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http://www.countyofsb.org/parks/cachuma.sbcLargemouth Bass have moved up to the shallows early, with blades shallow cranks and creature baits all working well. Afternoons have both smallies and largies deeper off main lake points, and the edge of the river channel. Spoons, texas rigged plastics, and drop shot plastics have all been taking fish.
The catfish bite is still going strong in shallow coves, and fly-lined mackerel, packaged dough baits, and nightcrawlers getting the job done on the whiskerfish.
Crappie showed some improvement with the slightly cooler water, and those fishing with mini jigs in the narrows, or the back of Cachuma Bay have been rewarded with some quality slabs. Trouting still slow, and only a handful of rainbows were caught last week. Down rigged needlefish and 'crawlers were the top offerings. Look for plants to begin next month.
Bowfishing for Carp has been poor at best, try the Santa Ynez River above the lake for a better chance at the bugle mouths. Bluegill can still be had in most shallow coves. All other species are slow at this time.
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Thunderstorms kept a lot of people off the lake this weekend, but fishing wasn't bad for those that stuck it out. Bass were caught all over the lake, and are down around 20 ft. Texas rigged plastics and jigs are getting most of the fish, as well as top water action early. Catfish are still being taken from shallow coves with creek channels, such as Cachuma, Santa Cruz and Harveys. Mackerel has been the bait of choice for the wiskerfish.......
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Catfish are still the most active species, and cut mackerel fished in creek channels and shallow coves is working best for the kitties right now. Bass fishing has been up and down, but early mornings have produced a little bit of a surface bite on spooks and poppers. The evening has been good at times, as shad have moved onto main lake points. Spoons drop shots, slow rolling spinnerbait have been putting fish in the boat. Trout anglers are......
