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MATTHEWS' PICKS OF THE WEEK
1. The striped bass bite at San Antonio Lake on the Central Coast is staying as our top pick. The bite has continued to be wide open and the average size has been from six to eight pounds, with a lot of 12 pounders in the mix-- even a few bigger. Check out the Forum section on FishingNetwork.net for more information on this bite. The action is best on live or frozen shad, but trollers and anglers tossing topwater baits are also scoring. For an update on the bite and more information, you can also call the marina at 805-472-2818, but the web information is better.
2. In spite of heavy crowds on the Colorado River, the catfish action is really taking off. There was a 34-pounder reported at B&B Bait in Blythe, and probably another 20 quality fish that weÆre reported. The flathead action has been getting steadily better the past few weeks, and fishing a live bluegill, tilapia, or goldfish in the bottom of a big pool is going to be the hot ticket this weekend through the new moon on June 12. Also lighter crowds this weekend. One warning: ItÆs supposed to be over 100 degrees on the river this weekend. For an update on the flathead action, call WalterÆs Camp (south of Palo Verde) at 760-854-3322 or B&B Bait in Blythe at 760-921-2248.
3. Bluegill and redear bites are off the hook a lot of places right now, and itÆs kind of a toss-up where to go. Pick a lake with bluegill or redear (or both) and itÆs probably good right now. Lake Perris and Diamond Valley Lake may be among the best choices. If you stick to deeper water and jigs tipped with baits, you will probably be on quality ¥- to one-pound fish are both places once you locate a school. Fish shallower water with bobber-suspended baits and youÆll make the kids happy with non-stop action. But keep moving until you find fish. For an update on the two spots panfish bite, call the Diamond Valley Lake marina at 951-926-7201 or Last Chance Bait and Tackle at 951-658-7410, or at Lake Perris, check with the marina staff there at 951-657-2179.
FRESHWATER HOT SPOTS
TROUT: Lower Twin cranked out a 16-7 brown, the best of the season in the Eastern Sierra. Overall, there has been continued improved fishing in most Sierra spots this week with good action at Crowley and Bridgeport Reservoir, mostly for boat anglers trolling or fishing bait, Virginia Lakes for ice fishermen (yes, the ice is still 15-inches thick but going fast) where limits are easy, and the East Walker River and upper Owens River for fly anglers. In Southern California, there continues to be good action at just a handful of waters, but most plants are over for the season at lower elevations. Top bet is Big Bear Lake which is very good and has itÆs $50K tagged fish event this weekend, and Green Valley Lake is getting better with each plant and each warm day and at least eight trout over six pounds were landed there this week.
BLACK BASS: The largemouth bass action has been generally good throughout the region. Top bets again have been Diamond Valley Lake, Casitas, Castaic, Skinner, Sutherland, El Capitan, Wohlford, Otay, Irvine, Perris, Silverwood, Piru, Pyramid, Cachuma, and Puddingstone. The smallmouth action on the Colorado River has been very good in the river stretch, but died in Lake Havasu. CachumaÆs smallmouths are also picking up. Further up on the Central Coast, Nacimientio, Lopez, and Santa Margarita all are good, too, with spotted bass are particularly good at Nacimiento. Isabella also improved this week and has been producing a few quality fish to nine pounds.
STRIPED BASS: San Antonio Lake on the Central Coast and the California Aqueduct near Taft are the two top bets this week. The aqueduct didnÆt pump out anything to match the 30 and 34-pounders of the previous two weeks, but the bite is still good. The San Antonio catches continue to be kept mostly quiet. Diamond Valley, Castaic, Pyramid, Silverwood, and Skinner are all good bets for stripers, all with improved fishing thanks to the warmer weather. DVL and Castaic continue to have the biggest fish. But Pyramid, Skinner, and Silverwood are all producing better volume of smaller fish. On the Colorado River, things are improving in Mead, Mohave, and Havasu with the fish up ripping shad early in the mornings at all three reservoirs but still not hot yet. They stripers are also moving up into the river from these lakes to spawn. The bite has also been very good at the Palo Verde Diversion Dam with fish to nearly 20 pounds reported again this past week.
PANFISH: Crappie bite lulled at Lake Isabella but still pretty fair for boat anglers. ElsinoreÆs crappie have continued to be inexplicably slow. Piru has been pretty good, and there is a decent and improving bite at Cachuma. Redear and bluegill bites are hot just about everywhere thanks to a week of warmer weather -- with Diamond Valley, Perris, Casitas, and Puddingstone some of the top picks. The tilapia bite at the Salton Sea has been excellent.
CATFISH: Elsinore is the hot spot in Southern California with a lot of fish to 15 pounds being landed. Isabella has been very good for cats from 1-8 to three pounds over the past week, and the California aqueduct near Taft has also been red hot this week and it kicked out a 30-plus. Hesperia Lake has been good to excellent, and Santa Ana River Lakes and Corona Lake are also both excellent. Irvine starts it catfish plants next week. Diamond Valley has also been very good. The channel and flathead action is also breaking wide open along the whole lower Colorado River, especially in the warmer backwaters and irrigation ditches. A lot of flatheads to 34 pounds have again been reported on the river this past week.
SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN WATERS
SILVERWOOD: Very good striper action. The dam and the spillway have been the top spots with anchovies the bait of choice. Don Rogers, Hollywood, caught three stripers totaling 7.5 pounds with a 4.2-pounder topping the catch. The trout bite was fair to good after a DFG plant last week. Best action has been on Power Bait, Power worms, inflated nightcrawlers, and small trout jigs and plastics. The largemouth bite is fair to good with plastics working best. The catfish bite is good with Outhouse Cove and Quarry Cove the top spots. Carp are moving shallow and anglers fishing dough baits or nightcrawlers are getting a few. Bluegill action is starting to improve with the best bite on nightcrawlers. Slow other species. Miller Canyon Creek (just above the lake) was planted with DFG trout last week, too, so this stream fishing bite has been pretty good on salmon eggs. The park is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.
BIG BEAR LAKE: Good to excellent trout action on Power Bait and inflated nightcralwers from shore or for trollers working 15 to 20 feet of waters with Needlefish or similar lures and flasher rigs. Water temps are in the low to mid-50s and limits of rainbows have been common. Most fish are one to two pounds with trollers getting some holdovers or recent trophy plants that are bigger. Ken Smith, Culver City, caught an 8.14-pound rainbow trolling a Rapala off Lagonita Point, while George Marsh, Big Bear City, caught a 6.32-pounder on Needlefish off Metcalf Bay. The FishinÆ for $50K Trout Derby is this weekend with one tagged trout worth $50,000. Big trout is worth $500 and the biggest trout caught on a Berkley product is also worth $500. Entry fee is $40 for adults, $25 for kids 16 and under. To enter call 1-800-4-BIGBEAR or visit www.bigbear.com. The crappie and largemouth bass bites are also starting to pick up in the backs of the coves, with most of the crappie hand-sized and bass to two pounds showing. Fishing information: Big Bear Marina 909-866-3218, Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.
GREGORY LAKE: DFG trout were planted last week and three weeks ago, and there is a fair to good trout bite with a fair number of limits, mostly on small lures, trout plastics and floating baits. Most are in the one-pound class. The boat house is open. Information: 909-338-2233.
GREEN VALLEY LAKE: Good trout action with a lot of quality fish showing. Best this past week was a 7-14 rainbow caught by Jack Hsieh, Torrance, on a Lip RipperZ. A 7-2 rainbow was landed by Jay Guengerich, Green Valley, on a small jig. Rainbows at seven pounds were caught by Mike Goldstein, Alta Loma, and Tom Piarino, Green Valley, and a 6-14 was caught by Nick Perez, La Puente. Anglers win a fee Green Valley Lakes tee-shirt if they land a trout over six pounds, and eight shirts were awarded this past week. Recorded information: 909-867-2009.
ARROWBEAR LAKE: DFG trout plant this week and two weeks ago.
JENKS LAKE REGION: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago in Jenks Lake with a pretty good bite. Best action on small jigs, trout plastics, and floating baits. Both the Santa Ana River in the Seven Oaks area and the South Fork were both planted with rainbows by the DFG last week and three weeks ago, and the bite was good over the holiday weekend, but slowed by Monday. Information: Mill Creek Ranger Station at 909-382-2881.
HIGH DESERT LAKES
HESPERIA LAKE: Excellent catfish action with quite a few limits reported. Catfish were planted this week and will be going in each week for the remainder of catfish season. A plant of 1,500 pounds of hybrid stripers also went in last week. Top baits for catfish are mackerel, shrimp, and inflated nightcrawlers. Harry Stevens, Riverside, caught a 16-pound catfish on mackerel, while Lareen Lowel, Corona, hooked into a 15-4 catfish using the marshmallow and mealworm combo. Randy Elway, Barstow, got a 14-12 catfish using nightcrawlers. Lots of wipers were being caught after the plant last week. Guy Hubert, San Bernadino, scored a 6-12 wiper using shrimp. Walt Smith, Ventura, landed a 6-4 wiper on a nightcrawler. Trout fishing has slowed way down with no plants in over a month. No sturgeon were reported this past week. Lake hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the night session from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $15 per angler. Information: 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
JESS RANCH: Trout action was fair to very good again this week. Power Bait or inflated night crawlers doused with attractant, jigs, and lures have all been producing fish. The bite was better in the morning before 10 a.m. or late afternoon hours. Most of the fish have been around two pounds, with a few bigger. Randy Stokes, San Bernardino, caught a limit of trout with a 6-9 topping the catch. Raul Medosa, Azusa, caught a 3-4 rainbow on Power bait fishing the eastern shore of lake 3. A few largemouth are showing on Senkos, spinnerbaits, and nightcrawlers. Catfish are hitting chicken liver, nightcrawlers, mackerel, and shrimp near the eastern and northern shores of lake 2 and the northern and western shores of lake three. A few bluegill reports have come with anglers reporting success on mealworms at the north shore of lake 2. The lake is open Friday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it is stocked with trout each week on Friday from its own hatchery. Lake information: 760-240-1107 or www.jessranchlakesnews.com.
MOJAVE NARROWS: County catfish plants started last week and will continue to go in each week through the end of catfish season. Trout action has been just fair with the last county trout plant of the season over a month ago. DFG trout plants went in last week and three weeks ago. Pretty good action on small bluegill. Fair action for bass and catfish, and the occasional carp or crappie is also showing. Horseshoe Lake is still temporarily closed due to flood damage. Pelican Lake is remains open. For lake information: 760-245-2226.
INLAND VALLEY LAKES
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
CUCAMONGA-GUASTI: County catfish plants started last week and will continue to go in each week through the end of catfish season. Trout fishing is slow with no plants in over a month. Information: 909-481-4205.
PRADO: County catfish plants started last week and will continue to go in each week through the end of catfish season. Vouen Kmoy, Santa Ana, caught a 9-5 catfish on the M&M (marshmallow and mealworm) combo. Trout action has been slow, with a few bass and bluegill showing. Carp also pretty good. Information: 909-597-4260.
YUCAIPA: Fair catfish action with most fish in the two-pound range. County catfish plants started last week and will continue to go in each week through the end of catfish season. Trout action has been slow. Lake information: 909-790-3127.
GLEN HELEN: County catfish plants started last week and will continue to go in each week through the end of catfish season. The bite has been very good. Jamal Smith, San Bernardino, caught a five-fish limit of cats with his top fish at 2-4. He was using chicken liver for bait. Jose Gutierrez, Fontana, caught a 2.3-pound cat on a nightcrawler. Trout action has slowed since there have been no plants in over a month, and very few are still being caught. Bass, bluegill, and carp have been showing in decent numbers, with quite a few bass to two pounds landed by catch-and-release anglers. Information: 909-887-7540.
MOUNT BALDY TROUT POOLS: The heavily stocked pools are open every Saturday and Sunday. No fishing license is needed. Information: 909-982-4246.
SECCOMBE LAKE: DFG trout plant last week and four weeks ago. Information: 909-384-5233.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
DIAMOND VALLEY: Very good largemouth action. Topwater baits have been working well at the points in the early morning, with jigs or plastics fished in 15 to 25 feet of water the best bet the rest of the day. Lots of four-pound class fish with some to eight pounds every week. Trout fishing has been good for boaters and shore anglers alike. Nightcrawlers, Power Bait, and mini jigs have been working best for the rainbows. Striper action was slow again this week but a few big fish were still reported. Spoons and Scroungers have been working best. Ted Blackburn, Hemet, caught a 12.56-pound striper on a Lunker Plunker. The catfish bite is good. Cut baits have been working well and the top spot is near the attenuator. Terry Lairson, Huntington Beach, caught a 16.33-pound catfish on mackerel fishing near the attenuator. The bluegill bite has been very good. Anglers fishing with minijigs, mealworms, or nightcrawlers along the dams have had the most success. For general lake, launch, and fishing information, call 800-590-LAKE, the marina at 951-926-7201 or www.dvmarina.com, or Last Chance Bait and Tackle 951-658-7410 or www.lastchancebaitandtackle.com.
PERRIS: The panfish bite remains very good with a lot of smaller fish in the shallows with bigger fish showing from deeper water in the marina, around the island, and off the dam. Wax worms, red worms, nightcrawlers and crickets are all getting a lot of fish. Lorenzo Martinez, Moreno Valley, had a mixed limit (25 fish) of redear and bluegill with most of the fish around 3/4-pound, but a couple of slabs in the 1-8 range. Few crappie in the report this past week. Largemouth action is still fair with most of the reports coming from the east end with several fish up into the six-pound and better range reported. Brad Bishop, Beaumont, caught a 6-8 bass on a crawdad at the island. Trout action is spotty in spite of a DFG plant last week. Mostly slow other species but there continue to be a few carp caught for those targeting them. The park is back open seven days a week, and hours are from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Information: marina 951-657-2179, state park 951-940-5600.
SKINNER: The lake will be closed to fishing this weekend, June 4-6, for the Balloon and Wine Festival. The largemouth action slowed some from last week but is still good. The east end and the south shore have been the top spots with dark plastics and nightcrawlers still the top baits. Richard Jefferson, Oceanside, caught a five-pound largemouth on a plastic worm at the south shore. Catfish action is good. Chicken liver and mackerel have been the most reported baits. Carp action has been good for those targeting them. They are primarily being caught in the reeds on nightcrawlers. Striper action has slowed considerably and is just fair. Best bet has still been chicken liver with fish to four pounds showing. Bluegill are starting to show in the backs of the coves near ramp No. 2 and along the south shore. A few trout are still showing but the bite has been mostly slow. Information: store 951-926-1505 or marina 951-926-8515.
ELSINORE: Catfish and carp still are dominating the very good action here, but there has also a pretty good bite on wipers. The catfish have been showing on shad, shrimp, and nightcrawlers, with fish up to eight pounds and more reported in the past week. The carp are three to seven pounds and most anglers are using their homemade dough baits made with a corn meal base and then a variety of other additions. Catches of 20 to 40 carp per day are common. The wipers are mostly showing on live shad, shrimp, with a few on lures with the southwest and northwest ends of the lake best. Anglers are reminded the limit on the wipers is two-fish, with an 18-inch minimum size. Crappie are still tough with boat anglers getting a few fish around flooded brush, docks, and other structure. Yellow and white or pink and white jigs have been best and the few fish showing are nice quality 1 1/2 to two pounders. Few reports on bass. Boat rentals are available through the WilliamÆs Bait, Tackle, and Boat Rental out of Elsinore West Marina. For more information, contact WilliamÆs Bait, Tackle, and Boat Rental at 951-642-0640 or Elsinore West Marina at 951-678-1300.
CORONA LAKE: The catfish bite has been excellent over the past week with full limits on 1 1/2 to 2 1/2-pound fish common, and most stringers have had at least one kicker fish topping four pounds. There is also still a pretty good bite on tilapia, which have been planted several times in the past month, and the trout action continues to be good, too. The top catfish reported was a nine-pounder caught by Frank Cary, Chino, and Ron Albert, San Dimas. The pair also had a four-pounder on their stringer and both big fish were caught with mackerel. Joe Richardson, Corona, landed a 7 1/2-pound cat on shrimp with garlic Eagle Claw Gravy added, while Mark Gonzales, Elsinore, used nightcrawlers to top off his stringer with a 6 1/2-pound cat. One of the best stringers was posted by John Blake, Elsinore, who landed 15 fish that weighed in at 27 1/2 pounds, all on shrimp. Mike Johnson, Riverside, landed 14 cats that weighed 25 pounds fishing nightcrawlers. Lorenzo Roblis, Montclair, landed five catfish weighing in at 13 pounds on meal worms, while Walter Thomas, Murrieta, had a five-fish catch that weighed 12 pounds using sardines. Tanner Nuse, Corona, caught six cats for 10 1/2 pounds on nightcra wlers. The trout continue to be best in the deeper water at the dam, but come up early each morning near the surface to feed. Richard Savlle, Pomona, caught four trout fishing nightcrawlers off J.D.Æs Point and his big fish was a four-pounder. The tilapia and bluegill are both pretty good with a lot of smaller fishing mixed in with a few of the bigger ones. Meal worms and nightcrawler pieces have been the best bet. There have also been a fair number of bass landed by anglers fishing plastic worms and reaction baits, especially in the flooded trees, and a few sturgeon are being caught by catfish anglers, mostly on shrimp. There is 24-hour fishing every Friday and Saturday night. Information: 951-277-4489 or www.fishinglake.com.
EVANS LAKE: Bass are showing in fair numbers for the guys tossing small plastics and tiny jerk baits along the rocky shorelines. Also a pretty decent bite on small bluegill and warmouth.
RANCHO JURUPA: The trout bite has slowed way down with no plants since March 26. Other species also slow. Catfish were slated to be planted last Thursday. No reports. There is a new bait and tackle shop at the lake. Information: 951-684-7032.
FISHERMANÆS RETREAT: No report. Information: 909-795-0171.
ANGLERÆS LAKE: The lake is currently closed.
REFLECTION LAKE: Catfish remain good on cut baits, and plants are every two weeks with 500 pounds planted each time. There are monthly derbies. A few bass are showing. Bluegill fair. Information: 951-654-7906 or www.reflectionlakerv.com.
JEAN'S CHANNEL CATS: Catfish action has been very good with each warm day helping the bite. The best action has been on chicken liver, mackerel, and shrimp. Plants twice a month. The lake is now only open on weekends Friday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on all Monday holidays. Information: 951-679-6562 or 951-259-2021.
SAN JACINTO MOUNTAIN WATERS
LAKE HEMET: Good trout action continues with quite a few limits reported. DFG trout plants went in last week and four weeks ago. The fish are showing for trollers and shore anglers using Power Bait or similar baits along the south shoreline. Fish are mostly smaller but a few in the two-pound range are showing. Karissa Blankenship and Josh Scott, both Murrieta, trolled the south shore and at the dam for a double limit of rainbows to two pounds. Lake regulars, Albie Poston, Anza, and Layne Fleming, also Anza, both had limits of one-pound rainbows. Poston was slow-trolling nightcrawlers the southwest side of the lake, while Fleming was fishing nightcrawlers off the point. Jeff Harton, son Eli, 12, and daughter Jenay, 14, all Hemet, caught 20 rainbows for the weekend on Power Bait, nightcrawlers, and Panther Martins. Michael Rowe and Tammy Engle, both Garner Valley, had limits of trout Saturday and Sunday fishing Power Bait and worms at the dam. Victor Benavidez, 7, and little sister Angie, both Lake View Terrace, had five rainbows to a pound. The odd bass and panfish is also showing but it's mostly slow for other species. Lake open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Information: Lake Hemet Market 951-659-2350, campground 951-659-2680.
FULMOR LAKE: No recent DFG trout plants. Information: 951-659-2117.
ORANGE COUNTY
SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES: The catfish action has been excellent with weekly plants keeping the lakes complex brimming with fish, and the sturgeon action has also improved now that more anglers are using shrimp and other cut baits. Top fish of the past week was a 17-pound sturgeon landed by Marc Leo Vananzi, Mission Viejo, while fishing with a trout dough bait at the Pump House on Saturday. Nick and Nicole Johnson, Anaheim, were fishing nightcrawlers to land their 10-pound sturgeon, while Hamo Hakoolan, Glendale, was fishing shrimp to catch his five-pounder. Richard Bueno, Pacoima, landed a 4-10 sturgeon on an anchovy. Most of the catfish are in the 1 1/2 to two-pound class, and limits have been common on shrimp or nightcrawlers. Gilbert Ahumada, Bellflower, caught an 8-8 cat on shrimp at the Bubble Hole. Toto Tran and Casey Beck, both Westminster, landed 10 catfish for an 18-10 stringers fishing nightcrawlers near the boat dock. Their top fish was a four-pound, nine-ounce cat. There continues to be a fair bite on the trout, but most of the action has been on small trout lures -- mostly jigs and plastics -- early in the morning. Joyce Woodall, Norwalk, had a 7 1/2-pound rainbow, while Jose Urrutai, Anaheim, landed a seven-pound rainbow. There is 24-hour fishing every Friday and Saturday night. Private boats are no longer allowed at Santa Ana River Lakes due to fears of invasive quagga mussels being introduced into the water system. Information: 714-632-7830.
ANAHEIM LAKE: Closed. Anaheim Lake only opens when Santa Ana River Lakes is closed for cleaning and maintenance. Information: (714) 996-3508 or www.fishinglakes.com.
IRVINE LAKE: Crappie have been good in the afternoons for anglers drifting in the afternoons in 20 to 25 feet of water with the slabs running up to 1 1/2 pounds. White Atomic Teasers or white two-inch Gulp! Minnow Grubs rigged on a 1/16 to 1/32 ounce leadhead are the ticket. Largemouth bass have been good with a 9-14 caught by Daniel Boyd, Huntington Beach, the weekÆs top fish. He also had a pair of seven pounders. James Smiley, Lake Forest, caught and released 20 bass to five pounds. A few wipers are showing under balls of shad in 15 to 20 feet of water on shad-like lures. Don Spencer, Orange, had a 3-1 wiper on a jig on the flats. Bluegill and redear are both very good on the new Gulp! Crickets fished in shallow brushy areas. The water level is receding slowly, having gone down approximately two feet in the past two weeks. Trout are slow, but Ed Delany, Hollister, caught a 5-14 rainbow. The road to Trout Island may re-emerge sometime this month, but the Kids Lagoon is not expected to be its own entity until mid-July. The annual catfish season opener will be a Friday, June 11, with a 10,000-pound catfish plant. Some cats are already showing. Reginald Walters, Carson, had a 5-12 channel, while Kristopher Onizu ka, Orange, landed a 5-1. Starting next week, Irvine Lake will be open until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights, and starting on Thursday, June 17, the lake will be open until 11 p.m. on Thursdays. The lake will now be closed on Tuesdays for the rest of the summer. Lake information: 714-649-9111 or www.irvinelake.net.
LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE: No report. The lake is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Information: 949-362-3885 or www.lagunaniguellake.com.
LOS ANGELES AREA LAKES
CACHUMA: Bass action is good nightcrawlers and spinnerbaits working best. Travis Daslek, Santa Maria, caught 15 bass fishing in one to 15 feet of water. Trout action has been fair with Power Bait working best. The crappie bite picked back up and is good, especially in the narrows. Slow other species. For quagga mussel and the boat launching information, log on at http://www.sbparks.org/DOCS/Cachuma.html. The marina is closed and boat rentals have ceased. The marina isnÆt expected to be reopening in the near future, but the boat launch is still open. For fishing information updates, anglers should now call the general store at 805-688-5246.
CASITAS: The bass bite remains pretty good in 18 to 25 feet of water on live shad, if you can dip net some early in the morning, or nightcrawlers and plastics. The shad havenÆt been a lock, but more and more schools are showing for anglers dipping them in the morning. Dale Garon, Torrance, had bass at 7-8, 6-8 live shad. Sean Katz, 12, Los Angeles, landed a 6-8 bass on live shad, and Willie Wagner, 3, Ventura, caught a 6-12 on the shad. Overall fishing slowed over the holiday weekend because of high boat traffic. There continue to be a few catfish showing in 20 feet of water of less on nightcrawlers or mackerel, and the redear bite is still pretty good on nightcrawler pieces and red worms. The odd trout is still being caught on Needlefish fished on leadcore or downriggers in the 30-foot range. Those being landed are in the three-pound class or better. eet of water. Crappie slow. Private boats will be inspected for quagga mussels and face a 10-day dry dock requirement before being allowed to launch. The lake is open every day, including all holidays from dusk to dawn. Information: 805-649-2043.
CASTAIC: The upper lake was stocked with rainbows this past week but the stripers did not seem to notice. Striper action continued to be best near the buoy line and Kong Island on anchovies and sardines. The swimbait bite was still very slow. Kent Carlson, Valencia, caught 10 stripers totaling 31 pounds with fish to 8.7 pounds on anchovies at the buoy line. Largemouth action is excellent with the best bite on plastics, nightcrawlers, and shad-colored crankbaits. The best bite has been in the late afternoon into the evening. Some crappie and bluegill are showing on jigs and small nightcrawler pieces. A few trout were reported this past week on Power Bait and small spinners but the bite is mostly slow. Information: 661-775-6232 or www.CastaicLake.com.
PIRU: Good overall action with a nice mix of largemouth bass (to 11 pounds this weekend), crappie, bluegill and redear all showing for anglers. The best bass bite has been on plastics fished in six to 25 feet of water with some fish on swimbaits and nightcrawlers. The crappie are showing in 12 to 20 feet on small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles with few topping a pound. Also generally good redear and bluegill action on nightcrawler pieces. Catfish improving with warmer weather. Trout have not been planted since Jan. 18 and few reports. Information: front gate at 805-521-1500, x500 or www.camplakepiru.com.
PYRAMID: Trout were planted Wednesday morning by the DFG, and there were also plants two and four weeks ago. The bite has been pretty good with the best action in the marina area for shore anglers, but the fish are spreading over much of the lake and boat anglers are getting them in the mouths of most coves with the best bite on floating baits and small lures. The striper action remains good for anglers drifting with anchovies or sardines, and they are averaging from 1 1/2 to four pounds, with some bigger fish up feeding on the trout. Largemouth bass action is also good with a lot of one to three-pound fish on nightcrawlers and plastics. Also quite a few smallmouth in this bite. The redear and bluegill bites are also really starting to get hot with a lot of smaller fish in the shallows. Catfish are still mostly slow. Information: Emigrant Landing entrance booth, 661-295-7155, concession 661-257-2790, or Forest Service 661-296-9710.
QUAIL LAKE: No reports.
PUDDINGSTONE: There were DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago, and anglers are still getting a few fish on floating baits from deeper water, mostly off the ends of the fishing piers. Just fair action on largemouth bass on plastic worms around structure, with some topwater action starting early and late in the day. Bluegill action is very good on crickets, wax worms and meal worms. Most are hand-sized and smaller and anglers have to find an area of beds. Some bigger redear showing in a little deeper water than the bluegill. Carp are in the shallows. Little fishing pressure but anglers targeting them are getting some nice fish. Also a few crappie up to 1-8 showing. Catfish still slow. Information East Shore RV Park: 909-599-8355 (ask for the market).
SANTA FE DAM: DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago. The bass action has improved, but only a few bluegill and catfish reported. Information: 626-334-1065.
ALONDRA PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant four weeks ago.
BALBOA PARK LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
BELVEDERE PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
CERRITOS PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and four weeks ago.
DOWNEY WILDERNESS PARK: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
ECHO PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
EL DORADO PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago.
ELIZABETH LAKE: DFG trout plant four weeks ago.
HANSEN DAM LAKE: DFG trout plant four weeks ago. Information: 888-527-2757 or 818-899-3779.
HOLLENBECK LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago. Information: 213-261-0113.
JOHN FORD PARK LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
KENNETH HAHN PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
LA MIRADA PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
LEGG LAKES: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
LINCOLN PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
MAGIC JOHNSON LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
PECK ROAD PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant four weeks ago. Information: 818-448-7317.
SAN DIEGO AREA LAKES
BARRETT: No report. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
HODGES: Fair to good bass action. This past week, there were 81 anglers who landed 115 bass, two bluegill, 23 crappie, and seven catfish. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
EL CAPITAN: There were 18 anglers checked who reported 36 bass to 5.2, 11 bluegill, 21 crappie to 2.5 pounds, and three catfish. The lake is open Thursday through Monday for fishing. Rental boats are available Saturday and Sunday only. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
LOWER OTAY: There were 239 anglers checked and they reported catching 208 bass, 382 bluegill, nine crappie, and 18 catfish to 14 pounds. Bill Collins, Chula Vista, caught a 4.7-pound largemouth on a plastic worm at Otay Arm. The lake is open on a Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule. The lake only has boat rentals on Saturday and Sunday. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
UPPER OTAY: There were 15 anglers checked and they reported 17 bass to 5.1 pounds and 28 bluegill to 0.9 pounds. The lake is open on a Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday for catch-and-release fishing (only artificial lures with single, barbless hooks), sunrise to sunset. The road to Upper Otay is open. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
MURRAY: No report. No DFG trout plants in over a month. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. The lake is no longer renting boats of any kind.
MIRAMAR: There were 36 anglers checked and they reported catching six bass, 13 bluegill, and eight rainbow trout. The lake is open for fishing seven days a week. The lake is no longer renting boats of any kind, and the launch ramp is closed due to low water levels. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/.
SUTHERLAND: No report. Lake is only open Saturday and Sunday. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or www.sandiego.gov/water/recreation/. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
WOHLFORD: Good largemouth action again this past week. Shad Raps, dark colored plastics, and crankbaits are all working well. Avery Singh II, Valley Center, caught a 5.15-pound bass on a creature bait in Boat Dock Cove. Trout fishing picked back up this week with quite a few nice fish caught. The last trout plant of the season went in three weeks ago. Top trout was a 6.8-pounder caught by Lue Vang, Murietta, on a wax worm near the south shore rock pile. The crappie bite is good for anglers fishing the submerged reeds or willows trees with small jigs or shiners. Catfish action is also good with quite a few limits reported at the east end and southern shore. The lake is open seven days a week. There are four bass boat-type rentals available. The lake will now be offering a couple new discounts on motor boat rentals. Seniors will be able to rent motor boats for $20 every Tuesday. Active military will get the same $20 motor boat rentals on the first and third Saturday of every month. Quagga mussel fears still have a private boating ban. Information: 760-839-4346 or www.wohlfordlake.com.
DOANE POND: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
DIXON LAKE: The trout bite slowed with the warm weather this past week. Best times to get trout has been in the early morning or late evening. Nightcrawlers, rainbow and green Power Bait, Power Worms, Kastmasters, Roostertails, and Thomas Buoyant lures are still all producing fish. Bass action is fair but it's mostly smaller fish in the three to four-pound range showing. Lake information: 760-839-4345 or www.dixonlake.com.
POWAY: Trout fishing has slowed considerably recently with the warmer weather but quite a few quality fish are still showing. The back side of the lake and mid-lake have been the top spots. Mike Green, San Diego, caught an 8-pound trout on a nightcrawler at Pine Point. Rene Rodriguez, San Diego, caught a 6.75-pound trout on Power Bait at Boulder Bay. Good bass action. Slow other species. Lake information: 858-668-4770, tackle shop 858-486-1234.
JENNINGS: No report. Night fishing kicked off last week. The last trout plant of the season went in over a month ago. Information: 619-390-1300 or www.lakejennings.org.
MORENA: No report. Information: 24-hour fishing update line 619-478-5473, ranger station 619-579-4101, or www.lakemorena.com.
CUYAMACA: Good trout action with quite a few limits reported. Power Bait and nightcrawlers are working best and the top spots have been Lone Pine and Pumphouse Cove. There is also a good crappie bite with a lot of limits of small fish reported. DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago. A few catfish reports are coming in each week as well. Private boats are allowed on the lake again, but the boats must be sprayed for quagga mussels by a high-pressure heated wash prior to entering the lake. The cost is $10 for the spraying and it lasts for multiple trips to Cuyamaca as long as the boat is not used in another reservoir. The decontamination wash down station is for all craft and items used in the water, including boats, motors, kayak, canoes, float tubes and waders. Information: 760-765-0515 or www.lakecuyamaca.org.
HENSHAW: No report. Information: 760-782-3501.
COLORADO RIVER
FLOW INFORMATION: Reservoir elevation levels and flow releases for the entire lower Colorado River are available at this web site with information updated hourly: www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/rivops.html.
LAKE MEAD: Slow to fair striper action under schools of shad in 40 to 50 feet of water in the main channel and mouths of most of the coves on cut anchovies, sardines, shad-like lures. Most fish under four pounds and wind has hampered the action much of this week. The largemouth bass are fair to good with a lot of fish in eight to 25 feet of water on plastics. Improving catfish action, but still just a fair number of fish showing in the coves on cut baits. Improving panfish action.
WILLOW BEACH: Trout bite is fair to good with weekly plants. Best action on salmon eggs, Power Bait, worms and Super Dupers. Stripers have been improving with the best action at night with fish from five to 12 pounds reported in the past week. Information: Willow Beach Resort at 928-767-4747.
LAKE MOHAVE: The largemouth bass bite is fair to good. Also improving striper action over the past week with the fish mostly in 30 to 50 feet. Best action in the Cottonwood area and main lake upstream from the dam. Best bet is to slow-troll or drift with anchovies or sardines. Catfish are slow on cut baits. Information: Cottonwood Cove at 702-297-1464, KatherineÆs Landing at 928-754-3245.
LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD AREA: More and more stripers are being landed with a lot of fish in the four-pound range, but boat traffic this weekend kept the action down. Smallmouth fair to good along rip-rap and the smallies might be the best bet right now. Trout are still showing in surprisingly decent numbers. Information: Riviera Marina at 928-763-8550.
NEEDLES AREA: There is fair to good smallmouth action in the main river from Needles south to the I-40 bridge and one into Topoc Gorge, mostly on small cranks. Improving striper action, with the best bite early in the morning or late in the eveings on fish under two pounds on cut bait. Catfish improving on cut baits, but still just fair. The striper action has also been starting to turn on with more fish in the river this past week. Information: Needles Marina at 760-326-2197.
TOPOCK AREA: Winds hampered fishing much of the past week. The smallmouth bite is good throughout Topock Gorge with the fish running from dinks to four pounds on small plastics, nightcrawlers, and some fish on topwater lures. The bluegill redear action is still good but fewer big fish are showing. Stripers are finally starting to improve with some consistent action in the river and gorge. Fish to four pounds showing mostly on cut baits. Those same cut baits are also getting a few cats in both the main river and marsh. Largemouth bass fair in the marsh, with some decent topwater action early and late in the day when the wind isnÆt howling. Topock Marsh can be accessed by boat at North Dike, Catfish Paradise, and Five-Mile Landing. Information: PhilÆs Western Trader at 928-768-4954 or Capt. DoyleÆs Fun Fishing at 928-768-2667.
HAVASU: The redear and bluegill are showing in very good numbers with a lot of fish still on beds in coves all over the lake. Nightcrawlers are the best bet with a lot of quality redear over a pound and up to three pounds. The largemouth action is fair to good along tules on Senko-type baits resembling bluegill or crawdads, while the smallmouth are just fair on rocky points on crawdad cranks or jigs. Stripers are spotty with some topwater action early in the morning on schools of shad, but most of the bite is in 35 to 40 feet of water on main lake drop-offs or river channels. The stripers being landed are mostly three to five pounds. Channel catfish improving but flatheads still mostly slow. Information: Bass Tackle Master (formerly AnglerÆs Pro Shop) at 928-854-2277.
PARKER STRIP: Fair to good catfish and smallmouth bass action. The cats are showing in most of the pools on cut baits, while the smallmouth bass are along the rip rap and starting to whack small cranks and swim baits. Bluegill and redear are good in the backwaters and quiet water in the main river. Few flathead reports.
BLYTHE: Overall very good action on most species. The catfish action is really starting to take off in the local canals, ditches, and main river. Jeff Kerns, Chino, landed a 34-pound flathead on goldfish north of Blythe Tuesday at dusk, and there have been a lot of 15 to 25-pounders reported. Lots of bass to five pounds showing on plastics, cranks, and even surface baits now. The smallmouth bite is also very good in the main river, especially around rip-rap. Quite a few stripers showing at the Palo Verde Diversion Dam on chicken liver, anchovies and topwater lures on six to 15-pound fish. Best bite at the diversion dam has been out of the main current and close to shore. Information: B&B Bait 760-921-2248.
PALO VERDE: All the bites have broken wide open in the Palo Verde Lagoon and the main river on this part of the river. Heavy boat traffic this past holiday weekend made for tougher fishing conditions, but there continues to be a lot of eight to 15 pounders on live bluegill, goldfish and tilapia. The channel catfish bite is also very good. Excellent action on bluegill and the largemouth bass bite has also been good, with morning and evening topwater and a lot of crankbait fish. Few reports on smallmouth and stripers in the main river, and still no crappie reports. Air temperatures are supposed to crack 105 this weekend. Information: WalterÆs Camp 760-854-3322 Thursday through Monday.
PICACHO AREA: Good largemouth bass action in the backwaters and river margins, and the catfish -- both flatheads and channels -- are very good with some quality flatheads being caught. Bluegill good, too.
MARTINEZ LAKE AREA: Largemouth bass action has been good with some flurries of excellent action on topwater. Flatheads are really good on live bluegill and goldfish. Channel cats are good on cut baits in both the main river and backwater lakes. Bluegill also showing in excellent numbers, but most are small. Information: 928-783-9589 Thursday through Monday or www.martinezlake.com.
YUMA AREA: Largemouth bass action is good in the whole region with the fish whacking plastics, cranks, and spinnerbaits. There is also a good topwater bite early and late in the day. The catfish bite is also good with some good catches on channels on cut baits and a flurry of quality flatheads on live goldfish and bluegill.
LOWER DESERT WATERS
SALTON SEA: The tilapia bite has been excellent again this past week. The average size of the fish is mostly from 3/4 to 1 1/2-pounds with an occasional bigger fish. The best bite has been at the state park headquarterÆs jetty and the newly reopened Yacht Club jetty. All of the action is still on nightcrawler pieces. Information: Salton Sea State Recreation Area ranger station 760-393-3052.
ALAMO RIVER: No reports.
COACHELLA, HIGHLINE CANALS: No reports.
ALL AMERICAN CANAL: No reports.
FINNEY-RAMER: No reports.
WEIST LAKE: No reports. Information: 760-352-3308.
SUNBEAM LAKE: No reports.
LAKE CAHUILLA: No reports. Information: 760-564-4712.
EASTERN SIERRA
For up-to-date road and campground information can call the following U.S. Forest Service offices: For the Big Pine to Lone Pine region, call 760-876-6222; for the Bishop Region, call 760-873-2500; for the Mammoth Lakes region, call 760-924-5500; for the Lee Vining region, call 760-647-3044; and for the Bridgeport region call 760-932-7070. Lodging and guide information: Bishop Chamber of Commerce 760-873-8405 or www.bishopvisitor.com, Mono County Tourism 760-924-1743. Top Eastern Sierra fishing report web sites are: www.KensSport.com (Bridgeport region), www.TheTroutFly.com, and www.SierraDrifters.com.
WEST WALKER RIVER REGION: The West Walker River is flowing high with runoff, but plants in the main river and Little Walker River have kept the fishing fair. Best action deeper pools and the fish are taking slowly-fished baits. Kirman Lake in excellent on brookies to 18 inches (and four pounds or more) and cutthroats to 25 inches mostly on scud patterns and seal buggers. Float tubes needed because there is little shore access. Information: KenÆs Sporting Goods 760-932-7707.
BRIDGEPORT REGION: Lower Twin lake cranked out the biggest trout of the season on Sunday when Barrett Steward, Yorba Linda, a 16-pound, seven-ounce brown trout on an F13 rainbow-colored Rapala. It's the second brown over 10 pounds from Lower Twin this season. Twin Lakes are fair to good for planted rainbows with holdover rainbows and browns from two to three pounds showing for both bait and lure fishermen. The East Walker river has been good with the best bite on small midge patterns and caddis fished under an indicator or as part of a dry-dropper arrangement. Flows at 181 cfs. Mobbed this weekend. Bridgeport Reservoir has been good to excellent for boat anglers with trollers, bait, and fly anglers all reporting 20-fish days. Shore fishing has been tougher. Virginia Lakes have been excellent through 15-inches of ice, but warm weather this week was thinning the cap quickly. Information: KenÆs Sporting Goods 760-932-7707 or www.kenssport.com, Twin Lakes Resort (Lower Twin) 760-932-7751, AnnettÆs Mono Village (Upper Twin) 760-932-7071.
JUNE LAKE LOOP REGION: Fishing is pretty good on all four lakes, June, Gull, Silver and Grant, on the usual floating dough baits (salmon egg glitter and salmon peach have been the hot Power Bait colors) and inflated nightcrawlers, especially at the stream mouths and outlets. Silver Lake is really starting to turn on with a lot of holdover fish being caught. Dennis Cristner,áCarson City,ácaught a 5-2 rainbow on garlic Power Bait from shore at Silver. June has also been good from the shore of June on Kastmasters, while Grant Lake has been good on floating baits in yellow and peach. Rush Creek is good between Silver and Grant on planted trout, and the lower stretches just fair on wild fish. Higher elevation waters are still mostly inaccessible due to ice and snow, but that is going fast now. Information: ErnieÆs Tackle at 760-648-7756.
MAMMOTH AREA: Crowley Lake is pretty good on floating baits, inflated nightcrawlers, with improving fly action on midge pupae. Also still some nice cutthroats and browns showing. Convict Lake is good for planted fish. Fair action in Twin Lakes out of Mammoth but no plants yet and the ice is finally nearly gone on upper lakes. Information: The Troutfitter at 760-934-2517, Convict Lake Resort at 760-934-3800, Crowley Lake Fish Camp at 760-935-4301.
BISHOP AREA: Most of the upper Bishop Creek drainage is fair to good with weekly plants. SabrinaÆs water level is still coming up, more rapildly now with the warmer weather.Generally good action in Bishop Creek and its forks. Pleasant Valley Reservoir is good for planted rainbows on floating baits and small lures. Lower Owens just fair. Information: Sierra Drifters Guide Service 760-935-4250, CulverÆs 760-872- 8361, BrockÆs 760-872-3581,
BIG PINE TO LONE PINE AREA: Generally fair to good action after DFG plants again this week on all the creeks and Diaz also got fish last week. Information: 760-876-4444 or go to www.lonepinechamber.org.
WESTERN SIERRA
BOBÆS BAIT CARP DERBY: The month-long BobÆs Bait Carp Derby kicked off June 1 with a $100 cash prize going to the angler who weighs in the biggest carp during June at BobÆs Bait in Bakersfield. The current leader is Pablo Quintero, Bakersfield, with a five-pound carp he caught at Lake Isabella. For more information, call BobÆs Bait at 661-833-8657.
LAKE ISABELLA: The largemouth bass bite has really started to take off with a lot of fish, and some quality fish to eight pounds, showing on cranks, Senko-type baits, and plastics. The catfish action also remains very good at Engineer Point and the Camp 9 region with the best bite on frozen shad with lots of fish from two pounds and up. The crappie action is still pretty fair with the best bite for boat anglers on live minnows with fewer fish coming from shore or on jigs as this action winds down. Most are 3/4-pounders. Trout action is still fair to good at the auxiliary dam on Power Bait and nightcrawlers. Bluegill still spotty. Information: BobÆs Bait 661-833-8657.
KERN RIVER: Flows have ramped back up in both the upper and lower river this week with warmer days accelerating the snow melt in the high country. The upper river is tough to fish, but the best bite is on salmon eggs, nightcrawlers and bigger spinners fished along the edges of the heavy flows. Trout plants last week. Lower River very high and tough to fish. The fly-fishing bite has been very tough. Information: Kern River Fly Shop 760-376-2040 (or www.kernriverflyfishing.com) or James Store 760-376-2424.
AQUEDUCT NEAR TAFT: The catfish action remains very good, better than itÆs been here for the past couple of season. Lots of fish showing on cut baits. Jack Reid, Bakersfield, landed a 21-pound catfish on shad. Good action also on stripers with most fish in the three to four pound class. Blood worms and sand worms the best bet. Information: BobÆs Bait 661-833-8657.
HART PARK LAKE: Fair to good bluegill action on wax worms with a lot of hand-sized fish showing, and the hot weather is just turning on this action. Carp are fair on homemade dough baits or Powder Bait, and a few bass are showing on plastics and nightcrawlers.
TRUXTUN LAKE: Fair to good catfish bite on nightcrawlers and shad. Also a decent bluegill bite, and the carp bite has been fair to good on Powder Bait. Bass and crappie spotty.
RIVER WALK PARK: The bluegill bite is fair to good on wax worms, and the carp action remains fair on homemade dough baits and Powder Bait. Both bite have been improving with each warm day. There are a few bass showing on minnows, nightcralwers, and plastics.
MING LAKE: The carp bite is good on Powder Bait and other dough baits. There has been a fair to good bite on bluegill, mostly on wax worms and meal worms, and the bass action is fair, mostly on plastics.
BRITE LAKE: No recent DFG plants and the trout action has slowed with only a few fish showing on dough baits or nightcrawlers.
BUENA VISTA LAKES: Continued good catfish action on frozen shad or green garlic nightcrawlers, with most of the cats running from three to five pounds. The lake is being planted every couple of weeks, and there is a five-fish limit on the cats here. The bluegill action has been very good on wax worms, but the crappie have been very slow. Stripers spotty. Information: BobÆs Bait 661-833-8657.
WOOLLOMES LAKE: The bluegill bite is good on red worms, meal worms, or wax worms, and a few bass are showing on plastics. Pretty good carp action, too.
SUCCESS LAKE: Pretty good bass action Senkos and plastics, and some bluegill and catfish also starting to show. Water level coming up. Information: 559-781-2078.
KAWEAH LAKE: The redear and bluegill are really starting to take off in the shallows and bass are showing on plastics and reaction baits. Some catfish beginning to show. Information: 559-597-2526.
CENTRAL COAST LAKES
SAN ANTONIO: Excellent striped bass action for the past three weeks with the best action on live or frozen shad. Trollers and topwater anglers are also getting fish. The stripers are running from five to 12 pounds with some bigger fish in the 15 to 22-pound class reported. The catfish action is also improving, but there have been few other reports. Information: 805-472-2818.
NACIMIENTO: The white bass action is fair in the Dip Creek area on slow-trolled Roostertails and silver spoons. Both the smallmouth and largemouth bites are fair with some topwater early and late in the day and then better action in deep water after the dawn-dusk flurries on top. The crappie bite has slowed down with spotty action on live minnows or small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles. The catfish bite is improving, and anglers targeting carp are seeing excellent action. Information: 805-238-1056 or www.nacimientoresort.com.
SANTA MARGARITA: The action has continued to improve across the board here, with generally fair to good action on bass, and more bluegill, redear, and crappie finally showing. Catfish are still spotty. The marina store is open Wednesday through Sunday. Information: 805-438-1522.
LOPEZ: Fair to good largemouth bass action on plastics, spinnerbaits and nightcrawlers. The bluegill and redear bites are both good, especially on Strawberry Flats, and more and more catfish are starting to show. Crappie still tough. Information: 805-489-1006.
TROUT PLANTS
Barring adverse weather, water or road conditions, the following lakes and streams, listed by county, will be restocked with catchable-size rainbow trout from the Department of Fish and Game hatcheries this week. For updates in Southern California and the Eastern Sierra Nevada, you can call the DFG recording at 562-594-7268, or for updates in the Western Sierra, you can call 559-243-4005, x183. For trout plants statewide, you can visit the DFG's web site at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Hatcheries/FishPlanting/index.asp.
LOS ANGELES: Pyramid Lake.
INYO: Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek Dam Intake No. 2, Diaz Creek, George Creek, Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lone Pine Creek, lower Bishop Creek, lower Owens River from Stewart Lane to Laws, Middle Fork Bishop Creek, Shepherd Creek, South Fork Bishop Creek, Symms Creek, Taboose Creek, Tinemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek.
MONO: Convict Creek, Mammoth Creek, McGee Creek, Rock Creek from French Camp to upper bridge at Rock Creek Lodge, Rock Creek from Paradise Lodge to Tuff Campground, upper Owens River from Benton Crossing to Crowley Lake.
FRESNO: Dinkey Creek, Kings River below the Pine Flat Reservoir, San Joaquin River below the Friant Dam.
MADERA: Corrine Lake, Fish Creek, Lewis Creek, lower Chiquito Creek, Upper Big Creek, West Fork Chiquito Creek.
TUOLUMNE: Lyons Canal, Middle Fork Stanislaus River, Moccasin Creek, Pinecrest Lake, Powerhouse Stream, South Fork Stanislaus River, Stanislaus River Clark Fork.
CATFISH PLANTS
No Department of Fish and Game catfish plants this week.
OCEAN FISHING REPORT
By Terrence Berg
For Outdoor News Service
ALBACORE? IT WONÆT BE LONG: On Tuesday, the Vagabond put over 100 albacore on the deck 240 miles south of San Diego en route to Benitos and Cedros Island to fish for yellowtail. On Wednesday, the American Angler got into another batch of longfins at 220 miles. These were all 16 to 25-pound albacore. Anglers on the two- and three-day boats fishing from 90 to 120 miles off San Diego over Memorial Day weekend saw eight to 12-pound schools of longfins and a couple of 25 to 35-pound class bluefin were landed on jig strikes. While the fishing was dismal, overall, on these trips, there were good signs of albacore and tuna in these grounds. Is this year shaping up as a more normal albacore year for the San Diego fleet? Conditions and these first signs are pointing to just that: a longer, more consistent albacore season unlike weÆve seen for several years. Windy weather has kept many boats from looking to the West, but the longfins are stacking up to the south of San Diego and things are looking good. With the weather change this week, this bite could develop quickly.
SAN DIEGO YELLOWTAIL AND BARRACUDA: While boat traffic and a huge influx of barracuda have kept the numbers down, there is still a huge volume of yellowtail in a sweep of warm water from the Coronado Islands to the La Jolla kelp. While the half and three-quarter day boats werenÆt landing as many yellowtail 20 to 25 yellows and 150 barracuda were pretty typical counts. The skinnies are so thick, itÆs tough to get a bait or jig through to the yellows. Sometimes itÆs just impossible. The Premier out of H & M Landing was at the La Jolla kelp on a pair of half-day trips Wednesday with 16 anglers both times. The first trip the score was 69 barracuda and there were 47 on the second trip. This bite is off the hook.
LOS ANGELES-ORANGE COUNTY UPDATE: Skippers fishing local waters off the Los Angeles and Orange county coastline have had San Diego envy this week. While there has been a trickle of barracuda moving into the Huntington Beach area this past week, the majority of the action from Dana Point north has been a mixed bag pick on rockfish, calico and sand bass, white fish, and a few sheephead. Not bad fishing, just not a wide open surface bite. The water still needs to warm up a little more.
CATALINA, CLEMENTE UPDATE: While Catalina Island was mobbed over the holiday weekend, there was still sporadic action on the white seabass from 18 to 40 pounds. Squid was tough to get, and it was just a pick. At San Clemente, the calico bass on the front side was wide open with three to five pound bass thick. There was also a flurry of both yellowtail and white seabass action, but nothing wide open yet.
LANDING CONTACTS
Southern California: VirgÆs Sportfishing, Morro Bay, 805-772-1222; Patriot Sportfishing, Avila Beach, 805-595-7200; Sea Landing, Santa Barbara, 805-963-3564; Harbor Village Sportfishing, Ventura, 805-658-1060; Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard, 805-985-8511; Captain HookÆs Sportfishing, Oxnard, 805-382-6233; Port Hueneme Sportfishing has merged with Channel Islands Sportfishing; Malibu Pier Sportfishing, 310-328-8426; Marina Del Rey Sportfishing, Marina del Rey, 310-822-3625; Redondo Sportfishing, Redondo Beach, 310-372-2111; Rocky Point Fuel Dock (skiff rentals for King Harbor), Redondo Beach, 310-374-9858; 22nd Street Landing, San Pedro, 310-832-8304; L.A. Harbor Sportfishing, San Pedro, 310-547-9916; Long Beach Sportfishing, Long Beach, 562-432-8993; Pierpoint Landing, Long Beach, 562-983-9300; Marina Sportfishing, Long Beach, 562-598-6649; Newport Landing, Newport Beach, 949-675-0550; DaveyÆs Locker, Newport Beach, 949-673-1434; Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point, 949-496-5794; HelgrenÆs Sportfishing, Oceanside, 760-722-2133; FishermanÆs Landing, San Diego, 619-221-8500; H&M Landing, San Diego, 619-222-1144; Seaforth Landing, San Diego, 619-224-3383; Point Loma Sportfishing, San Diego, 619-223-1627; Islandia Sportfishing, San Diego, 619-222-1164.
Mexico Landings: SergioÆs Sportfishing, Ensenada, 011-526-178-2185; San Quintin Sportfishing, San Quintin, 011-526-162-1455.
