpin, 3 whitefish, 8 sheephead, 16 rockfish.
LONG BEACH--80 anglers (5 boats): 35 yellowfin tuna, 110 yellowtail, 88 calico bass, 20 sand bass, 46 whitefish, 51 sheephead, 12 bonito, 26 perch, 14 sculpin, 177 rockfish.
SEAL BEACH--12 anglers (1 boat): 1 yellowtail, 1 barracuda, 3 sand bass, 3 bonito, 3 sculpin, 40 rockfish, 1 lingcod, 51 salmon grouper, 13 red snapper.
NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--47 anglers (3 boats): 2 yellowtail, 3 skipjack tuna, 4 black skipjack tuna, 3 bonito, 2 calico bass, 69 sand bass, 24 sculpin, 1 sheephead. (Davey’s Locker)--162 anglers (8 boats): 29 yellowfin tuna, 34 skipjack tuna, 29 yellowtail, 24 bonito, 6 barracuda, 87 sand bass, 20 sculpin, 3 halibut, 1 mako shark, 27 blue sharks.
DANA WHARF--76 anglers (5 boats): 86 yellowfin tuna, 12 skipjack, 1 bonito, 3 calico bass, 11 sand bass, 2 mackerel, 6 yellowtail, 1 sheephead, 1 black sea bass (released).
OCEANSIDE (Helgren’s)--106 anglers (6 boats): 53 yellowtail, 412 yellowfin tuna, 1 bonito, 49 calico bass, 162 sand bass, 2 sheephead, 3 whitefish.
SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--44 anglers (2 boats): 155 yellowfin tuna, 4 skipjack, 44 yellowtail, 15 dorado. (Seaforth)--120 anglers (7 boats): 181 yellowfin tuna, 8 dorado, 3 skipjack, 137 yellowtail, 27 bonito, 63 barracuda, 30 rockfish, 54 sculpin. (Islandia)--43 anglers (3 boats): 21 yellowfin tuna, 2 barracuda, 5 bonito, 86 yellowtail, 8 sand bass, 1 calico bass, 22 whitefish, 8 sheephead, 5 sculpin, 53 rockfish, 24 mackerel. (Imperial Beach Pier)--13 anglers (1 boat): 45 yellowtail, 7 bonito, 7 sand bass, 5 sculpin, 50 rockfish.
TROUT PLANTS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY--Castaic Lake, Castaic Lagoon, Elizabeth Lake, Puddingstone Reservoir. SAN BERNARDINO--Big Bear Lake, Santa Ana River. VENTURA--Casitas Lake, Lake Piru. SAN LUIS OBISPO--Atascadero Lake, Lake Lopez, Santa Margarita Lake. SANTA BARBARA--Lake Cachuma. 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 (below Tinnemaha), Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek.
CATFISH PLANTS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY--Downey Wilderness Park Lake, El Dorado Park Lake, Puddingstone Reservoir. ORANGE--Carr Park Lake, Centennial Park Lake, Greer Park Lake, Huntington Park Lake, Ralph Clark Park Lake, Tri-City Park Lake.
