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Saturday, August 27th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 80.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Hot! 90+ on the water.
    Found small fish to 1 1/2 on the main lake points.
    Drop shot
    Some small fish under shad balls
    Wind came up (thank goodness) and there was a blade bite in the flooded brush. No big fish
    City: los angeles

    Tips: Metered fish deeper on points. Drop shot for them midday.

Saturday, July 2nd, 2005

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    Water Temp: 71.5

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: We were throwing our new Basstek Lure Spinnerbaits, west of the launch ramp, when we hook up with our first 6lb bass. No matter were you threw the shad were busting up tight in the brush. As we continued to worked down the shore we picked up several more bass.
    We moved to another spot and continued with the same pattern throwing spinnerbaits along the shore when I hooked up with a 8lb bass. This bite lasted about 2 hours, that was great.
    We then drop-shot different colors and did very well with a 4lb being the biggest worm fish. By noon the wind came up and we decided to leave.
    City: Culver City

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 72-75

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I prefished for the JT night tourney, and we caught fish on main lake rock points in 10-15' water. The islands, both the main and the small pair toward the dam, had fish on them. Water has lots of algae, visibility about three feet in places. We caught post spawn fish with bellies full and soft with shad. Shad were heavy in the back of coves, and we metered shad balls all over the lake. We didn't find any reaction fish during the day, but they hit the fat Ika on the fall near the bottom, or picked it up and swam off. The fish were spooky, even at night. We caught fish at night on fat Ikas, the JT winner drop shot all night. Tough bite, but the fish are there.
    City: los angeles

    Tips: Slooow presentations ( think dead stick), use rattles on bottom baits, use larger plastics on drop shot. Cranks in 10' water parallel to rock at night.

Saturday, May 21st, 2005

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    Water Temp: 72-74

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: bed fish still happening,hard to see in most spots,fish silhouette most of our fish were aggressive,large males,very large females,white tubes or jigs good,even they are hard to see,drop in front slowly bounce off bottom,patience will pay off
    City: la canada

    Tips: white,white or white

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 64

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Fished WON bass on Saturday didn't have a clue going into it...I used Margarita MutilatorIII fx sculpin #4 misquito hook with 15 power pro and 10 floro on 1/8 oz drop shot....fished the main island..not the submerged..... Found some fish shallow infront of tules or out infront on the points or the face of a point between willows.. I don't have time to find the flip bite but there had to be one...Move around but the marina side of that island should be the better of the sides but I got them here and there where ever around likely spawn areas ...Trout swimbait bite won the day....The boys never left the spot and racked up 34 pounds and change for a new W.O.N. record! Simply awesome fish in their five bags....our 11.38 was good enough for a check and 13th place...It's tough out there. 15 limits for 72 teams and only 52 teams weighed in at all
    City: Santa Barbara

Wednesday, March 9th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: fish shallow, jerry at Shasta... circus act at your lake ., ,,;. .,,. your ?/? is at airport road, west side, SV-CB. BN Tracking <3. b4 washington south tower 2floor-north tower 3floor...jerry your LZ IS HOT !!!!!!!. use your BLUE,The BLUE Is being used Against YOU. Your Wife Can Get This Info....!!!! LZ is Hot....!!!! If They Track They Will Try Rear Entry.... 86corrupt
    City: torrence

    Tips: get this to jerry waltman PLEASE.

Saturday, March 5th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 59.5 morning 6

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: lake almost full of water, fish up shallow under reeds piled up on shore, lots of brush under water,beutiful day after rain,3 fish on purple wienie,small males looking for action
    City: oak view

    Tips: bring heavy jigs, pin on 1/2 oz bullet to texas rig into potholes in reeds,flippin fun!

Sunday, February 27th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 50-59

    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: The fishing is slow but if you hit the spot,fish-on....I would prefer spinner baits for trout 1-2'...And casting into the shallows for the bass...Use a worm 3-4'on the bass.
    City: ventura

    Tips: dont go into shallow water if your fishing for bass...Troll for trout if your fishing trout...Go into deeper water if your fishing for catfish...

Saturday, February 26th, 2005

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: I haven't been fishing in a while and hoped to catch something, but nothing was biting. I thought it was me until I returned at the end of the day to discover there was only one recorded catch of the day, a six lb. bass. One fish on the whole lake! Regarding the weather, this was only the second day of sunshine after heavy rains for a week or so. I noticed there were carp everywhere along the banks. I've experienced times like these where carp move in to clean up the house. I don't know what could have been done to change the situation. I hope it's not like that the next time I go there. Such a beautiful place!
    City: Los Angeles

    Tips: Avoid Fishing On Carp Day!

Thursday, February 24th, 2005

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    Water Temp: 58

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: I was the camera boat for Triton boats.After the shoot the writer for Western Outdoor News wanted to do a little Big Bait fishing. So to cut it short I caught a 6-pounder on a Huddleston Swimbait and a 4-pounder on a Optimum swimbaits. Then I had to go to work, I did want to call out oh well maybe next time.
    City: Camarillo

    Tips: Fish the Big Swim baits slow like crawl them.Also throw them in the sunken brush and hold on.

Friday, October 1st, 2004

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    Water Temp: 71

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: The big fish seem to be shallow. Shad is thick on the shore in certain areas. Find the shad and the Bass are there. Also, fish the grass. It seemed to be a tough day. I didn't see too many guys getting hooked up. Most I saw were fishing worms in deeper water. I caught some solid keepers on the shallow pattern.
    City: Castaic

    Tips: Spinnerbaits in Wht./ Chart. with dbl. chrome willow leaf. Also white Senkos worked almost like a Spook through the grass. They seemed to want it faster than a normal retrieve. Good luck...

Sunday, March 7th, 2004

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    Water Clarity: Muddy (0-2 foot visibility)

    Report: A buddy and I will be fishing Casitas for the first time on April 2nd. I would really appreciate a few tips as to where we can get into some fish and with what baits. I know there are some really BIG bass in Casitas and would love to pick up a 10+. Thanks for any tips.
    City: Atascadero, CA

Sunday, February 29th, 2004

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    Water Temp: Mid 50s

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Searched for bass completely in Chismahoo Bay, Willow Creek, outside of Dead Horse, and Lookout Points. Found fish only in the 60' to 90' zones. No bed fish yet.
    City: Chatsworth, Ca 91311

Tuesday, January 20th, 2004

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    Water Temp: 57 degrees

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: First time back to this great lake in our years - what a shock! The lake is down 35-40 eet rom when my son, John, and I last ished it. We were looking UP at places where we had caught ish beore on then-key pieces o structure.Graphed many areas around the now-exposed Arrowhead Island, in Deep Cat, and in Station Canyon which were devoid o ish or baitish. Found a ew spots in all those locations with loose concentrations o suspended ish and baitish. Tried mainly trout-inished swimbaits (7, 8, 9 and 10" versions o Castaic Trout, Optimum and Mission Fish laced with Pro-Cure bait sauce) but also 10" Power Worms, jigs with craw trailers, 6" Senko, T-rigged big tube baits, shad-colored crankbaits, and larger drop-shot presentations but couldn't entice a bite, even with extremely slow retrieves and dead-sticking, rom the shoreline out to 120 eet deep. The suspended ish either weren't interested in eating or rejected everything we threw at them (including dead-sticked Castaic Trout and Huddleston Deluxbows on the surace, wacky-rigged plastic worms and a Silver Buddy). There were bands o suspended ish at 15-20 eet, 45-50 eet, and 95-110 eet over a bottom at 120 eet. We ished all three bands but concentrated on the 15-20 oot band on the assumption it would be the most active eeders. NOT!Weather was beautiul with a slight overcast and absolutely NO wind. Lake was like glass most o the day. Toured the lat between Deep Cat and Station Canyon and saw no evidence o spawning activity - no beds ound. Flushed and spooked a school o 15-20 mid-sized (4-5 lb.) bass which were apparently trying to take advantage o the warming shallows.
    City: Monterey, CA

    Tips: Only presentation we didn't try which may have worked is drop-shotting a 4" worm (that was good enough or the lake record 14 lb'er at Diamond Valley, so even the larger bass will go or the small worm). We also didn't try trolling which may have worked eventually on the suspended ish.Suggestion: stick with ound ish until they start eeding.

Friday, October 31st, 2003

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    Water Temp: 68

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Fished a trout swim bait,caught a 8.5 and a 7.5 on the same spot the weather was cloudy only 4 or 5 boats on the water. Rained heavy ater lunch. There was only one other boat beside me then. Caught another niceish Jigging. Had several very nice ish ollow the trout to the boat. A blessed day
    City: Oxnard

    Tips: Its time to throw those trout baits.Remember God who created all this and thank Him or everthing. God Bless, and Good Fishing.

Saturday, May 10th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 60+

    Water Clarity: Stained (2-4 foot visibility)

    Report: Got on the lake around 8:00 and went to my avorite spot east o the island. Fished my avorite spinner and Rebel Deep R until my wrist nearly ell o. Missed one ish on the lats (4-6 t deep). Started drop shotting and worming with a Texas rig and inally caught a 3.5 pounder in about 12-15 t water. Later in the day (6:00 PM) I went back to my Deep R and inally caught my second ish, 4Lbs. Wind came up around 1:00 and made ishing tough or everyone. Didn't see but two other people catching ish on artiicial lures. Did talk to a couple people that caught ish on minnows and one trolling with a deep diving Rapala. Tough day or me and a lot o other people. I don't think the ish are ready quite yet. Maybe next weekend. It sure was a pretty day to be out.
    City: Torrance

Sunday, March 23rd, 2003

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    Water Temp: 61

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: ish last week on riday and caugth ishrom 4lbs to 15lbs. best 5 would go 35lbs.next week ished won bass and weighed 5 lbsor only 3 bites 3 ish. Thought I learnedsomthing last weekend but to no avail I'mlost again when it counts. I don't think I'll ever get a handle on this @#$ lakeunless I ish it 20-30 days a year or 2 years. I ished Texas worms 6" with a lightshake in 1-15 eet. throught the big troutabout 150 times and not one bite on a limitworm purple weeine and a robo peoples wormand oxblood light red lake DUH!!! Only caught three small bed ish in 3-8 eet deep!
    City: n. hollyweird

    Tips: Don't have a clue!!!

Saturday, February 8th, 2003

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    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: Caught 4 Fish On Clown Rip/with Marks TailBig Fish 3.92 on Points/Pre-Spawn,Did See Fish Cruising But Would Not Bite.Banana/Fluke Produced 3 Keepers.Swim Bait Produced 1 Keeper.A Little Weather In Mid-Week Should Stack Fish Up.
    City: Escondido

    Tips: Big Baits-Big Fish.Dart-Head On Points For Keepers.White SwimBait For Bigger Fish.Rip-Baits In Ater Noon In Coves,You Won't Get Many Bites But They Will Be Quality Fish

Wednesday, February 5th, 2003

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    Water Temp: 57-59

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: light winds on and o,sunny,thru big baits,jig,split shot,drop shot,little george,no takers,ished until 2:OO, some ish crusing shallow,esp were water is warmer then main lake,ish have been up or awhile becuase they all have color,no beds at this time.anyone do better please let us know,thanks.
    City: la crescenta

Saturday, February 1st, 2003

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    Water Temp: low 50's

    Water Clarity: Clear (4+ foot visibility)

    Report: First trip to Casitas this year and one 4lb largemouth shakin an oxblood on a point about 25'. Water is low the sunken island is popping up good. Some ish chasing trout on top, an ocassional splash here and there.They were big ish saw 2 break the water ater the trout.
    City: palmdale