FISH REPORT

FRESHWATER

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

CASTAIC LAKE--Striped bass action has picked up; several were caught on surface plugs and weighed in at 10-plus pounds. One weighed 17-5. Largemouth bass to about three pounds are biting on live shad, shad crankbaits and spoons.

PYRAMID LAKE--Striped bass are biting surface lures in the morning hours and some of the fish are pushing 10 pounds. Trout are biting on Power Bait and spinners in the marina area.

VENTURA COUNTY

LAKE CASITAS--Sven Vanderhei, Ventura, 11-8 bass on a crawdad. Bass fishing is picking up; plastic worms and crawdads are getting most. Catfish action is very good and a 16-8 caught on mackerel tops the list.

LAKE PIRU--Trout remain active and trollers using Needlefish and night crawlers are getting most. Largemouth bass are being caught on crankbaits and night crawlers at the north end.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY

LAKE CACHUMA--Fishing is slow but trout action is finally picking up for those trolling Needlefish and night crawlers. Red-ear perch are biting as well. Bass are moving deeper and biting on crankbaits early.

ORANGE COUNTY

IRVINE LAKE--Top catfish was a 15-5 caught on mackerel at the dam. Sunday is “Salute to America’s Heroes Day,” with gate proceeds going to New York City fire and police departments. Trout season opens Thursday.

LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Catfish are biting late on mackerel, and bass are biting early on plastics. During the day, an occasional bluegill or crappie is being caught.

SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Trout season opens Nov. 3. Meanwhile, it’s strictly catfish.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY

BIG BEAR LAKE--Trout are being caught mostly by trollers using Needlefish and night crawlers. Few limits.

JESS RANCH LAKES--Trout fishing is fair to good on Power Bait. Lots of limits.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

CORONA LAKE--Trout season opened Thursday and there is no shortage of fish, but their activity will depend on the weather. Mornings near the dam figure to be best throughout the season but especially during warm spells. Some catfish.

LAKE PERRIS--Bob Kopple, Rancho Cucamonga, 10-2 bass on a top-water Rapala. Ann Hargrove, Los Angeles, five catfish totaling 14-6 on night crawlers at the marina. Fishing for both species is fair.

LAKE SKINNER--Fishing is fair for striped bass (top-water plugs and chicken livers), largemouth bass (crankbaits, plastic worms) and catfish (mackerel).

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

LAKE CUYAMACA--Last week’s plant of steelhead did not improve the bite. Those catching trout are slowly moving their baits and lures. A 5-0 trout was caught on a Panther Martin.

DIXON LAKE--Trout season opens Nov. 3. Meanwhile, fishing is slow.

SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--The San Vicente bass bite is very good with fish to seven pounds biting on plastic worms and spoons. A 37-6 catfish was caught there. El Capitan is slow but bass fishermen are getting some action.

EASTERN SIERRA

The general season ends at dusk Wednesday. A 7-1 rainbow was caught on a jig at South Lake and big fish are being seen more often than caught at all the lakes above Bishop Creek. The creek is running very low. Big fish also were taken from Gull and Silver lakes on the June Lake Loop. Big browns are being targeted with some success at Twin Lakes in Bridgeport. Fly anglers are doing well on the Lower Owens (open year-round), Upper Owens, Rock Creek Lake (from float tubes using streamers), East and West Walker Rivers (despite very low flows).

SALTWATER

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

MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--108 anglers (5 boats): 531 albacore, 225 red rock cod, 40 rock cod, 65 rockfish.

AVILA BEACH (Patriot Sportfishing)--14 anglers (1 boat): 76 albacore.

SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--16 anglers (1 boat): 2 calico bass, 63 rockfish, 10 sand bass.

OXNARD (Cisco’s)--55 anglers (3 boats): 5 blue perch, 4 calico bass, 25 halibut, 3 ling cod, 50 rockfish, 54 sculpin, 26 sheephead, 15 sole, 42 whitefish, 2 white sea bass.

PORT HUENEME--44 anglers (2 boats): 1 white sea bass, 37 cabezon, 18 sheephead, 4 halibut, 21 rockfish, 41 sand bass, 8 sculpin, 101 whitefish, 30 blue perch.

MARINA DEL REY (Sportfishing)--79 anglers (5 boats): 248 sand bass, 75 calico bass, 4 halibut, 114 rockfish, 60 sculpin, 9 whitefish, 2 sheephead, 1 mako shark, 5 bonito.

REDONDO BEACH--46 anglers (2 boats): 1 yellowtail, 1 white sea bass, 1 black sea bass ( released), 81 calico bass, 17 rockfish, 12 sand bass, 11 sculpin, 7 sheephead, 2 barracuda, 2 bonito, 3 whitefish, 2 blue perch.

SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--16 anglers (1 boat): 21 red snapper, 12 sculpin, 10 rockfish, 6 sand bass, 2 calico bass, 1 barracuda, 1 whitefish. (22nd St. Landing)--25 anglers (1 boat): 40 calico bass, 44 sheephead, 33 whitefish, 226 blue perch, 50 rockfish, 5 sargo, 1 ling cod.

LONG BEACH (Sportfishing/Berth 55)--31 anglers (3 boats): 32 yellowtail, 1 white sea bass, 13 barracuda, 95 calico bass, 35 rockfish, 2 halibut, 134 whitefish, 38 sheephead, 35 sculpin, 40 red snapper, 60 blue perch, 4 black sea bass (released). (Marina Sportfishing)--19 anglers (1 boat): 133 rockfish, 20 whitefish, 2 sculpin, 9 sheephead, 64 red rock cod, 4 sand dabs. (Belmont Pier)--7 anglers (1 boat): 56 rock cod. (Pierpoint Landing)--31 anglers (2 boats): 71 calico bass, 4 sculpin, 20 perch, 83 rockfish.

NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--11 anglers (1 boat): 1 sand bass, 15 rockfish, 31 sculpin. (Davey’s Locker)--106 anglers (4 boats): 26 yellowtail, 97 bonito, 35 calico bass, 135 blue perch, 131 rockfish, 9 whitefish, 6 sheephead, 6 sand bass, 6 sculpin, 1 ling cod, 1 halibut.

DANA WHARF--24 anglers (2 boats): 59 calico bass, 7 mackerel, 3 yellowtail, 4 rockfish, 5 sculpin, 4 sheephead, 4 albacore.

OCEANSIDE (Helgren’s)--59 anglers (3 boats): 4 barracuda, 6 bonito, 97 calico bass, 27 sand bass, 11 sculpin, 7 sheephead, 16 whitefish, 28 rockfish, 2 spanish jack.

SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--32 anglers (1 boat): 17 albacore, 57 yellowtail, 5 skipjack. (Seaforth)--110 anglers ( 7 boats): 8 albacore, 40 yellowfin tuna, 2 dorado, 50 skipjack, 5 yellowtail, 10 bonito, 17 barracuda, 16 calico bass, 61 rockfish, 22 sculpin. (Islandia)--23 anglers (2 boats): 1 whitefish, 158 rockfish.

TROUT PLANTS

LOS ANGELES COUNTY--Pyramid Lake. RIVERSIDE--Lake Perris. SAN BERNARDINO--Mojave Narrows Park Lake. SANTA BARBARA--Lake Cachuma. SAN LUIS OBISPO--Atascadero Lake and Lopez Lake. VENTURA-Casitas Lake and Piru Lake. INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, North 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), and Pleasant Valley Reservoir, South Lake, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek.

CATFISH PLANTS

LOS ANGELES COUNTY--Cerritos Lake. ORANGE--Carr Lake, Centennial Lake, Greer Lake, Huntington Lake, Irvine Lake, Mason Lake, Mile Square Park Lake, Ralph Clark Park Lake, Tri-City Lake, Westheaven Lake, Yorba Linda Lake.