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Trout fishing is fair for those trolling the dam area as well as the wall between between Santa Cruz Bay and Cachuma Bay. Flat lining Rapalas, and Kastmasters has been the key to success for most. Shore anglers connecting with powerbait and inflated crawlers. E point, as well as the area beyond the buoy line in the marina. March 20th is slated for the next 4000lb. plant of rainbows from the Calaveras Trout Farm, with two more to follow in April prior to the annual derby scheduled for the 12th and 13th of the same month. Crappie biting in Santa Cruz on trolled, or drifted mini jigs. Bass bite still slow at this time. Carp are all over the lake, with double digit numbers easily obtainable for bowfishermen. All other species were absent from the count.
Bass: Poor
Avg. Size: 1.5 lbs
Carp: Excellent
Avg. Size: 8 lbs
Crappie: Good
Avg. Size: 1lb
Trout: Fair
Avg. Size: 1.5 lbs
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Trout fishing was fair early in the week for those flat lining Kastmasters, Rapalas, and flicker shads along northwest shoreline. Shore reports were hard to come by but all the tradional spots such as E point, and Harveys should still be holding fish. March 20th is the next scheduled trout plant, with two more to follow in April to get things in gear for this years annual trout derby slated for April 12th and 13th. It was known that there......
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Crappie fishing broke wide open this past week, and several anglers reported full 25 fish limits on slabs to 2.5 lbs. Trolling CD Rapalas in the narrows was the hot ticket, although mini jigs tipped with a crappie nibble or a mealworm was working in Santa Cruz Bay as well. Trout fishing still on the slow side, most trollers opted for the panfish. People fishing off of E point managed to put some nice 'bows on the stringer using powerbait......
