Santa Ana conditions slowed the wide open bass bite of last week, but as of this Sunday the fishing was starting to pick up once again. There are beds showing up all over the lake, but no large fish were reported to the concession.
Saint Patrick’s Day brought out David Lewis and his son, from Chula Vista, CA. They picked up a half dozen Red Ear Sunfish weighing up to 2lbs, and a few Bass on red worms and shiners. There were reports of some big blue catfish lurking in the Barona arm, although non were caught.
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Despite cool air temps, the bass bite here went off the charts as of last Thursday. Anglers reported up to 40 largies fishing fly-lined plastics, jigs, small swimsuits, etc. The backs of coves have been producing the best, although you can catch them just about anywhere at the moment. Most of the largemouth have been males in the 1lb to 2lb range, with the occasional 3lb to 5lb fish showing. The pan fish have yet to show, probably due to......
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Not Much has changed here from the last few weeks, the bass are still scattered from 5’ to 50’. Drop shotting has been working for the deeper fish, and small swimsuits, rip baits, and jigs catching some fish up shallow. Some consistent warm weather should really put the bite into high gear. The same could be said about the panfish, which haven’t shown up in any numbers as of yet. ......
