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http://www.countyofsb.org/parks/cachuma.sbcTrout fishing has been fair in the 50' depth range near the dam on trolled dodger/crawler combinations and wedding rings in the early mornings, and drifting worms later in the day around the dam, in front of Harvey's Bay and Johnson Bay.
Both largemouth and smallmouth bass are biting top waters until the cloud cover lifts. After that jigs, texas rigs and drop shot plastics have been producing well for the rest of the day.
Catfish are in coves and are taking cut mackerel in 10' to 15' of water. Crappie action has been a little slower this week, but the ones biting have been good ones in the 2 to 3 lbs. class. Mini jigs and trolled minnow imitations in the narrows and at Santa Cruz Bay have been the best bet for the slabs. Bow fishing for Carp has been good early along the wall between Bobcat and Santa Cruz point and chalk Cliffs. Bluegill were tough to come by and only a handful were reported.
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Warmer air temps slowed the fishing a bit, but still all gamefish were being caught. Trout have been coming out of the dam area on drifted and trolled nightcrawlers. Bass are biting top waters early, jigs and texas rigs during the day. Crappie to 2 lbs. are being caught back in the narrows on mini jigs tipped with a meal worm. Some anglers reported near limits. Catfish can be found in the creek channels and in the backs......
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Trout have been biting well around the dam and in Johnson's Bay on needlefish and rapalas early and late. Drifted nightcrawlers are also effective in the mid-morning through the afternoon. The 'bows were reported to be as deep as 60' in some areas. Both Largemouth and smallmouth are on the chew. They are taking reaction baits, top waters and jigs all over the lake. There have been spots of shad pushed up on the bank in Santa Cruz and......
