Tackle Express Castaic Fishing Reports

The lake is still plagued by floating debris. The marina as well as most of the coves are completely choked. Hopefully the forecast of high Santa Ana winds this week will help in dispersing some of the debris. Not many anglers are willing to launch in these conditions as the small particles clog and overheat most outboard engines. Hopefully the lake will be fishable after the winds. Jim – www.661Fishing.com

The lake is unindated with mud and floating debris. The good news is the lake level has risen close to forty feet in recent weeks, far exceeding expectations and prospects for having a full lake this year. Better days ahead!

A tough week weather-wise for anglers. Heavy rain and winds on most days limited opportunities. The lake was closed over the weekend due to heavy surface debris. They did allow launching on Sunday but it was electric motors only which made most boats turn around and head home.

Bass fishing slowed this week for both numbers and size. A National Bass West tournament with 33 teams was won with a meager 12 pounds last Saturday. Fish will bite a slow presentation like the C3 Baits Shimmy on the finesse Carolina rig in the twenty to thirty foot zone.

Another Trout plant early in the week saw fish in the five to ten pound range active on Trout imitations like Lunker Punkers, Huddlestons and Spro BBZ-1 swimbaits. A few bigger models pushing twenty pounds were caught as well. Smaller Stripers to three pounds are still hitting Alabama rigs and Yak Flies trolled on lead core line with a few bigger fish mixed in.

The dropshot rigged with a 2.8 Keitech Fat Swing Impact swimbait and the 5″ green pumpkin Senko are still our main techniques. There is still a decent crankbait bite when the fish are active, mostly on the red clay points in the mornings and afternoons with some wind. Anglers commiting to throwing the glide bait all day are being rewarded with some quality Largemouth.