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http://www.countyofsb.org/parks/cachuma.sbcBass fishing has been a hit or miss proposition this past week, and the bass were caught with a wide variety of baits and techniques. Jigs, spoons, cranks, top waters, and plastics all took a mixture of both smallmouth and largemouth bass. Bait is all over the lake, but not on the surface as of yet.
Catfish are still taking fly lined baits in Cachuma Bay, Sweetwater Bay and Clark Canyon. Crappie made a decent showing in the Narrows, with mini jigs and small spinners working on the panfish. Bluegill still around any structure in the backs of cuts and coves all over the lake. There were a few Redear reported around the back of Arrowhead Island, trout worms and red worms were the top choices for baits. Trout fishing has all but ground to a stop, as has the bow fishing for carp.
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Catfish still going strong, and several limits were reported last week. Mackerel has been the best offering, followed by packaged dough baits. The cats seem to be all over the lake, but Sweetwater Bay was hands down the most productive spot, with fish to 8 lbs. weighed in at the marina. Bass fishing has been inconsistent, but the cooling temps brought the largies up tight to the shoreline cover in the early AM, and were later found suspended around the......
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Largemouth 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......
