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http://www.countyofsb.org/parks/cachuma.sbcThe Catfish bite held up throughout the week. Using cut mackerel around Arrowhead Island and Cachuma Bay produced Kitties to 6 lbs.
Santa Cruz Bay had a decent Crappie bite on mini jigs and trolled C.D. Rapalas. One angler reported getting a near limit catch of slabs in the 1 to 2 lb. range.
Bass anglers had mixed results as the fish were scattered from 3' to 20' in the water column. Most of the Bass were caught on nightcrawlers. The artificial bite was more difficult than typical.
Only a handful of trout were taken. Fishermen who fished for trout had to get their baits down to 40' to 50'. The dam was the best location to fish for the trout. Bow fishing for Carp was slow except for early in the morning at the mouth of Clark's canyon.
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The hot weather has most of the fish running for cover, except the catfish. The kitties came in from all over the lake last week. The best locations were Cachuma Bay and behind Arrowhead Island. Cut mackerel was the bait to use and accounted for catfish up to 8 lbs. Other productive areas were Johnson's Bay and Clarks'. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass have retreated to 20' to 25'and have been tough to catch on artificials. The use of nightcrawlers gives the......
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Catfish bit well last week as several limits were checked in at the marina last week. Johnson's Bay was the hot sport,as well as Martini Bay, the Narrows and just about any shallow cove. All held Kitties to 6 lbs. Cut mackerel, shrimp and packaged dough baits were all productive. Trout made a decent showing despite the tripe digit air temps. Shore anglers had some nice catches off of E Point and Harveys. Anglers who chose to drift while fishing at......
