This year has been a tough one where Mother Nature hasn’t been holding back her fury. Winds, bad rains and debris from the past fires have been putting a damper on the fishing lately. You can fish around the marina when the debris gets bad and boat launching has stopped, just try to not cast near it because it is an automatic snag. We had received word about the trout truck coming to the main launch ramp on Friday last week and turned around due to debris. Just up the 5 Freeway at Pyramid, out sister lake got a stocking at least. We are hoping for a make up plant this week sometime, our fingers are crossed. Trout fishing has slowed down quite a bit since our last plant on 1/3/23. If we get the trout we were scheduled for, inline spinners, spoons, Powerboats and Sierra Slammers will do the trick.

The largemouth bite has been one of the harder species to target lately. Drop shot, Carolina-rig, ned rigs and small jigs seem to be working the best. A green pumpkin, shad or bait fish color have been getting most of the bites.

Striper fishing has been decent lately. Cut bait like sardines and anchovies have been working the best, mainly in deeper water off main and secondary points. Trolling bigger spoons, umbrella rigs, and flies also have been getting a couple decent striper here and there.

The catfish are still biting, they will eat anything from mackerel to chicken livers, even a plain old nightcrawler.

The bluegill and crappie bite remains slow.

The lower lagoon has been a better area to target these fish. Having sonar during these months have been coming in handy to target deeper holding schools.

Water temperature: 52-53 degrees