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June 27 fish report
| Thursday, Jun 26 2008 10:43 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, Jun 26 2008 11:22 PM
Kern County and southern San Joaquin Valley
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LAKE ISABELLA: Large numbers of catfish have been landed on shad and clams in the north fork. Lance McNivin, Bakersfield, caught an 11-pound catfish on shad. The crappie bite is hit and miss with only a few pockets of fish in deeper water producing. Trout bite is very good on Power bait and nightcrawlers. Trollers also scoring with Needlefish and Excel lures by the dam.
KERN RIVER: The Kernville area has a fair to good trout bite on salmon eggs and spinners. The flows have dropped in the upper river, so the bite is decent. Lower river flows are dropping, too, and some good trout have been caught. Still too cool for the bass in the lower river, but the action should start to pick up as it warms.
RIVER WALK PARK: The action from the last trout plant is slow to fair. No more trout plants will go until next season.
AQUEDUCT NEAR TAFT: Very good catfish action on mackerel, shad, and Sonny's dip bait with improving action as the waters warm. This bite can turn on and off depending on flows, moon phases, and weather conditions. Striper bite good on blood worms. Jim Jackson, Bakersfield, caught a 5-8 striper on anchovies.
HART PARK LAKE: Bluegill action good on wax worms and crickets. Good carp bite on dough balls.
TRUXTUN LAKE: Bluegill action good on meal worms and crickets. Fair to good bass bite on topwater plugs in the evenings. Good carp bite on dough bait. Catfish bite picking up. Fair trout bite.
MING LAKE: Very good bluegill action on crickets and meal worms. Fair to good bass bite on Senkos, plastic worms and minnows. Good carp bite on dough bait. Fair trout action on Power Bait.
BRITE LAKE: Catfish bite fair on anchovies.
BUENA VISTA LAKES: Good catfish bite on shad. Also a few stripers on shad. The bass bite has slowed down. Bluegill bite good on wax worms.
WOLLOMES LAKE: Fair to good bluegill action on wax worms and crickets. Bass bite fair on minnows and plastics. Good carp bite on dough bait.
SUCCESS LAKE: Slowish. Levels are lowering and the bass bite is picking up.
KAWEAH LAKE: Fair bass bite on Senkos. Levels are high.
Other regional lakes
CACHUMA: Fair to good trout bite. The trout are from 11/2 to two pounds, with some over six pounds. Bait anglers are using rainbow Power Bait and nightcrawlers. Best trout spots include Cachuma Bay, just outside the marina and on the flats. Bass bite fair in the mornings on crankbait and plastics in the Jackrabbit Flats. Crappie bite fair on jigs and nightcrawlers in Bobcat Canyon. DFG trout plant two weeks ago.
CASITAS: Bass action good to excellent on live shad, plastic worms and crankbaits. The bite is best early in the morning. Catfish bite fair on mackerel and shrimp. Trout bite still making some noise with fair action by the dam for trollers using Needlefish. Fair to good bluegill and redear bite on red worms and pieces of nightcrawlers in the shallows.
CASTAIC: The stripers are dominating the action with a good bite and a few fish over 20 pounds. The hot spot for the stripers have been in Fish Arm, but frozen shad are producing all over the lake. A 3,000-pound trout plant went in last month, and the trout bite is dwindling, but some fish are still going after Power Bait and nightcrawlers. Catfish fishing fair with a few fish reported in the early morning along shore. A few carp showing up on stringers, too. Dough bait will do the trick.
LOPEZ: Very good crappie bite on jigs. Bass action very good on jigs, nightcrawlers or plastic worms, especially in Wittenberg Canyon. Good bluegill and redear action on meal and wax worms. Catfish bite spotty. Try anchovies or shrimp. Fair trout action on nightcrawlers and rainbow Power Bait in Cottonwood Cove and off the Cottonwood shoreline. Trollers are also having luck just outside Cottonwood Cove on Needlefish and silver Kastmasters. Most fish are under the two-pound mark.
NACIMIENTO: Slow to fair action, except for the spotted bass, which are fair to good on plastics and spoons in the narrows and off the rocky shorelines. Some anglers have reported catching 12 to 15 fish by putting in two to three hours of effort. Largemouth and small action slow. Slow white bass bite.
PIRU: Trout bite fair to good on Power Bait and nightcrawlers. Trollers have been using Kastmasters, Rapalas or Needlefish in 65 to 85 feet. Most fish are in the one to two-pound range, with an occasional four-pounder or better. Slow to fair crappie action in 10 to 20 feet on white mini-jigs. Most fish are under a pound, with a few over. Bass action fair on nightcrawlers and plastic worms in 10 to 15 feet.
PYRAMID: Fair to good bass action on jigs, and plastics. Anglers have reported the most action up shallow. Slow to fair trout action on Power Bait, anchovies and nightcrawlers. Fair striper bite. The bigger stripers should come out and go after the trout from the plant. Best action reported on cut baits or shad-like swimbaits and cranks. Down below the gatehouse is the best area for trout and stripers. Catfish action improving with a fair to good bite on nightcrawlers, mackerel or shrimp. No bluegill or crappie reports.
SAN ANTONIO: Very good crappie bite on jigs and minnows. Fair to good striper action in Bee Rock Cove and Harris Creek on anchovies and swimbaits. The smallmouth are scarce, however the largemouth bite is fair to good around the rocky points on swimbaits, spoons, crankbaits and plastic worms.
SANTA MARGARITA: Largemouth bass action fair to good on Brush Hogs, plastics or crankbaits. Anglers have landed their limit with largemouth to 5 pounds on some stringers. The early morning bite from sunrise to 8 a.m. is best. Fair to good trout bite on Power Bait or worms. Decent crappie action on jigs near the river inlet.
Eastern Sierra
BRIDGEPORT REGION: Bridgeport Reservoir action for trollers and boat bait anglers has really turned on. The region has received several trout plants from the DFG, and the trout bite is exceptional. Buckeye Bay, Rainbow Point and near the dam have been the most productive areas. Shore fishing and fly-fishing has been below average, however. The damsels and the callibaetis are spotty. The fly-fishingbite in the East Walker River is good with a lot of 18 to 22-inch fish. Flows are stable between 200 and 220 cfs. Midge patterns are best in the mornings. In mid- to late-morning the caddis start egg-laying the baetis start emerging. The mayflies continue through the afternoon. Virginia Lakes are very good. Big Virginia's fly and bait bite is hot. Twin Lakes have also been good with a lot of pan-sized trout, although rainbows five pounds and better have been reported.
JUNE LAKE LOOP: Grant Lake is low and the bite is off with only a few fish at the Rush Creek inlet. Gull is still producing some of the best action for browns planted earlier in the season, and lots of rainbows are showing early and late in the day. Silver Lake has had some great Alpers?226-130? pulled out near the boat docks. June Lake has been fair to good off the far side for bait anglers and slow-trollers. For fly anglers, June and Silver continue to have good midge hatches in the mornings and evenings. However, when the wind picks up, things slow down. Runoff flows are down and the water has cleared at Rush Creek. Nymphing is best.
MAMMOTH AREA: Crowley Lake action has been very good for bait anglers fishing deep in Big Hilton and McGee Bay. Inflated nightcrawlers and bright-colored Power Bait are best. Shore fishermen have had luck off Little Hilton Point and outside of Beaver Cove. Perch are making some noise all around the lake, especially in Green Banks, Big Hilton Bay and Leyton Springs. Lead head jigs are best. Fly fishermen have also had luck in Big Hilton and McGee Bay catching rainbows. The midge hatch is very good. Sandy Point and Leyton Springs have also produced some good action. The damsel flies are starting around 10 a.m. Upper Owens above Benton Crossing bridge is excellent for fly anglers tossing caddis dries or fishing nymphs under a strike indicator. Below the bridge, the planted trout action is very good. The bite at Hot Creek is fair to good, but inconsistent. Last week, the yellow sally stonefly hatch started and it is providing decent action on No. 14 or 16 yellow stones. The fish are also taking midges, caddis, small olive mayflies, and scuds. Good stocker trout action in Mammoth Creek and all the Mammoth Lakes -- Mary, Mamie, Gull, and George all producing fish. The fishing has been very good at both Mary and Mamie with midges and callibaetis hatching in the evening. Also some fair dry fly action in the late evening and early morning. The road to the San Joaquin is open, and while the San Joaquin River is high and still a little tough, Sotcher and Starkweather lakes both are very good with fish to 31/2 pounds reported. A few midges and mayflies. Convict Lake bite good for rainbow trout at the inlet and outlet on nightcrawlers, Power Bait, Thomas Buoyants and Kastmasters.
BISHOP AREA: The bite at Sabrina Lake has been unpredictable. Good for some and slow for others. Those that had luck found some Alpers?226-130? to 5 pounds and better on Gulp, plastic worms, and nightcrawlers. The Bishop Creek Canyon Summer Classic Tagged Trout Derby will run through Tuesday. Registration and a $5 entry fee is required to participate, but all of the stores and landings in the Bishop Creek drainage, and most of the tackle and fly shops in Bishop have sign-up forms. Tagged fish will be worth $50 to $500 with five $500 tagged fish in the mix. The Piute Palace and Adopt-a-Creek are also sponsoring the "Cash of the Day" event where tagged fish are planted in Intake II, North Lake, and Bishop Creek. Anglers can redeem these tagged fish at the Piute Palace for cash. Pleasant Valley Reservoir is fair to good with good trout and perch action. The trout are biting Power Bait and nightcrawlers. Bishop Creek and Intake II planted last week, and the bite is fair to good. The lower Owens River (in both the Gorge below Crowley Lake and below Pleasant Valley Reservoir) has slow to fair conditions with high levels, around 460 cfs.
BIG PINE TO LONE PINE AREA: Pretty decent bite in both the lower Owens River and Diaz Lake. Plants this week at Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Diaz Lake, Georges Creek, Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Owens River (below Tinnemaha), Sheperds Creek, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek and Tuttle Creek.
Trout plants
KERN: Kern River from Democrat Beach to Lower Richbar, Kern River from Powerhouse No. 3 to Riverside Park, Kernville, Kern River from Sandy Flat to Democrat Beach.
Ocean report
CHANNEL ISLANDS: The white seabass bite in the Channel Islands took off this past week. Boats from the Santa Barbara and Ventura landings are getting good numbers of the seabass, a few halibut, a few calico bass, and continued limits of rockfish. Live squid and good weather have been the key factors along with rising water temps.
LOS ANGELES: The white seabass are on the chew at Catalina Island this week. The limit for white seabass went from one to three per angler on June 15. While it's not limits everyday at Catalina Island, reports from a variety of sources say that there is an incredible volume of white seabass there.