FRESHWATERCASTAIC LAKE--Largemouth bass fair when winds aren’t...

FRESHWATER

CASTAIC LAKE--Largemouth bass fair when winds aren’t keeping boats off lake. Lots of smaller fish coming from upper and lower lake.

LAKE PIRU--Some trout taken by trollers using Needlefish and Kastmasters deeper than 15 feet. Few limits. Occasional bass caught at north end. Inflated night crawlers getting most. Crappie fair on mini-jigs and mealworms at east end.

PYRAMID LAKE--A few stripers being caught on anchovies and plugs, but the bite is not at all reliable. Largemouth and smallmouth bass continue to be caught on a daily basis, mostly on plastics. Catfish picking up.

LAKE CACHUMA--Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and plastic worms at 15-20 feet. Red ear perch fair on night crawlers at east end. Some limits of trout, most coming between harbor and dam.

LAKE CASITAS--Lots of small bass, but few lunkers. Plastic worms and night crawlers getting most.

CORONA LAKE--Sizzling temperatures keeping the lake still during day. Mostly catfish coming alive in the afternoons. Hybrid striped bass beginning to boil in afternoons as well.

SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Catfish have replaced trout as the predominant bait-taker and are biting on mackerel and shrimp.

IRVINE LAKE--Trout still fairly active, despite the heat. Scott Genkeros, Irvine, five trout topped by an 8-4, on Power Bait at West Bank. Catfish active in shallows, feeding on chunks of mackerel.

LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--The lake is so full of catfish it’s hard not to catch one, especially in afternoons and evenings. Bass bite fair. Small crank baits getting most.

LAKE SKINNER--Bite is on the slow side, but catfish (mackerel and chicken livers) and striped bass (anchovies, plugs) are showing at the scales daily.

LAKE PERRIS--Lots of small bass and bluegill.

SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Bass action has slowed, but lots of fish are still being caught at El Capitan, Hodges and San Vicente. If it’s bluegill you want, San Vicente is the place--1,390 were caught in the past week.

LAKE CUYAMACA--Trout fishermen have given up on night crawlers because crappie strike them before the trout can make their move.

BIG BEAR LAKE--A lake-record 7-pound 4-ounce largemouth bass was caught by Danny Robinson, Apple Valley, on a spinnerbait at Grout Bay.

BISHOP--Lots of limits of pan-sized trout taken from all upper-elevation lakes. Road to North Lake has finally opened.

MAMMOTH LAKES--Hot creek dry fly action is superb, thanks to a caddis hatch that begins at about 11 a.m. Gray parachute caddis fly is a good bet. Limits of trout fairly common at Crowley Lake, but perch “are coming out by the buckets,” according to one report.

JUNE LAKE LOOP--Trollers using Rapalas and Needlefish and bait fishermen using Power Bait and Sierra Gold are getting quality fish at all lakes on the loop.

BRIDGEPORT--Vast improvement throughout region. Little Virginia Lake is yielding fish to 10 pounds, and lots of limits of the pan-size variety. The hot bite at Kirman Lake is believed to be over for the season.

SALTWATER

MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--20 anglers (1 boat): 11 ling cod, 50 red rock cod, 50 rock cod, 200 rockfish. (Bob’s Sportfishing)--11 anglers (1 boat): 120 red rock cod, 45 rockfish, 1 salmon, 1 soupfin shark.

AVILA BAY (Avila Beach)--17 anglers (1 boat): 255 rock cod, 2 halibut, 12 ling cod, 5 cabezon.

SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--20 anglers (2 boats): 170 calico bass, 10 sand bass, 1 halibut, 6 whitefish, 3 rockfish. (Hornet’s Landing)--10 anglers (1 boat): 95 calico bass, 5 sand bass, 1 halibut, 2 barracuda, 4 rockfish, 5 mackerel.

VENTURA--16 anglers (1 boat): 90 calico bass, 70 sand bass, 3 barracuda, 1 halibut, 12 rockfish, 3 sculpin, 1 sheephead, 1 yellowtail. (Harbor Village)--15 anglers (1 boat): 150 calico bass, 1 yellowtail.

OXNARD (Cisco’s)--63 anglers (3 boats): 18 barracuda, 2 white sea bass, 151 calico bass, 1 halibut, 1 ling cod, 30 rockfish, 2 sand bass, 19 sculpin, 52 whitefish, 25 black smith perch, 30 island shiner perch. (Gold Coast)--14 anglers (1 boat): 125 calico bass, 1 halibut, 15 rockfish, 15 sand bass, 1 sculpin.

PORT HUENEME--28 anglers (2 boats): 2 white sea bass, 232 calico bass, 24 sand bass, 42 barracuda, 3 rockfish, 1 lingcod.

MARINA DEL REY--106 anglers (5 boats): 1 halibut, 303 barracuda, 138 sand bass, 22 calico bass, 3 bonito, 1 sculpin. (In-Seine Sportfishing)--22 anglers (1 boat): 35 calico bass, 25 sand bass, 20 barracuda, 2 halibut, 10 sculpin.

REDONDO BEACH--160 anglers (4 boats): 73 yellowtail, 27 albacore, 14 bonito, 106 calico bass, 573 barracuda, 1 halibut, 1 sheephead.

SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--100 anglers (4 boats): 35 albacore, 139 yellowtail, 1 white sea bass, 3 halibut, 275 barracuda, 150 calico bass, 24 sand bass, 14 sculpin, 10 bonito, 1 sheephead. (22nd St. Landing)--153 anglers (5 boats): 7 albacore, 13 yellowtail, 129 calico bass, 1 halibut, 244 barracuda, 107 sand bass, 5 bonito, 12 sculpin

LONG BEACH--160 anglers (4 boats): 16 albacore, 93 yellowtail, 48 barracuda, 511 calico bass, 129 sand bass, 1 whitefish, 1 sheephead, 4 bonito, 23 sculpin, 8 rockfish, 1 Spanish jack. (Belmont Pier)--44 anglers (3 boats): 5 yellowtail, 91 barracuda, 2 bonito, 237 calico bass, 26 sand bass, 10 sculpin, 2 sheephead.

SEAL BEACH--86 anglers (3 boats): 4 yellowtail, 104 barracuda, 276 calico bass, 167 sand bass, 2 halibut, 1 bonito, 33 sculpin.

NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--122 anglers (5 boats): 10 albacore, 86 yellowtail, 1 white sea bass, 78 sand bass, 335 calico bass, 6 rockfish, 18 sculpin, 2 bonito, 1 halibut, 5 barracuda, 2 whitefish, 144 mackerel, 312 giant squid. (Davey’s Locker)--245 anglers (7 boats): 9 albacore, 1 white sea bass, 200 giant squid, 42 yellowtail, 39 bonito, 607 barracuda, 259 calico bass, 1 sand bass, 26 sculpin, 1 sheephead, 1 rockfish, 104 mackerel.

OCEANSIDE--191 anglers (9 boats): 37 albacore, 256 yellowtail, 43 barracuda, 230 bonito, 424 calico bass, 107 sand bass, 2 halibut, 7 sculpin, 5 sheephead, 6 rockfish, 75 blue perch.

SAN DIEGO (Seaforth)--28 anglers (8 boats): 44 albacore, 325 yellowtail, 125 barracuda, 48 bonito, 213 calico bass, 4 sand bass, 40 mackerel. (Islandia)--120 anglers (4 boats): 14 albacore, 36 barracuda, 23 bonito, 115 yellowtail, 6 sand bass, 5 calico bass, 1 white sea bass, 2 rockfish, 13 mackerel.

TROUT PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--Big Rock Creek, Little Rock Reservoir, Piru Creek (Frenchman’s Flat), San Gabriel River (East, North and West forks). SAN BERNARDINO--Jenks Lake. INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, South forks and Intake II), Cottonwood Creek, Georges Creek, Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lake Sabrina, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Owens River (below Tinnemaha and Laws Bridge downstream to Steward Lane), Pine Creek, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Rock Creek (Rock Creek Lake to the end of the road), Rock Creek Lake, Shepards Creek, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek. MONO--Buckeye Creek, Convict Lake, Deadman Creek, George Lake, Glass Creek, Grant Lake, Green Creek, Gull Lake, June Lake, Lake Mary, Little Walker River Mamie Lake, Owens River (Benton Crossing), Robinson Creek, Rock Creek (Paradise Camp to Tom’s Place, Tom’s Place upstream to Rock Creek Lake), Silver Lake, Swauger Creek, Trumble Lake, Twin Lakes Bridgeport, Twin Lakes Mammoth, Virginia Creek, Upper and Lower Virginia Lake.

CATFISH PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--Downey Wilderness Park Lake, Puddingstone Lake, El Dorado Park Lake. ORANGE--Carr Park Lake, Centennial Park Lake, Greer Park Lake, Huntington Park Lake, Tri-City Park Lake, Ralph Clark Park Lake.