The Stripers are still not full strength as of yet, with only a few boils on some days. Bait Merchant 007 Riser Baits, LuckyCraft Gunfish and Espetit’s will call these fish up to the surface if you find the schools. There are huge schools of six pound fish and smaller schools of two pounders as well.

Castaic Lake Fishing Report 06/22/25 This report was made possible by Jim Taibi's 661Fishing.com Guide Service.  Visit his website here and catch more fish. Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass: Good Bass fishing most days as we get past the spawn for the Bass and Shad. Smallmouth and Largemouth averaging one to two pound are making up the bulk of the counts. Standard soft plastics presentations with just about any of the C3 Baits are still effective, but there has been a shift to surface activity and reaction style fishing. 007 Riser Baits, surface poppers and Flukes are getting the attention of some bigger fish along with hard jerkbaits like Lucky Craft Pointer 78’s and 100’s. Fishing with Live Shad is producing some three to five pound fish as they start hunting Shad in wolf packs of ten to twenty fish. Striped Bass: The Stripers are starting to show on the surface but the bite is not full strength as of yet. 007 size Bait Merchant Riser Baits, Lucky Craft Gunfish and Espetit’s will all work if you are lucky enough to be near some boils. This will turn into an epic season in my opinion, as there are huge schools of six pound fish and massive amounts of baitfish. *Launching is at the West Ramp Only*. Here is the address to the entry gate located on the West side of the lagoon: 32132 Castaic Lake Drive Surface Temp 74-78 Water Clarity  5′ to 15′ and improving Lake Level: Basically Full Pool Light debris Lake Hours as of Sunday 6/22: Open @ 6:00 am Off Water @ 7:30 pm Park Closes @ 8:00 pm Jim – www.661Fishing.com

The Stripers are starting to show on the surface but the bite is not full strength as of yet. 007 size Bait Merchant Riser Baits, Lucky Craft Gunfish and Espetit’s will all work if you are lucky enough to be near some boils. This will turn into an epic season in my opinion, as there are huge schools of six pound fish and massive amounts of baitfish.