SOCAL FISH REPORT - May 12, 2010. JIM MATTHEWS

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SOCAL FISH REPORT

May 12, 2010

Compiled by Jim Matthews, Outdoor News Service​

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JIM MATTHEWS’ PICKS OF THE WEEK

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1. The crappie bite is still wide open at Lake Isaballa and the bite should just keep better each day closer to the new moon. Isabella anglers are still getting lots of 25-fish limits of slabs to two pounds or better, even with the winds this past week. Small live minnows have been the hot ticket, but some fish are also showing on small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles. This is the still best of a number of surging crappie bites in the region. But if that’s too far to drive, check on the Piru and Elsinore bites. For an update on the Isabella action, call Bob’s Bait in Bakersfield at 661-833-8657.
2. No change here, either. Diamond Valley Lake’s largemouth bass bite has continued excellent with the fish showing on everything from plastics and jigs to topwater lures in one of this lake’s hottest bites of the year. The bass are running up to eight pounds and there’s always a chance for something twice that size. Only Lake Skinner and Casitas might rival this action. For an update on the bite, call the marina at 951-926-7201 or Last Chance Bait and Tackle 951-658-7410.
3. The striped bass bite has continued excellent at Pyramid Lake over the past week. While the fish might not be as big as nearby Castaic, the volume of one to four pounders is still exceptional. Anglers can drift or slow-troll anchovies or sardines to get nice ice-chests full of these tasty fish. Another trout plant this week also just might bring up a few more of the bigger fish. For an update on the action, call the Emigrant Landing entrance booth at 661-295-7155 or the concession at 661-257-2790.

FRESHWATER HOT SPOTS

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TROUT: Top Sierra picks continue to be Bridgeport Reservoir, Crowley Lake, East Walker River for fly anglers, and Virginia Lakes for ice fishermen where limits were easy. In Southern California, there continues to be good action at just a handful of waters still being planted. Santa Ana River Lakes and Corona Lake have both been excellent. Irvine Lake is good, and there is a still good action in Cachuma and Castaic for trollers. In the local mountains, Big Bear Lake and Lake Hemet are both pretty good.
BLACK BASS: The largemouth bass bite has been very good this past week at most of the regions bass waters. Top bets have been Diamond Valley Lake, Castaic, Skinner, Sutherland, El Capitan, Casitas, Irvine, Perris, Silverwood, Piru, Pyramid, Cachuma, and Puddingstone. The smallmouth action on the Colorado River has been very good from Topoc Gorge south, and the largemouths are also good. Cachuma’s 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 Naci. Isabella has been producing some real quality fish in a decent bite.
STRIPED BASS: Diamond Valley, Castaic, Pyramid, Silverwood, and Skinner are all fair to good bets for stripers. DVL and Castaic have the biggest fish. But Pyramid, Skinner, and Silverwood are all producing better volume of smaller fish. The aqueduct near Taft is also pretty good with quite a few four-pound and better fish. On the Colorado River, things are improving slowing in Mead, Mohave, and Havasu, but unstable weather has continued to hold back these bites.
PANFISH: Crappie bites seem to be turning on all over the region, regardless of weather swings. Lake Isabella is excellent all over the lake with good volume and size, with a lot of fish topping two pounds. Nacimiento (on the Central Coast) also remained very good for crappie with a lot of fish from 1-8 to two pounds, and nearby Santa Margarita and Lopez also some improvements in their crappie action. Elsinore’s crappie have improved and seem poised to break wide open. A lot of fish around two pounds here, too. Piru has been pretty good, and there is a budding bite at Cachuma that is worth sampling. Redear and bluegill bites are starting to go again a number of places, too, including Perris, Casitas, and Diamond Valley. Bluegill are still slow most places. The tilapia bite at the Salton Sea has been excellent, even when winds blow. This bite just gets better each warm day -- and it has been in the 90s this week.
CATFISH: 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 hot this week. Hesperia Lake has been good, and a few cats are showing at Corona Lake, Santa Ana River Lakes, and Irvine. The channel and flathead action is also breaking wide open along the whole lower Colorado River, especially in the warmer backwaters and irrigation ditches.

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WATER BY WATER REPORTS

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SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN WATERS

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SILVERWOOD: Excellent trout action again this past week. DFG trout were planted two weeks ago. Best action has been on Power Bait, Power worms, inflated nightcrawlers, and small trout jigs and plastics. Lucas Bridges, Tustin, caught five trout to 5-8 on garlic Power Bait fishing the coves. The largemouth bite is good with plastics working best. Striper action is good with the best action by the dam and the dock. Sean Anston, Fullerton, caught 10 stripers to 8-8 using anchovies and swimbaits at the dam. Carp are moving shallow and anglers fishing dough baits or nightcrawlers are getting a few. Slow other species. Miller Canyon Creek (just above the lake) was planted by the DFG three weeks ago. The 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: There continues to be fair to good trout action along the north shore from the dam to Windy Point for shore anglers fishing floating dough baits, and the trolling bite has improved over much of the lake with the fish showing down to 40 feet on slow-trolled Needlefish-type lures. Most of the holdover rainbows are from one to three pounds. Last DFG plant was three weeks ago. Surface temp is still hovering around 40 degrees. Anglers are reminded all of streams entering the lake are closed to fishing to protect the spawners. Two big events coming up: The May Trout Classic is May 15-16, and the Fishing for 50K event is June 5-6. Fishing information: Big Bear Marina 909-866-3218, Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222.
GREGORY LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago, but still a pretty good bite. Manuel Vasquez, Pomona, topped off his three-fish catch with a three-pound rainbow, while sons Nicholas and Jeremiah added five more trout to the stringer for a total of eight fish. Most are in the one-pound class. The boat house opened the end of April. Information: 909-338-2233.
GREEN VALLEY LAKE: Tentative opening date is May 14 for the lake facilities and fishing program, and there will be a 1,500-pound plant of Jess Ranch rainbows just before the opener. Recorded information: 909-867-2009.
ARROWBEAR LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago. Very slow action.
JENKS LAKE REGION: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago. Anglers are required to pay a $5 parking fee. The Santa Ana River in the Seven Oaks area and the South Fork were both planted with rainbows by the DFG this week and two weeks ago. Snow in shady areas, but access to both Jenks and the Santa Ana is generally good. Information: Mill Creek Ranger Station at 909-382-2881.

HIGH DESERT LAKES

HESPERIA LAKE: Excellent catfish action. Catfish were planted this week and will be going in each week for the remainder of catfish season. Top baits are shrimp and inflated nightcrawlers but everything has been producing fish. Carlos Zavala, Glendora, caught an 18-pound catfish using shrimp. Larry Schumaker, oak Hills, got a 14-pound catfish on mackerel. Trout fishing is still good with several quality fish showing again this past week. Last trout plant of the season went in two weeks ago. Robert Aenerud, Fontana, reeled in a 12-pound trout using Power Bait. Shawn Price, Rialto, landed a 9-8 trout using a Lip RipperZ. Rodrigo Perez, Los Angeles, scored an eight-pound trout using nightcrawlers. Sturgeon continue to be caught each week with fish to 18-8 this past week. A few wipers make an appearance each week as well. 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. Cost will be reduced to $10 on Mondays but price remains the same the rest of the week and no other discounts apply to the Monday special. Information: 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
JESS RANCH: Trout action was fair this week. Power Bait or inflated night crawlers doused with attractant or jigs have been working best. Most trout are in the two pound range with some bigger. The bite was better in the morning before 10 a.m. or late afternoon hours. 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 Jess Ranch Lakes-The Official Site.
MOJAVE NARROWS: Trout action was excellent again this past week. The last county trout plant of the season went in four weeks ago. DFG plants this week, two weeks ago, and four weeks ago. Fair action for bass and catfish and the occasional carp or crappie are 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: Trout fishing is slow. DFG trout plants went in two and four weeks ago. The last county trout plant of the season went in four weeks ago. Kenan Sanguez, Rancho Cucamonga, got three trout totaling five pounds using nightcrawlers on the south side of the large lake. Catfish action is also slow but should pick up once the plants begin later this month. Information: 909-481-4205.
PRADO: Trout action has been slow. Top baits have been charteuse or orange Power Bait and nightcrawlers. The last county trout plant of the season went in four weeks ago. DFG plants went in two and four weeks ago. Top spots for trout have been lot 1, lot 7, and near the spillway. A few catfish have been showing on mackerel and Power Bait. Catfish season is tentatively scheduled to kick off later this month. No bass or bluegill reported this past week. Information: 909-597-4260.
YUCAIPA: Trout action has slowed and catfish plants haven’t begun yet. Lake information: 909-790-3127.
GLEN HELEN: Trout action has slowed and catfish plants haven’t begun yet. Mostly slow other species with only a few bluegill and catfish being caught. 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 this week. Information: 909-384-5233.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

DIAMOND VALLEY: Largemouth action slowed a little from last week but is still very good. Quite a few anglers reported 10-fish days but the average size was between two to three pounds. Plastics, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits have all been producing fish. Trout fishing has been fair for boaters and shore anglers. Nightcrawlers, Power Bait, Power Worms, and mini Jigs have been the best baits. Most trout catches have been on the east dam or the coves west of the marina. A plant of Mt. Lassen trout went in last week. The trout plants this past week greatly improved the striper bite and fishing is now very good. Paul Thompson, Hemet, caught a 23.69-pound striper on a Z-Plug at the south shore. Mike Southerland, Fontana, caught three stripers at eight, 13, and 14 pounds fishing with a Z-Plug along the west dam. Catfish bite has been improving with mackerel and anchovies working well. Shrimp and chicken liver have also been producing a few fish and the top spots have been the saddle dam, Rawson Cove, and near the attenuator. The panfish bite has been improving with bluegill to 2.93 pounds reported this past week and a few crappie showing as well. For general lake, launch, and fishing information, call 800-590-LAKE, the marina at 951-926-7201 or Diamond Valley Marina, or Last Chance Bait and Tackle 951-658-7410 or Last Chance Tackle - Home.
PERRIS: The bluegill and redear bite slowed considerably from last week. Lot 8 has been the top spot with redworms and crickets tbe best baits. Trout action remains just fair. DFG plants this week, two weeks ago, and four weeks ago. Largemouth action is good all over the lake with nightcrawlers working well. Mark Bevers, Norco, caught an 8.9 and 6.1-pound largemouth on a swimbait at the east end. John Gabris, Riverside, landed an 8-8 largemouth while fishing with a plastic worm at the east end. There was even a big catfish caught this past week. William Sturgis, 8, San Bernardino, landed a 14.1-pound catfish on live shad. 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 largemouth action was excellent this past week. The east end and the south shore have been the top spots for largemouth. Dark plastics and nightcrawlers have been working best. Lots of smaller largemouth are still being caught in the shallows while the bigger fish are in deeper water. Lester Albury, Temecula, caught a 12-pound largemouth on a jig at Social Security Point. Striper action is spotty with mixed results from angler to angler. Steve Kunkle, San Diego, caught eight stripers to three pounds on anchovies at the east end channel. Some reports of catfish moving into the shallows have started to come in, but the action is still slow. Robert Johnson, Moreno Valley, caught an eight-pound catfish on chicken liver at ramp No. 2. Bluegill have been caught in the coves along the south shore, the east end, and ramp No. 2 recently. Information: store 951-926-1505 or marina 951-926-8515.
ELSINORE: The catfish bite remains good to excellent here with a lot of nice stringers of one to four-pound fish and catches of 10 to 15 fish were common on shrimp and cut, frozen shad. Crappie are still just muddling along with just a handful of fish showing, but those being landed are all nice quality, mostly over 1-8. The wiper, largemouth bass, and bluegill are all still spotty. Anglers targeting carp is six to 10 feet of water with dough baits are seeing a fairly consistent bite in the mornings when the carp are stacked up in the shallows. Bowfishing for carp was approved by city officials last week. While the ordinance doesn’t officially go into affect for 30 days, local law enforcement were asked not to cite bowfishermen so they could take advantage of the new rule immediately and start sticking spawning fish in the shallows now. Boat rentals are available through the new William’s Bait, Tackle, and Boat Rental out of Elsinore West Marina. For more information, contact William’s Bait, Tackle, and Boat Rental at 951-642-0640 or Elsinore West Marina at 951-678-1300.
CORONA LAKE: Another load of trophy Nebraska Tailwalkers to 15 pounds will be planted here this week. Since the plant two weeks ago, the bite on the big rainbows has been wide open with many five-fish stringers topping 20 pounds and the parade of big fish has been impressive. The best action has been on chartreuse Eagle Claw trout bait, small trout jigs, or garlic-scented nightcrawlers, but anglers are getting fish on a wide variety of trout baits, lures, and specialty combos. Top rainbow landed this past week was a 20 1/4-pound rainbow caught by Nicolae Zaharia, Hacienda Heights, fishing near the dam from shore with chartreuse dough bait. An 11-pound Tailwalker topped a 33-pound stringer caught by Alex Creton and Carlos Gaona, both Covina, on jigs. Arturo Velazquez, Kerry Gayagas, and Patrick Equpilag, all Elsinore, were float tube fishing with green floating bait to land three trout weighing 20 pounds, including a 10-pounder. Brad Bush, San Bernardino, caught a 9 3/4-pound rainbow on a nightcrawler to top off his 17 3/4-pound stringer. Bryn Larson, Rialto, and Gabriel Tejeda, Anaheim, teamed up to land trout at 6 3/4, 7 1/2, 8 1/2, 8 1/2, and 9 1/2 pounds on lures. Nine-pounders were posted by Andrew Anthony, Mira Loma, and John Hancock, Lake Elsinore. Other impressive stringers included, a 29 1/2-pound, five-fish catch posted by Lindon Gjurshaj, Yorba Linda, that was topped off by an 8.4-pounder. Jim Reid, Brad Taylor, and Lewi McEleowue, Homeland, landed 11 rainbows for 37 1/2 pounds total, while Tim Rogers, Covina, caught four trout that weighed in at 27 1/2 pounds. Quite a few browns to five pounds or so continue to show on anglers stringers, especially those fishing jigs, spoons, and spinners, and the sturgeon are pretty fair, especially for anglers targeting them. The best sturgeon posted this week was a 40-pounder battled and released by Ken Hawkins and Gary McCoy, both Ontario. There is now 24-hour fishing every Friday and Saturday night. Information: 951-277-4489 or Indy Lakes Fishing Lakes and Campground.
EVANS LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago. Some bass are being caught by anglers tossing plastics and small jerk baits near shoreline structure.
RANCHO JURUPA: The trout bite has slowed way down with no plants since March 26. Other species also slow. Catfish are slated to be planted May 20. There is a new bait and tackle shop at the lake. Information: 951-684-7032.
FISHERMAN’S RETREAT: No report. Information: 909-795-0171.
ANGLER’S LAKE: The lake is currently closed.
REFLECTION LAKE: Good trout bite with Power Bait and nightcrawlers working best. Catfish action has picked up and is now good. A few bass are showing. Bluegill fair. Information: 951-654-7906 or Reflection Lake RV Park, a Hemet California RV Park and Family Campground.
JEAN'S CHANNEL CATS: Good trout action, mostly on one to two-pound fish. Best bite on most trout dough baits and nightcrawlers. Plants twice a month through April. Still a few catfish showing on chicken liver with mackerel. The lake is open Wednesday 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: Very good trout action after three DFG plants two weeks ago and another plant this week. The fish are showing for trollers and shore anglers using Power Bait or similar baits along the south shoreline, and they are up to 2-8, but most are in the one-pound range. Justin and Jos Jones, both Riverside, each had limits of rainbows at the spillway on Power Bait. Layne Fleming and Albie Poston, both Anza, had limits off the point on nightcrawlers. The odd bass is also showing but it's mostly slow 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: Excellent trout action and there will be another plant of Nebraska Tailwalkers to 15 pounds this week. The top fish was a 23-pound, eight-ounce rainbow was caught by Ray Vangorkum, Lakewood, while fishing rainbow floating bait at the Pump House here. The week’s best stringer was a six-fish catch made by Dave and Tim Beaver, Anaheim, that weighed 30 pounds and included an 8.9-pounder. Other impressive stringers included a four-rainbow catch by Arturo Velazquez, West Covina, that weighed 25-4, and included an 8 1/2-pound Tailwalker. He was fishing Kastmasters at Levitz. Albert Vargas, Santa Ana, had seven rainbows for 24 1/2 pounds with an eight-pounder his top fish, all on Eagle Claw Nuggets. Chase Britt, Covina, had five rainbows on rainbow dough bait off the west shore that weighed 20-2, including an 8 1/2-pounder. Dave Beaver, Anaheim, had a five-fish limit and only weighed his three biggest fish at nine, 6 1/2 and five pounds. There were at least 14 trout over eight pounds reported at the tackle shop, and five to eight pounders have been part of most stringers. An 11-pound Tailwalker was caught by Al Missbrenner, Cypress, while trout at 8 1/2 pounds were caught by Jesse Cooper, Simi Valley, and Eric Houston, Irvine. Sturgeon remain pretty fair, and a few catfish and carp have also been caught in the past week. The top sturgeon reported was an 18-pounder caught by Fernando Diaz, Garden Grove, on a nightcrawler at the pumphouse, while Lavon Tebelekyan, Los Angeles, landed a seven-pound carp, also on a nightcrawler. There is now 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 fishinglakes.com, Santa Ana River Lakes - Corona Lake - Anaheim Lake.
IRVINE LAKE: The May Trout Madness event is this Saturday with many tagged fish and raffle prizes. Very good trout action this past week. Catches were made at the west shore, Boat Dock Cove, Woody’s Cove, and Santiago Flats on all the usual baits, including Power Bait, inflated nightcrawlers, and “Ham-N-Eggs” (Power Egg-nightcrawler combo). Trollers stuck with the Rapala Countdown CD05’s in firetiger color. Scott Noseworthy, Orange, landed a 10-8 rainbow trout on a mini jig at Woody’s Cove. Mike Junghanel, Long Beach, caught 10 rainbow trout totaling 27-1 on Rapalas fishing mid-lake. The bass action has been excellent with plastics and jigs fished in 15 to 20 feet of water working best. James Kingston, Long Beach, scored an 8-1 largemouth bass on a Roboworm at the flats. Don Spencer, Orange, caught a 7-8 largemouth bass on a jerkbait at the flats. Crappie action is good on white Atomic Tubes at Santiago Flats. Bluegill and redear numbers are steadily increasing for anglers offering mealworms or waxworms. Schools of hybrid stripers have also been seen boiling for short periods of time around the lake but no catches were reported. The lake is open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Lake information: 714-649-9111 or Irvine Lake - Fishing and Camping in Orange County, Southern California.
LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE: No report. The lake is open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Information: 949-362-3885 or Laguna Niguel Lake.

LOS ANGELES AREA LAKES

CACHUMA: Trout action has has slowed a bit and is just fair. Trout have been hitting a variety of baits and lures but nightcrawlers have been working best. Bass action is good. Nightcrawlers, crankbaits, and Rapalas were all producing fish. Josh Cunningham, Buellton, caught eight bass and four rainbows using nightcrawlers and crankbaits in Santa Cruz Bay. Glenn Tyson, La Palma, caught 11 bass using nightcrawlers. A few crappie continue to show in the Narrows, and this bite seems to be improving. Catfish and redear slow. For quagga mussel and the boat launching information, log on at Santa Barbara County Parks Department Home. The marina is closed and boat rentals have ceased. The marina isn’t 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: Fair to good trout action for trollers working in 30 feet of water at the dam and the creek channels. Needlefish are accounting for most of fish, but some trout have been taken on drifted nightcrawlers, also in the 30 foot deep range. A lot of these fish are running up into the three-pound class and some better. The bass bite remains pretty good in 10 to 30 feet of water on live shad, if you can dip net some early in the morning, or nightcrawlers and plastics. Only smaller males remain up in the shallows protecting beds. Rick Cloyd, Santa Paula, had bass at 10-4 and 9-8 on live shad, while Leamon Harmon, Oxnard, landed a 10-pounder on a nightcrawler. Robert Davis, Newberry Park, had a 9-4 bass on the candy bait, live shad. Kenny Hada, La Canada, fishing with Ojai Anglers Guide Service, caught an eight-pound bass on the shad. Chris Hayes, Simi, had bass at eight pounds and 6-12 on plastic worms. Nayu Akbar, Toronto, Can., also fishing with Ojai Anglers landed bass at eight pounds, 7-4, and seven pounds on live shad. Mark “Chief” Torrez, Camarillo, caught bass at seven, five and three pounds on plastics, while Juan Perez, Ojai, had a 6-8 on live shad.
Kayla Brockmeyer, 8, Oakview, caught a 5-8 bass on shad. A few more bluegill and redear are beginning to show in the coves on small worms or nightcrawler pieces. Catfish and crappie are still mostly slow, but Wyatt Drennan, Miner’s Oaks, landed a 12-8 catfish on a nightcrawler. 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 striper action was very good this past week, and a couple more big fish were reported. Despite the trout plant last week, the swimbait bite didn't take off but some anglers had success using swimbaits near the west ramp. Anchovies and sardines have been the top baits with many anglers scoring limits of smaller stripers. Jake Nelson, Castaic, caught a 19.9-pound striper on a homemade plug. Arturo Fernandez, Sylmar, scored a 13-8 striper also using a homemade lure while fishing near the buoy line. Largemouth bass are on beds again and the bite improved this past week. Plastic worms and nightcrawlers have been working well, and anglers fishing the lagoon reported excellent action on flukes and little minnows with many fish over seven pounds caught. Some crappie and bluegill are showing on jigs and small nightcrawler pieces. Other species slowish. Information: 661-775-6232 or Castaic Lake | Home.
PIRU: Overall good action with a nice mix of largemouth bass, 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 still slow. Trout have not been planted since Jan. 18 but some anglers reported some success trolling very deep. There will be a night bass tournament May 7 with a $50 per team entry fee. Start time is 7:30 p.m. with weigh-in at 1:30 a.m. Information: front gate at 805-521-1500, x500 or Lake Piru Recreation Area.
PYRAMID: Good to excellent striped bass action for boat anglers drifting anchovies or sardines. Most of the fish are 1 1/2 to four pounds with an occasional bigger fish. There is also a good trout bite near the marina after a 2,500-pound trout plant of DFG fish last week and another plant was slated for this week. These are the first plants since the end of January. The largemouth and smallmouth bass bites are still fair to good. Some fish are up in the shallows on beds, but the best action for both species is in 12 to 20 feet on plastics and jigs. The redear and bluegill bites are improving but not getting much pressure, yet. 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: DFG trout plants this week and two weeks ago. Still fair to good action on largemouth bass on plastics in shallower water. A few redear are also showing again. Slow other species. Information: 909-599-8411.
SANTA FE DAM: DFG trout plants this week and two weeks ago. The bass action has improved, but only a few bluegill and catfish reported. Information: 626-334-1065.
ALONDRA PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants this week and three weeks ago.
BALBOA PARK LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
BELVEDERE PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
CERRITOS PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
DOWNEY WILDERNESS PARK: DFG trout plants two and four weeks ago.
ECHO PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
EL DORADO PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and four weeks ago.
ELIZABETH LAKE: DFG trout plants this week and two weeks ago.
HANSEN DAM LAKE: DFG trout plants this week and two 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 plants last week and three weeks ago.
LA MIRADA PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
LEGG LAKES: DFG trout plants this week and two weeks ago.
LINCOLN PARK LAKE: DFG trout plants last week and three weeks ago.
MAGIC JOHNSON LAKE: No recent DFG plants.
PECK ROAD PARK LAKE: DFG trout plant this week and two weeks ago. Information: 818-448-7317.

SAN DIEGO AREA LAKES

BARRETT: There were 137 anglers checked and they reported catching 2,604 bass, 28 bluegill, and two crappie. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
HODGES: Just fair bass action with little of anything else happening. This past week, there were 213 anglers who landed 130 bass. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
EL CAPITAN: There were 44 anglers checked who reported 35 bass, one bluegill, and nine catfish. The lake is open Thursday through Monday for fishing. Rental boats are available Saturday and Sunday only. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
LOWER OTAY: There were 192 anglers checked and they reported catching 145 bass, 162 bluegill to 1.3 pounds, and three catfish. 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 City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
UPPER OTAY: There were 15 anglers checked and they reported 20 bass to 4.6-pounds and five bluegill. 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 City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
MURRAY: There were 102 anglers checked and they reported catching 41 bass to 7.6 pounds. DFG trout plant were planted two weeks ago. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water. The lake is no longer renting boats of any kind.
MIRAMAR: No report. 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 City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water.
SUTHERLAND: There were 45 anglers who landed 131 bass to 3.85 pounds, five crappie to 1.95 pounds, and 11 catfish to 8.95 pounds. Lake is only open Saturday and Sunday. Lake information: 619-465-3474 or City Lakes and Recreation Program | Water. Rental boat reservations: 619-668-3274 or ssmith@sandiego.gov.
WOHLFORD: Very good largemouth action again this past week. Trout fishing slowed some but Willow Cove and Senior Shoreline continue to be the hot spots with green Power Bait and nightcrawlers the top baits. The last trout plant of the season is slated for next week. The crappie bite is good near Boat Dock Cove, Crappie Rock, and west of Senior Shoreline. Wendell Jackson, Escondido, caught five crappie totaling 9.15 pounds. Mostly slow other species. 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 plant two weeks ago.
DIXON LAKE: No report. Lake information: 760-839-4345 or www.dixonlake.com.
POWAY: Trout action slowed this past week with only a few limits reported. Top spots have been the back side of the lake and near the fishing pier. Bob Brown, San Diego, caught a nine-pound trout on Power Bait at the north shoreline. Vito Ligeralde, Mira Mesa, landed a seven-pound trout on a nightcrawler in Half Moon Bay. Brian Radibratovic, Rancho Bernardo, scored a seven-pound trout at Log Boom. The bass action is starting to turn on and there was one bigger bass caught this past week. Kyle Kellhofer, Poway, scored a 10.3-pound largemouth while fishing with plastics in Half Moon Bay. The catfish bite slowed down at the log boom and in Boulder Bay but a few fish are still showing. The panfish bite is still slow but a few bigger fish were reported this past week. Lake information: 858-668-4770, tackle shop 858-486-1234.
JENNINGS: Trout fishing was sporadic again this past week. Top spots have been the backs of the coves with salmon peach Power Bait working well. The largemouth bite has been slowish with the fish now in post-spawn. Some males are still in the shallows but the bigger females have moved into 15 to 20 feet of water. Some catfish are showing in shallow and others are showing at the buoy line. The last trout plant of the season went in four weeks ago and catfish plants will start mid-May. Information: 619-390-1300 or Lake Jennings - Helix Water District Drinking Water Reservoir.
MORENA: Fair to good trout action. Some bass are showing in the shallows but the water temperature is still low. Carp action has been very good with many fly fishermen scoring five to 10 pounders. Anglers fishing with bait or dough have also had good success for carp. Slow other species. Information: 24-hour fishing update line 619-478-5473, ranger station 619-579-4101, or *Lake Morena, Fishing,Camping, picnics, hiking, Real Estate, Insurance, Lake Morena, Campo.
CUYAMACA: Fair to good trout action. Power Bait and nightcrawlers are working best and the top spots have been Lone Pine and Pumphouse Cove. Other species are still mostly slow but a few anglers reported catching catfish. 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 Lake Cuyamaca Home Page.
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: Bureau of Reclamation: Lower Colorado Region - Lower Colorado River Operations Schedule.
LAKE MEAD: 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 action in eight to 25 feet of water on plastics. Slow catfish action reported on anchovies or shrimp.
WILLOW BEACH: Trout bite is fair to good with weekly plants. Best action on salmon eggs, Power Bait, worms and Super Dupers. Slow striper action with a few fish showing. 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, Katherine’s Landing at 928-754-3245.
LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD AREA: More and more stripers are being seen, including some fish in the four-pound range, but the fish just aren’t biting much. Frank Brooman, Riviera, had a 3.89-pound striper. The trout bite is also slow to fair, but fish are still showing from the casinos down to Rotary Park and beyond. Best action on Panther Martins and nightcrawlers. The last plant until October went in the middle of March. Smallmouth fair to good along rip-rap and the smallies might be a fisherman’s best bet right now in this region. The April Derby was swept by Jerry Ward, Riviera, who had a four-pound striper, six-pound catfish, and 1 1/2-pound trout. 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 on fish under two pounds on cut bait. Catfish still mostly slow. Information: Needles Marina at 760-326-2197.
TOPOCK AREA: The smallmouth bite is very good throughout Topock Gorge with a lot of fish in the three-pound range, and the redear action is exceptional. Todd Satterwhite, San Juan Capistrano, caught and released limits of both smallmouth and largemouth bass to four pounds in the gorge this week. The stripers are still spotty, but a few more fish are being caught with each warm day, with fish to five pounds. Topock Marsh has continued to have a decent largemouth bite, while the crappie bite has slowed down and is likely over for the season. Topock Marsh can be accessed by boat at North Dike, Catfish Paradise, and Five-Mile Landing. Information: Phil’s Western Trader at 928-768-4954 or Capt. Doyle’s Fun Fishing at 928-768-2667.
HAVASU: The largemouth and smallmouth bass bites are still good to excellent. The largemouth are still up on beds and fish to seven pounds have been showing in good numbers, mostly on plastics. The smallmouth have mostly cleared out of the shallows and are showing up on points and rocky areas on plastics, jigs, and deep-diving cranks. The striper bite is still mostly slow, but the fish seem to be staging at the river mouth and working the main channel in preparation to move up river to spawn. Anchovies slow-trolled or still-fished are still the best bet. Redear are showing in good to excellent numbers, especially up in the gorge’s sun-warmed back waters. Nightcrawlers are the best bet. Lots of quality redear over a pound. A new Arizona state record redear at 4.14-pound was caught recently Channel catfish, flatheads still mostly slow, but a few cats are beginning to be caught. Information: Bass Tackle Master (formerly Angler’s Pro Shop) at 928-854-2277.
PARKER STRIP: But better catfish and smallmouth bass action this past week. 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 improving in backwaters and quiet water in the main river. Few flathead reports.
BLYTHE: Area backwaters and ditches are pretty good for catfish, bass, and panfish. The flatheads are really cranking on, and the channel cats are showing in ditches, canals, and the main river on cut baits. The smallmouth and largemouths are moving off the beds, but some fish still shallow. Plastics are best at producing a few fish from one to three pounds. Few reports on other species. 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. There was a 30-pound class flathead taken Tuesday night this week on a live bluegill, and there have been a lot of 12 to 18-pounders over the past week. 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, but few anglers target either in this part of the river. Also no crappie reports. Air temperatures finally hit 90 degrees this week. Information: Walter’s 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 also starting to show in much better numbers. Bluegill good, too.
MARTINEZ LAKE AREA: Largemouth bass action has been good with some flurries of excellent action over the past week. A few crappie reported in recent days, and the flatheads are starting to go on live bluegill and bluegill. Channel cats are good on cut baits in both the main river and backwater lakes. Bluegill also schooling up and showing in pretty decent numbers. Information: 928-783-9589 Thursday through Monday or Martinez Lake Resort.
YUMA AREA: Largemouth bass action is good in the whole region with the fish whacking plastics, cranks, and spinnerbaits. The catfish bite also turned on this past week, 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 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 headquarter’s 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: Few reports.
COACHELLA, HIGHLINE CANALS: Few reports.
ALL AMERICAN CANAL: No reports.
FINNEY-RAMER: No reports.
WEIST LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago. Information: 760-352-3308.
SUNBEAM LAKE: DFG trout plant three weeks ago.
LAKE CAHUILLA: No recent DFG plants. 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 Bishop, Mono County Tourism 760-924-1743. Top Eastern Sierra fishing report web sites are: Ken's Sporting Goods - Home (Bridgeport region), The Trout Fly Mammoth Lakes, California, and Sierra Drifters Fly Fishing Guide Service, Mammoth Lakes. Flyfishing Guide Service for Trout. Fly Fish Owens River from guided driftboats in Bishop. Flyfish Crowley Lake and Bridgeport in guided flats boats named the Trout Magnet. Full service outfit.
COLEVILLE-TOPAZ REGION: The West Walker River is pretty good but the fish are mostly in deeper pools and taking slowly-fished baits. Little Walker River also good for rainbows, browns, and brookies on baits. High elevation lakes all still locked up in snow and ice. Information: Ken’s Sporting Goods 760-932-7707.
BRIDGEPORT REGION: Improving action at Bridgeport Reservoir with good quality but not so much quantity. Lots of browns and rainbows to four pounds and some to six pounds. The East Walker River remains excellent, mostly on nymphs under and indicator, with browns to 22 inches. Upper and Lower Twin Lakes are just fair but both were stocked with DFG fish this week. Virginia Lakes were excellent for ice-fishermen with trout to two pounds reported. Information: Ken’s Sporting Goods 760-932-7707 or Ken's Sporting Goods - Home, Twin Lakes Resort (Lower Twin) 760-932-7751, Annett’s Mono Village (Upper Twin) 760-932-7071.
JUNE LAKE LOOP REGION: Winds have pretty much de-iced all of the lakes in the loop, and the fishing has been pretty fair this week with diligent anglers getting some excellent scores of quality fish, especially at the creek inlets and outlets. Rush Creek is good between Silver and Grant, and the lower stretches just fair on wild fish. Higher elevation waters are still locked up in ice and snow. Information: Ernie’s Tackle at 760-648-7756.
MAMMOTH AREA: Crowley Lake has been just fair for both bait and trolling anglers and a little tougher for fly anglers. Still some quality browns and cutthroats in the four to five-pound class showing. Mammoth’s Twin Lakes and upper lakes basin are all still mostly ice-locked with only ice-fishing. Hot Creek and the upper Owens River are both pretty good for fly anglers. The Crowley tribs are also stacking up with more spawners each warm day and Convict-McGee has been particularly good with rainbows to 24-inches reported. Information: The Troutfitter at 760-934-2517, Performance Anglers at 760-924-2181, Convict Lake Resort at 760-934-3800, Crowley Lake Fish Camp at 760-935-4301.
BISHOP AREA: Most of the Bishop Creek drainage is still locked up in ice, but the ice is thinning quickly at most locations and ice fishing is getting more problematic at Sabrina, South Lake, and North Lake. Bishop Creek and Intake II are both heavily planted and providing good fishing. Pleasant Valley Reservoir was good for planted rainbows on floating baits and small lures. Lower Owens just fair. Information: Sierra Drifters Guide Service 760-935-4250, Culver’s 760-872- 8361, Brock’s 760-872-3581,
BIG PINE TO LONE PINE AREA: Generally fair to good action after DFG plants last week and this week on all the creeks and Diaz Lake. Information: 760-876-4444 or go to Lone PineChamber of Commerce | the Other Side of California.

WESTERN SIERRA

LAKE ISABELLA: Winds have hampered the action some, but there is still an excellent crappie bite with fish showing on structure around much of the lake. Limits of 25 crappie not uncommon, and some of the fish are up to 2-8. Best bite on small minnows with small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles in a fairly distant second place. The two Bob’s Bait shops in Bakersfield sold over 8,000 minnows this past week to anglers fishing this bite. The catfish are also very good with a lot of really nice stringers of two to four-pound fish being caught on mackerel, Sonny’s catfish dip bait, and clams. Largemouth bass are fair to good with big fish up chasing trout and other baitfish. Quite a few five-plus fish landed on swimbaits and plastics. Trout action is also good at the auxiliary dam on Power Bait and nightcrawlers. Bluegill still spotty. Information: Bob’s Bait 661-833-8657.
KERN RIVER: Flows exploded up with the warm weather this past week and in spite of trout plants in all locations this week in both the upper and lower river, the fishing is tough because of high flows and off-color water. Bait anglers are having the best luck fishing salmon eggs and nightcrawlers along the edges of the river in quieter eddies and pools. The fly-fishing bite has been all but washed out. Information: Kern River Fly Shop 760-376-2040 (or Fly Fishing the Kern River) or James Store 760-376-2424.
AQUEDUCT NEAR TAFT: The striped bass and catfish action has been good over the past week, with the catfish really turning on on cut baits. The stripers have been best on sand worms and blood worms, with lures still not producing as well as normal for this time of year. Mike Clark, Bakersfield, landed a seven-pound catfish on a sand worm, while Sal Lucatero, Bakersfield, had a stringer of fish all from three to five pounds on nightcrawlers. Information: Bob’s Bait 661-833-8657.
HART PARK LAKE: Carp are good on homemade dough baits or Powder Bait. The bluegill bite is good on wax and meal worm, and the bass action has been pretty good on plastics and nightcrawlers.
TRUXTUN LAKE: The carp bite has been good on Powder Bait. Bluegill and bass had been fair. Some crappie are also starting to be caught.
RIVER WALK PARK: The carp action is pretty good with a lot of fish in the shallows. Homemade dough baits and Powder Bait are the best bets. The bluegill bite is good and continues to improve with warming weather. There is a fair bass bite on minnows, nightcralwers, and plastics.
MING LAKE: The carp bite is good on Powder Bait and other dough baits. There has been a pretty fair bite on bluegill, mostly on wax worms and meal worms, and the bass action is fair to good on brush hogs with fish still in the shallows.
BRITE LAKE: DFG trout plants two weeks ago, and there have been reports of a pretty fair bite on garlic Power Bait and nightcrawlers.
BUENA VISTA LAKES: Very good catfish action on 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 fair to good on wax worms. Former NBA player Chris Childs, Bakersfield, landed a 1-8 bluegill on a waxworm. The panfish are starting to move shallow. The crappie have been very spotty on live minnows. Information: Bob’s Bait 661-833-8657.
WOOLLOMES LAKE: The bluegill bite is fair to good on red worms, meal worms, or wax worms, and more and more bass are showing on plastics. Pretty good carp action, too.
SUCCESS LAKE: Fair to good bass action, and some bluegill and catfish also starting to show. Information: 559-781-2078.
KAWEAH LAKE: The redear are really starting to take off with both moving shallow, and the bass are showing on plastics and reaction baits. Some catfish beginning to show. Information: 559-597-2526.

CENTRAL COAST LAKES

SAN ANTONIO: No report. Information: 805-472-2818.
NACIMIENTO: The crappie action remains good with nice stringers of fish showing on live minnows or small jigs tipped with Crappie Nibbles. There continues to be a pretty good spotted bass bite with fair largemouth and smallmouth action. The white bass are in the main lake again with fewer and fewer fish up in the river mouth. A few catfish are starting to show. Information: 805-238-1056 or Lake Nacimiento Resort and Marina.
SANTA MARGARITA: Good bass, crappie and redear action. A lot of the bass are still up on beds and the bite has been good on nightcrawlers and plastics. Crappie are fair to good with fish from one to two pounds, mostly around brush or other structure in eight to 12 feet of twater. The marina store is open Wednesday through Sunday. Information: 805-438-1522.
LOPEZ: Fair to good largemouth bass action, and the crappie bite is pretty fair and improving. Few other reports. 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 California Department of Fish & Game Fisheries Fish Planting Schedule by Regions.
LOS ANGELES: Alondra Park Lake, Elizabeth Lake, Hansen Dam, Jackson Lake, Legg Lake, Peck Road Park Lake, Puddingstone Reservoir, Pyramid Lake, Sante Fe Dam.
ORANGE: Trabucco Creek.
VENTURA: Rancho Simi Community Park Lake.
INYO: Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek Intake No. 2, Diaz Lake, George Creek, Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lone Pine Creek, Lower Bishop Creek, Middle Fork Bishop Creek, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Shepherd Creek, South Fork Bishop Creek, Symms Creek, Tabooose Creek, Tinemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek.
MONO: Bridgeport Reservoir, Convict Creek, Convict Lake, Gull Lake, June Lake, Lee Vining Creek, Lower Twin Lake (Bridgeport), Mammoth Creek, McGee Creek, Robinson Creek, Rock Creek from French Camp to upper bridge at Rock Creek Lodge, Rock Creek from Paradise Lodge to Tuff Campground, Rush Creek, Upper Twin Lake (Bridgeport), Virginia Creek, Little Walker River, West Walker River (section 2).
RIVERSIDE: Hemet Lake, Lake Perris, Strawberry Creek.
SAN BERNARDINO: Mojave Narrows Regional Park Lake, Seccombe Park Lake.
FRESNO: Kings River below the Pine Flat Reservoir, San Joaquin River below the Friant Dam
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.
TULARE: Kern River from Brush Creek to Fairview Dam, Kern River from Fairview Dam to Falling Waters Lodge.
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.