The water level is slowly rising and is just 10 vertical feet from going over the spillway. “Topwater even got into the mix big time yesterday. Huge schools of shad are being pushed up onto the bank by grebes,” Tauber said over the weekend. A variety of soft plastics are getting bit well with the reaction bite getting better on a range of shad imitations with an abundance of baitfish in the lake. All anglers are reminded to practice social distancing.īass fishing is very good to excellent right now and has been in recent weeks, said area guide Rich Tauber (81), who noted that very good numbers are available along with anglers starting to connect to a fair share of better quality fish as of late. Monday through Thursday and from 7 to 7 on the weekends. Look for the reaction bait to start coming on in the weeks ahead as the water temps continue to gradually rise heading toward June.Ĭachuma Lake – Cachuma remains open to both boating and shoreline fishing although the General Store is closed. “You can see 20 to 25 feet deep in some places, and you can see lots of bass in shallow water pretty much everywhere on the lake.”Īlong with Senkos, anglers drop-shotting and split-shotting Roboworms in Prism Shad, Hologram Shad, Robo Bait Ball and Morning Dawn colors are also putting together some good days on the water. “The level is super high and water clarity is gorgeous,” Tauber told WON. Guide Rich Tauber essentally echoed Taibi’s report, saying that lots of bass are shallow and that he’s been having most of his success in 3 to 7 feet of water with a variety of soft plastics and the occasional reaction bait early. Quality fish are also coming on C3 Baits Shimmys in Neptune Shad and Watermelon Candy patterns fished on finesse Carolina rigs in deeper water. “The bite remains solid with 5-inch Yamamoto Senkos in Green Pumpkin/Black Flake fished weightless on a Gamakatsu Finesse gap hook and o-ring as our primary presentation.
“There are lots of male bass bedding and we’ve seen a couple of bruiser fish come up to spawn on next week’s full moon,” said Castaic guide Jim Taibi. Fish are scattered throughout the water column with a considerable number of bass up shallow. Water temps have come up significantly over the past 10 days (now in the high 60s nearing 70 at times) and the fish have been more active lately as a result. High winds have been the only reason for recent daily closures, though the lake will be closed on Mother’s Day, May 10 (including no walk or bike-in access).īass are in all phases of the spawn and the bite’s been good in both the main lake and the Lagoon, according to numerous local guide and angler reports.
Updates and status reports for key SoCal lakes are as follows:Ĭastaic Lake – Among the few-and-far-between lakes that has remained open throughout the past month and a half, Castaic has been seeing the most boating and fishing pressure in the Southland, getting 200-plus boats a day in some cases on weekends - though that pressure should ease some with DVL and other SoCal lakes starting to open up. Michael Craig of Mentone and Prankster Lures did well on small Roboworms on ultralight line around rock walls.ĭVL was just one of many lakes to show some activity as more and more fisheries loosen up and allow for some limited opportunities. The numbers were there and pretty good quality, and it seemed like slow stuff like jigs and plastics got the best of it with only some scattered reaction-bait catches showing up in reports from WON contacts on the water. There may be other rules put in place and enforced as required by Riverside County Public Health and the Metropolitan Water District.įishing for bass was very productive after DVL opened back up. The Marina Office/store is limited to six guests at a time. Visitors are being asked to remain in their vehicles during boat inspections and banding, and face coverings must be worn at all times and are required for entry. An entry kiosk will be open for cash transactions, and social distancing (6 feet) guidelines need to be followed at all times. The new hours of operation at DVL Marina is 6 a.m.