Tackle Express Castaic Fishing Reports

The most productive depth zone has been ten to twenty five feet on main lake points and shoals, and bluff walls. C3 Baits Shimmy’s in the Neptune Shad pattern fished on the Carolina rig continue to dominate the action overall. Dropshot rigs are accounting for a few bites also with three to four inch finesse worms doing the most damage. The water is pretty clear so lean towards colors like Neptune Shad and Watermelon Magic for the C3 Baits and Margarita Mutilator and Aaron’s Magic for RoboWorms.

A recent stocking of some bigger Trout has lots of anglers fishing the shoreline with the usual dough baits and nightcrawlers. Lure chuckers are connecting with Rooster Tails, Thomas Bouyants and Super Dupers. The fish are getting hammered with the good weather and the bite won’t last long.

C3 Baits Slim Pro’s on the dropshot and Shimmy’s in the Neptune Shad pattern fished on the Carolina rig are still getting the majority of the bites. Both arms of the lake have been good but the anglers that are looking for fish with sonar before casting a line are doing better. There are schools of bigger fish down at forty feet but they are hard to entice at this time.

The bite remains pretty tough on most days, however the recent string of warm weather and minimal wind has produced a decent bite on mostly smaller fish in two to twenty feet of water. C3 Baits Shimmy’s in the Neptune Shad pattern on a dropshot or light-line Carolina rig are still getting the majority of the bites.

A big load of Trout from one to eight pounds (and maybe bigger) are keeping anglers busy in the West Ramp area. Bait anglers are getting bit on Berkley Mice Tails, Gulp pinched crawlers on a dropshot rig and inflated nightcrawlers on a Carolina rig. Two to four pound leaders are best. 

A decent week of fishing as the bite on one to four pound fish contiunues in the 15 to 25 foot range, with finesse plastics accounting for the bulk of the action. Wacky rigged stick baits like the C3 Baits Slim Pro or 4-1/2″ straight-tailed RoboWorms on the dropshot were the most consistent baits and techniques.