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.

The schools of baitfish are heading into coves like Elizabeth Canyon, and there has been some feeding fish around. As the Stripers prepare to spawn there will be non-biting fish on the surface that look like they’re boiling but are going thru the spawning cycle. Unlike the Largemouth and Smallmouth that lay their eggs in a nest, Stripers are broadcast spawners like most ocean fish.

A recent stocking has been great for shore anglers as the fish stay near the shore for a week or two. There are still a few fish roaming the East shoreline of the Ski Arm from the previous stocking that can be caught in water as shallow as two feet. They will hit just about any trout lure as well as dropshot finesse plastics while Bass fishing.

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.

Some days are better than others for no obvious reason, with the mornings definitly seeing the majority of the action. A few bites were had on medium sized crankbaits in shad color hues and the occasional fish on an umbrella rig fished low and slow. Still awaiting another stocking. There have been a few incidental catches by Bass fishermen on finesse baits, mostly on the dropshot rig.