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http://www.countyofsb.org/parks/cachuma.sbcThe best bait for the "hot fishing" were jigs, texas rigs, cranks and blades. The best spots were anywhere from the back of the narrows to Santa Cruz Bay has been producing and the big fish are holding from 10' to 30' in the water column.
Crappie have also been on the chew, and trolling small spinners in the narrows was the best way to go.
Trout fishing has been spotty, but there is a 4,000 lb. plant from the Calavaras fish hatchery scheduled for Tuesday, December 13th which should kick the trout bite into high gear. There were a few catfish checked in at the launch, but details were unavailable. Carp have been down too deep to shoot, but should begin feeding on the surface soon. Redear and Bluegill were both no shows.
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Trout fishing has been on a day to day basis, although most anglers did have some good action trolling from the surface to 20' with dodger/needlefish combos, or J5 and J7 Rapalas. The narrows was the spot to be after high winds shut down the lake earlier in the week. Bass fishing really came to life the past 3 days. Both smallmouth and largemouth were taking texas rigs, spinnerbaits, drop shot, jigs and small swimbaits. ......
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Trout fishing kicked in to high gear this past week, as the recent trout plant went on the chew. Shore anglers did well in Harveys Bay and E point. PowerBait and crawlers worked for those who wanted to soak bait. Kastmasters, small spinners and Rapalas also took fish to 3 lbs. Trollers reported limit or near limit action on both recent and holdover rainbows anywhere from the surface to 30' down in the water column. Leadcore fished......
