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http://www.countyofsb.org/parks/cachuma.sbcThe red hot bass bite slowed some after the last cold front passed through, but limit style action is still on tap for both largies and smallies all over the main lake. The majority of action is 15 to 30 ft. down on Texas rigs, jigs and drop-shot plastics.
Crappie fishing has been productive at times, and those trolling CD3 Rapalas in the narrows reported near limits, and slabs up to 2.5 lbs.
This weeks trout plant had shore anglers happy and many people reported limits on Kastmasters, Pamnther Martins, Rapalas as well as PowerBait and inflated 'crawlers in Drakes Cove, Harveys and E point. Trolling those same areas from the surface to 20 ft. resulted in some nice stringers of 'bows to 30 lbs. There were a handful of cats taken as well. All other species were on the slow side.
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The 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......
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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. ......
