The fish report is weekly. Its accuracy depends on marina operators, tackle shops, and local fishermen we contact. Anglers catching large fish should send the information to Outdoor News Service, P.O. Box 9007, San Bernardino, CA 92427, or telephone 909-887-3444, so it can be included in this report. E-Mail messages or fishing reports can also be posted to Jim Matthews at odwriter@verizon.net.
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COVID-19 UPDATES
Most waters again open to fishing and parking, but many places still have restrictions on hours and rules on social distancing and use of masks. Where relevant, updates and news on Coronavirus closures and restrictions is included in individual water reports.
Fishing reports and photos of catch reports from readers are especially helpful during this time of closures when most marinas and stores ñ our usual sources of information ñ are closed. Information should be sent to Jim Matthews at odwriter@verizon.net or call 909-887-3444.
JIM MATTHEWS’ PICKS OF THE WEEK
1. Piru Lake has a terrific crappie bite all around launch ramp and north of the ramp in the flooded vegetation. Most of the fish are three-quarter pound to a pound, but some to 1-8. Small jigs fished with scent has been the hot ticket, and limits have been reported for the past two weeks. For an update on this action, check with Tackle Express at 661-251-8700 or Amayzing Fishing Bait & Tackle at 661-429-5824.
2. Quail Lake has a very good striper and catfish bite. Both are showing on frozen shad or lug worms. The stripers are also showing in topwater boils at night and early and late in the day. Most of the stripers are two to four pounds, while the catfish are running up to 10 pounds. The parking lot opened two weeks ago, and the lake remains busy, especially on weekends. For an update on this bite, check with Amaysing Fishing Bait & Tackle at 661-429-5824.
3. The bluegill bite in Castaic Lake’s afterbay stays in the top picks because the action continues to be good to excellent. The action is best early and late in the day. A lot of nice stringers of fish continue to be caught on nightcrawlers, wax worms, meal worms, and red worms. Fish to a pound or better have been reported again this week, but most are hand-sized. For an update on this action call Tackle Express at 661-251-8700 or Amaysing Fishing Bait & Tackle at 661-429-5824.
HIGH DESERT WATERS
VICTORVILLE REGION
HESPERIA LAKE: The park and campground are open. There has been a fair to good bite on catfish after plants last week and three weeks ago. Best action has been on cut baits, especially shad or sardines with scent added. The lake is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Fishing is limited to 200 anglers at a time and they all must have a wrist band, and only two customers at a time will be allowed in the store. Plants are every two weeks this season. For more information go to the park’s website at https://www.hesperiaparks.com/hesperia-lake-park or Hesperia Lake’s Facebook or Instagram pages. For updates, you can also call the park at 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
JESS RANCH LAKES: The variable weather has made trout fishing a crapshoot over the past week with times of slow action and some flurries of very good action and everything in between on both lakes. The best bite continues to be on PowerBait in salmon peach, rainbow and flourescent orange. Nightcrawlers with garlic scent, small trout jigs, MiceTails, and other small trout lures are all getting fish at times. The rainbows are mostly 1-8 to three pounds. Top spots include the northern and eastern shores of lake 2 and the grassy point and western shore near the drain of lake 3. The bass bite has also been up and down, but the best bite is always early and late in the day on Senkos, spinnerbaits, and nightcrawlers. Fish to six pounds reported again this week. Bluegill are fair to good for anglers fishing meal worms alone or on the bend of a small jig, with some to a pound. For an update, call 760-240-1107 or go to www.jessranchlakesnews.com. The site also has COVID-19 protocols.
MOJAVE NARROWS: The park is open. The catfish bite is pretty fair with plants every Thursday. Weekly plants continue through Sept. 3. Plants will be 740 pounds per week. Everyone is asked to continue to wear face masks and practice social distancing in line with Coronavirus safety precautions. The lake is closed Tuesday and Wednesday each week. Information, call 760-245-2226.
HIGH DESERT WATERS
ANTELOPE VALLEY REGION
APOLLO PARK LAKE: There is an excellent bite on small panfish, both bluegill and warmouth. The bite is nearly nostop mornings and evening for anglers fishing a piece of nightcrawler or a wax worm beneath a bobber. The carp action is nearly as good on dough baits, and the carp are running from a pound up to 10 pounds. For more information on plants and events, contact Apollo Park at 661-940-7701 or Amaysing Fishing Bait & Tackle at 661-429-5824.
LAKE PALMDALE: The catfish season has begun in earnest, and the night fishing this past weekend was excellent. Stink baits and sponge rigs are the hot ticket right now, but cut baits like shad, mackerel, chicken liver, or sardines are also good. Top spots have been the north side of the Blacktop or Pier One. The largemouth bass are fair to good and showing early and late in the day all around lake and at all the docks and aggressively chasing baitfish. Spinnerbaits and chatter baits with the skirts doused with scent and nightcrawlers or plastics have been the best baits. The bluegill bite is very good off any of the docks on fly-lined nightcrawlers with a lot of hand-sized and bigger fish. There are still a few rainbows and Lightning Trout showing for anglers fishing where the water is coming into the lake in deeper water on small jigs. For more information on membership, call 661-947-2884 or e-mail palmdalefinandfeatherclub@gmail.com. The club’s Facebook page is the best source for the latest fishing and news updates.
QUAIL LAKE: There continues to be a good bite on both striped bass and catfish all around the lake. Stripers also continue boiling early and late in the day and at night at the inlet and along the north shore. The bite for both species has been best on frozen shad or lug worms fished in deeper water. The cats are running from three to six pounds, while the stripers are mostly a little smaller with some bigger fish topping 10 pounds. There are also a lot of 12 to 14-inch stripers showing on chicken liver. The largemouth bass are fair on plastics and topwater early. Oddly, no bluegill reports this week. For updated information, call Amaysing Fishing Bait & Tackle at 661-429-5824.
CALIFORNIA AQUEDUCT (Hesperia to Quail Lake stretch): The striper and catfish action remains good. Stripers are best for anglers throwing the F13 blue and white Rapalas and getting fish from three to seven pounds. The catfish are showing on cut baits, but especially on frozen shad. Largemouth bass are still cruising the weed beds and whacking nightcrawlers on shad-line lures. Catfish are showing on cut baits with a lot of fish to five pounds. Best fishing for all species is at weirs, bridges, and bends. For updated information, call Amaysing Fishing Bait & Tackle at 661-429-5824.
CENTRAL PARK LAKE (CALIFORNIA CITY): The bluegill and carp bites are both good. While the bluegill are small, the bite on nightcrawler pieces fly-lined or fished under a bobber is excellent. The carp bite has also broken open on dough baits. Most or small fish under three pounds, but they are showing in good numbers. A few bass and catfish reports this past week, too.
LITTLEROCK RESERVOIR: The U.S. Forest Service has been asking anglers to leave who have been walking in and fishing the lake. Anglers are encouraged to call the Angeles National Forest office (747-322-6574) and leave a message, asking for a return call to explain why the lake is closed to fishing. Most of the lake is well outside of the habitat of the endangered arroyo toad. Anglers not harassed and continuing to walk into the lake are finding good action on largemouth bass to three pounds and hand-sized bluegill with early morning and evening the best. Best bite has been on fly-lined nightcrawlers. Palmdale Water District has an ongoing sediment removal project and access is restricted by the water district at times. For updated information, call Amaysing Fishing Bait & Tackle at 661-429-5824.
JACKSON LAKE (NEAR WRIGHTWOOD): The bite has finally broken wide open here with a lot of small bluegill being caught, and anglers are reporting very small bass in the mix this year. The best action on bluegill has been on wax worms. For updated information, call Amaysing Fishing Bait & Tackle at 661-429-5824.
SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN WATERS
SILVERWOOD: The fishing has generally been good over the past week. There is a good bluegill and crappie bite off the marina docks and around most flooded brush. Don Simmons, Hesperia, landed five crappie, including one at 3-8 fishing meal worms off the dock. Stripers have remained fair to good at the dam, in Miller Canyon, and on the main lake points on swimbaits early and late in the day and cut baits in deep water later in the day. Stephanie Miller, Ontario, landed three stripers to four pounds on anchovies at the dam. The largemouth bite has been fair to good with some topwater already early and then a pretty good plastic and nightcrawler bite. There have been some 10-plus pound catfish reported in Cleghorn, and cats are now starting to show all around the lake on cut baits. David Baker, Phelan, landed five cats to five pounds on chicken liver in Cleghorn. A few trout are still showing in Miller and Cleghorn canyons on PowerBait, MiceTails, and small trout lures, mostly trout jigs, but this action has slowed with the warmer weather. The best action is early and late in the day. The water level elevation was 3,347.68 feet on Thursday this week, down .91 feet from last week. Anglers should be aware of health advisories for the consumption of fish from this lake because of high PCB and mercury levels in the fish flesh and skin. Here’s the direct link to a PDF brochure explaining consumption recommendations: http://www.oehha.ca.gov/fish/so_cal/pdf_zip/081013KioskadvySilverwood.pdf. Dock fishing is allowed for $3 for adults, $2 for kids and seniors. Private boats must be inspected for zebra and quagga mussels. Boats with wet lower units will be turned away. Boats inspected and tagged at Diamond Valley and Perris will be allowed at Silverwood. The park is open seven days a week. Information: marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store 760-389-2423.
BIG BEAR LAKE: The trout bite is slow to fair, but there have been flurries of better action early and late in day at times. the carp bite is very good. The trout are running from a pound to 2-8, but the fish are on the outside edges of the weed beds and tough to get for shore anglers. The best areas have been at the dam and all along the north shoreline on PowerBait, inflated nightcrawlers with garlic scent, MiceTails, and small spoons. Carp are wide open for both regular anglers fishing dough bait and bowfishermen sticking them in the shallows. The bass bite is fair with more and more topwater fish showing early in the morning. Most are being caught on nightcrawlers and plastics, with both largemouth and smallmouth in this bite. For information on fishing, call Big Bear Sporting Goods at 909-866-3222 or visit the store’s Facebook page. There have been nearly daily fishing reports posted on the Big Bear Lake Fishing Facebook group page.
GREGORY LAKE: The park is open to fishing and hiking, and the parking lots are open. The restroom facilities and group recreation areas remain closed. No fishing reports. Information at 909-338-2233 or on the website at lakegregoryrecreation.com/fish. Fishing updates are posted infrequently on the park’s Facebook page or website.
GREEN VALLEY LAKE: The lake opened to the general public on Monday this week. There was a plant before the opener. will open to members this Saturday and the general public June 8. The lake will be stocked with trout this week. No reports. Updates are posted on the website at www.gvlfishing.com and the Facebook page is Green Valley Lake Fishing.
INTERSTATE 5 LAKES
CASTAIC: There continues to be an excellent bluegill bite in the lower lake, but the bite is all pretty much morning and evening now. The best action is on wax worms, nightcrawlers, red worms, or meal worms either fly-lined, split-shotted, or fished under a bobber. The smallmouth bite remains good along the west ramp on plastics and reaction baits early. The stripers are showing in fair numbers for anglers trolling umbrella rigs, on spoons or topwater when boiling, on in deep water on jigging spoons. The lake is open for boating and shoreline fishing. The marina could reopen soon. All swim beaches are closed. The lake’s surface elevation was 1,506.54 feet on Thursday this week, up 2.27 feet from last week. The lake is at 94 percent full pool. For information call the marina at 661-775-6232 (www.CastaicLake.com) or Tackle Express at 661-251-8700.
PYRAMID: The bass fishing remains good, and there is also a hot bluegill bite. The bass, both largemouth and smallmouth, are showing on on split-shot nightcrawlers, plastics, and topwater early and late in the day. The bluegill bite is wide open on nightcrawlers with a lot of hand-sized fish or bigger. There is also a good catfish bite around the docks with some quality fish over eight pounds reported. Jonathan Ramos, Val Verde, had a nice mixed bag of four fish that included largemouth, catfish, and a three-pound striper. The lake elevation was 2,575.70 feet on Thursday this week, up 2.0 feet from last week. The lake is at 93 percent of full pool. There is a health warning about eating fish from Pyramid Lake (except the rainbow trout). More information at this link: http://www.oehha.ca.gov/fish/so_cal/pyramidlake2013.html. For updates on closures and restrictions, anglers can call: Emigrant Landing entrance booth at 661-295-7155, the boat shop at 661-294-9403, or Tackle Express at 661-251-8700.
COLORADO RIVER
ARIZONA FISHING REPORTS: The Arizona Game and Fish Department compiles a weekly report for most waters in the state, including the Colorado Rivers. Anglers can read the report at this direct link: http://azgfd.net/artman/publish/FishingReport/.
WESTERN SIERRA
LAKE ISABELLA: A warning to avoid contact with algae blooms ongoing in the lake was issued on Saturday this past weekend by the Kern County Public Health Department. Anglers and dog owners should exercise cautions to avoid contact or ingesting water in posted areas. Fishing is allowed, but anglers should take precautions. (Here is the direct link to the website explaining the problem and precautions: https://kernpublichealth.com/cyanobacteria-blooms-blue-green-algae/). Fishing-wise, there are still some crappie showing in 20 to 35 feet of water, making them pretty much out of reach of shore anglers. Boat anglers are still getting fish on small minnows. The catfish bite remains fair to good, mostly on frozen shad, clams, other cut baits, and a variety of stink baits. The fish are running from two to six pounds with some bigger. The trout action is fair for trollers or PowerBait anglers fishing at the auxiliary dam or when either the South Fork or the main stem of the Kern River enters the lake. The fish are deep, however. Carp fishing is also wide open on any of the shallow flats on dough baits. There is also still a fair bite on largemouth bass with the fish still in deeper water during the day and moving up early and late, especially during this full moon phase. Best bite has been on plastics, jigs, topwater, and swimbaits. Anglers going here are reminded they need to be self-contained with no camping or restroom facilities open. There are two boat ramps open, one in the South Fork at Red’s Marina and the ramp in the North Fork is open. Beach launching for small boats is also available in Kissack Cove. The lake surface elevation was 2,568.25 feet on Thursday this week, up .23 feet from last week. The lake is at 39 percent capacity. Information: Bob’s Bait 661-833-8657 or www.bobsbaitbucket.com, North Fork Marina at 760-376-1812, or Cope’s Tackle and Rod Shop at 661-679-6351 or www.tackleandrod.com.
KERN RIVER: The trout bite has continued fair to good with a lot holdover fish along with the new plants that still aren’t announced because the DFW refuses to post stocking information. Best action on Panther Martins, Blue Fox spinners, salmon eggs, and nightcrawlers. Fly-fishing action fair and improving on the upper river from Kernville up to the Johnsondale Bridge and above, and there is increasing dry fly activity. Some bass, catfish, and carp showing in the lower river and fishing flows remain excellent, however they are coming up. The flows in the upper river have dropped in the last two weeks. The flow on Thursday was 659 cfs at Kernville, while the lower river flow has been pretty stable and was at 1,171 on Thursday. Information: Kern River Fly Shop 760-376-2040 or (https://ift.tt/2s81Lkb) or Gateway Market 760-376-2424.
AQUEDUCT NEAR TAFT: The striper and catfish action has remained very good. While there are still a lot of small, undersize stripers, there are more and more fish over the 18-inch minimum keeper size, including some bigger fish. Paul Perkins, Bakersfield, landed a 5-6 striper this week. The fish are showing on jerk baits, blood worms, lug worms, sand worms, and sardines. The catfish bite is also pretty good on sardines, mackerel, and other cut baits and paste baits. Anglers are reminded the limit on stripers is two fish greater than 18 inches, while the largemouth limit is five fish. Information: Bob’s Bait 661-833-8657 or www.bobsbaitbucket.com or Cope’s Tackle and Rod Shop at 661-679-6351 or www.tackleandrod.com.
MILL CREEK PARK AND CANAL: The carp bite is good on dough baits. Bluegill are also good on wax worms. A few catfish and bass are also showing for anglers fishing nightcrawlers.
RIVER WALK PARK LAKE: The carp and bluegill bites are both good to excellent. The ëgills are best on wax worms or other small baits. Carp are best on dough baits. The bass action is fair to good on plastics, Flukes, and Brush Hawg-type lures early and late in the day. Information Bob’s Bait 661-833-8657.
HART PARK LAKE: Good to excellent carp and bluegill bites, and the bass are still decent early and late in the day. The bass are best on plastic worms and Brush Hawgs. The bluegill bite is best on wax worms, red worms, or meal worms. Carp to eight pounds are reported on homemade dough baits, Triple S, or Wussy Bait.
TRUXTUN LAKE: The bluegill action is good on wax worms, meal worms, or red worms. The carp bite is also good on dough baits, especially Wussy Bait, and a few more catfish are showing. The bass action is fair on plastics, Senko-type baits, and topwater, mostly early and late in the day.
MING LAKE: The bluegill and carp bite are also good. The bluegill are showing on wax worms or meal worms, and while the carp are best on Wussy Bait or homemade dough baits. The bass action is fair to good early and late in the day on plastic worms, Senkos, Brush Hawgs, and live minnows.
BRITE LAKE: No reports.
BUENA VISTA LAKES: The carp and blugill bite are the best bet here, with some quality carp showing on dough baits, especially Triple S. The bluegill are along most brushy, grassy shoreline and hitting wax worms, meal worms, and red worms. A few crappie continue to show on small minnows, and the bass are fair early and late in the day on plastics, Brush Hawgs, and Senkos along the tules. Only a few catfish reported. Fishing information: Bob’s Bait 661-833-8657 or www.bobsbaitbucket.com; Cope’s Tackle and Rod Shop at 661-679-6351 or www.tackleandrod.com; or the park entrance gate at 661-763-1526.
WOOLLOMES LAKE: No reports.
SUCCESS LAKE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened the lake three weeks ago, but it is still only a partial reopening with some boat ramps, parking lots, and restrooms reopening. The reopening does not include all boat ramps, day-use areas, playgrounds or campgrounds. The good crappie bite for shore, float tube, and boat anglers has continued, with a lot of fish to two pounds or better reported on live minnows or small jigs. The largemouth bass action is also good on plastics and reaction baits or topwater early and late in the day. The lake elevation was 632.83 feet on Thursday this week, up .25 feet from last week. The lake is at 54 percent of capacity. Information: Cope’s Tackle and Rod Shop at 661-679-6351 or www.tackleandrod.com.
KAWEAH LAKE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened the lake three weeks ago. The boat ramp, parking lot, and restroom facilities associated with the privately-operated marina at the Lemon Hill Recreation Area are all open for public use. The partial opening does not include all boat ramps, day-use areas, playgrounds or campgrounds at Lake Kaweah. Fishing for largemouth bass and bluegill has been pretty good, and a few catfish are showing. The lake elevation was 689.63 feet on Thursday this week, down 3.17 feet from last week. The lake is at 73 percent full pool. Information: Sierra Sporting Goods at 559-592-5212.
EASTERN SIERRA
Both Inyo and Mono County are open to fishing, but the Inyo and Toyiabe national forests still have not opened campgrounds in California. Both Inyo and Mono county facilities, private campgrounds, and marinas are now open, including Crowley Lake Fish Camp. Motels and hotels are also now opening to vacationers and anglers. The fishing has been good throughout the region, with Bridgeport Reservoir and Crowley Lake real hotspots, but a new lake record brown trout was caught from Silver Lake this week. The 19-pound, three-ounce fish was caught by Blane Wilson. Other fishing spots are generally seeing light fishing pressure and good action, too.
TROUT PLANTS
The Department of Fish and Wildlife has continued its policy of NOT posting the trout planting schedule on its website ìin order to slow the spread of COVID-19 by preventing public crowding at water bodies.
"Fishing is still open and CDFW will continue stocking trout at locations where social distancing by anglers and physical distancing of Hatchery Staff can be maintained.
"All Fishing in the City stocking events have been canceled through April 30th.
"We ask that members of the public avoid interacting with Hatchery Staff while fish are being stocked, and to please continue to implement social distancing."
And don’t try to call the local DFW office’s to find what waters will be planted: "Local CDFW offices will not have access to the Fish Plant Schedule."
OCEAN FISHING REPORT
For the most comprehensive and up-to-date ocean fishing available, go to www.976-TUNA.com.
YOUR FISHING REPORTS
Please feel free to send your freshwater or saltwater fishing reports and fishing photos to Jim Matthews, Outdoor News Service, at odwriter@verizon.net and the information will be included in the weekly report. If you have questions or comments, please call Matthews at 909-887-3444.
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