Tackle Express Castaic Fishing Reports

Good surface action on smaller fish, with some bigger models mixed in. The schools that are in the coves have the bigger fish than the ones in the main lake and are more likely to bite normal sized lures, whereas the smaller fish are keyed in on micro Shad which are hard to match size-wise. The same lures used for the Bass are working on the Stripers as well.

The surface boils continue with the smaller fish, but there are some big ones mixed in, as well as some big Largemouth Bass in some of the schools. Smaller Lucky Craft Gunfish and Sammy’s are getting the schoolies, with bigger versions of the same lures getting the attention of the occasional larger fish below them.

Bass are biting on most any plastic bait presentations. 5″ wacky-rigged Senkos, Carolina rigged C3 Baits Shimmys, 4-1/2″ Roboworms and Ned rigs are all getting bit by fish averaging one to two pounds with some in the four to six pound range.

Lucky Craft Gunfish and Sammy’s will get the bigger bites while small 2″ swimbaits and poppers are getting bit by the smaller schoolies. Adding a feathered treble hook to the surface baits will do double duty as the bigger bait appeals to the larger fish and the feathered treble is the size of the smaller Shad being hammered by the small Stripers.

Most of the fish are being caught in the bigger coves while Bass fishing. Buzzbaits are accounting for a few fish in the shallow pockets. Three to four inch Keitech swimbaits in the Electric Shad pattern have also been effective. There is a decent bait bite in ten to fifty feet of water for those anchoring up with cut Sardines, with most fish ranging in size from one to three pounds.

The Bass bite has been pretty decent despite continued falling water levels of a few feet per week. Most of the fish have pulled out of the shrinking coves and are making their way back to secondary and main lake points and bluffs. There are a lot of Shad around and the Bass are following them.