FISH REPORT

FRESHWATER

CASTAIC LAKE--Fishing is slow but Dennis Mackelburg, Newhall, caught a 10 1/2-pound striped bass on Hopkins spoon, and David Hutchinson, Washington State, caught 11 largemouth bass between 1-2 pounds and a 7-pound striper, on plastics.

LAKE PIRU--Trout surprisingly active at dam, biting mostly on Needlefish lures fished very deep. Catfish picking up, biting primarily at north end. Dale Palmer, Fillmore, 18-pound, 17-pound and 16-pound catfish, on mackerel. Largemouth bass fairly active in mornings. Jason Rudkin, Fillmore, 8-pound bass, on Pop-R lure at dawn. Bruce Andree, Simi Valley, 7-pound bass, on white spinnerbait at San Felicia Cove.

PYRAMID LAKE--Striped bass biting sporadically on anchovies and lures, best in early mornings. Gary Hoffman, Northridge, four stripers, largest 9 pounds, on Hawg-Raiser lures at Yellow Bar and Spanish Point. Hoffman also caught five small largemouth bass at island.

LAKE CACHUMA--Catfish best bet. John Flynn and Scott Lamberton, Buellton, four catfish totaling 55 pounds, largest 17-0, on mackerel at east end. Largemouth bass biting sporadically on plastic worms and crankbaits. Marlin Spencer, Santa Barbara, 7-9 bass, on homemade lure. Trout slow, but some being caught at dam.

LAKE CASITAS--Catfish best bet. Jenny Silvestri, Ojai, 15-pound catfish, on mackerel at Station Canyon. Michelle Elshere, Ojai, 12 1/2-pound catfish, on night crawler in same area. Trout fair at 35-50 feet, biting on Apex and Needlefish lures near dam. Several limits. Largemouth bass slow.

CORONA LAKE--Top catfish, a 5-6. Lots of really little catfish, but fishing is anything but great. Hybrid striped bass boiling in mornings and evenings.

SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Top catfish, a 29-2 by Nick Carson, Westminster, on mackerel at Kids’ Lake. A few others heavier than 10 pounds, and lots of smaller catfish, and a few largemouth bass being caught and released.

IRVINE LAKE--A 58-pound blue catfish was caught by Wayne Wimer, Paramount, on mackerel at Santiago Flats. A 40-pounder also was boated, as well as dozens of smaller catfish. Other species slow.

LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Limits of catfish being filled by most fishing at night. A 14-pounder tops the week’s list. Largemouth bass fishermen are doing best in mornings and afternoons. A 7-10 was caught on a Jitterbug lure behind island.

LAKE SKINNER--Striped bass averaging 3-5 pounds biting mainly on anchovies and chicken livers at south end and along north shore. Catfish biting on same baits. Largemouth bass fairly active along south shore, biting mostly on night crawlers and purple plastics.

LAKE PERRIS--Largemouth bass active at Rock Climbers’ Cove, with jerk baits and spinnerbaits working best in mornings. Bluegill bite good at Bernasconi Beach and north end on crickets. Some trout being caught off dam. Catfish bite fair at night.

BIG BEAR LAKE--Limits of trout obtainable but by no means the rule. Several fish in the 5-pound class have been caught, with Power Bait and Rapalas getting most.

SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Only four catfish were caught at lower Otay, but one of those was almost 86 pounds and probably will become a line-class world record. San Vicente is still yielding enormous amounts of crappie (7,358 from July 21-27), while El Capitan, Hodges and Sutherland remain home to hungry largemouth bass, with Sutherland producing an 11-4.

LAKE CUYAMACA--Trout and crappie continue bite sporadically, though there is nothing of any size coming out of the lake. A few limits of pan-size trout have been logged.

BISHOP--Weir Pond along Bishop Creek producing limits for fly-fishermen using woolly buggers and hare’s ears. South Lake best bet for boaters and bank fishermen, with trout in the 3-pound range being caught on everything from Power Bait to Kastmasters.

MAMMOTH LAKES--Rock Creek Lake, Crowley Lake and Convict Lake all producing quality catches and many limits. Fly-fishermen doing best at Crowley, using Doc’s Twin Lakes Specials to catch 18- to 20-inch rainbows. Chris Arakawa, 7, Hacienda Heights, caught an Alpers trout with a tag worth $100 at Convict Lake. Rock Creek is fair for stream fishermen using salmon eggs and small spinners.

JUNE LAKE--All four lakes on the loop producing occasional limits of mostly pan-size trout, with an occasional fish biting on a surface lure..

BRIDGEPORT--Bridgeport Lake best bet for quality fish, with trout from 1 1/2 to 5 pounds biting for trollers using flasher-night crawlers combinations and boaters drifting or anchoring and fishing with Power Bait and night crawlers. East Walker has slowed some, but it’s still doing great for fly fishermen using damsel flies and stone-fly nymphs. There is a good dry-fly bite in early mornings. Virginia Lakes great for float-tubers and bank fishermen, who are catching limits of mostly pan-size trout.

SALTWATER

SAN SIMEON (Virg’s Landing)--29 anglers (1 boat): 1 lingcod, 3 red snapper, 62 red rock cod, 370 rockfish.

MORRO BAY (Virg’s Landing)--56 anglers (3 boats): 13 lingcod, 85 red rock cod, 503 rock cod, 50 rockfish, 2 halibut, 1 cabezon. (Bob’s Sportfishing)--30 anglers (2 boats): 4 lingcod, 125 red rock cod, 325 assorted rockfish.

AVILA BEACH (Avila Beach Sportfishing)--39 anglers (2 boats): 480 assorted rock cod, 105 red rock cod.

SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--42 anglers (3 boats): 13 calico bass, 5 sand bass, 4 sculpin, 50 mackerel, 3 barracuda, 76 whitefish, 8 lingcod, 100 red snapper, 187 rockfish, 2 sheephead.

VENTURA (Harbor Village)--55 anglers (2 boats) 29 calico bass, 101 barracuda, 388 sand bass. (Captain Hook’s)--29 anglers (2 boats): 18 calico bass, 154 sand bass, 110 barracuda.

OXNARD (Gold Coast)--10 anglers (1 boats): 62 calico bass, 6 sand bass, 1 barracuda.

PORT HUENEME--42 anglers (3 boats): 61 calico bass, 112 barracuda, 170 sand bass.

MARINA DEL REY--113 anglers (6 boats): 2 yellowtail, 40 calico bass, 3 halibut, 77 barracuda, 200 whitefish, 230 sand bass, 50 sculpin, 60 rockfish, 35 red snapper, 1 lingcod. (In-Seine Sportfishing)--85 anglers (3 boats): 128 barracuda, 147 sand bass, 809 sculpin, 2 halibut.

REDONDO--114 anglers (5 boats): 6 yellowtail, 30 bonito, 145 calico bass, 164 sand bass, 5 barracuda, 1 halibut, 1 black sea bass (released), 55 sculpin, 4 whitefish, 12 red snapper. Barge--55 anglers: 1 yellowtail, 1 sand bass, 2 mackerel.

SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--181 anglers (6 boats): 132 yellowtail, 82 barracuda, 28 calico bass, 32 sand bass, 26 bonito, 23 sculpin, 24 rockfish, 9 whitefish, 9 sheephead, 1 perch.

LONG BEACH--198 anglers (6 boats): 223 yellowtail, 121 barracuda, 173 calico bass, 4 sand bass, 40 whitefish, 47 sheephead, 53 bonito, 80 perch, 25 sculpin, 20 rockfish. (Belmont Pier)--66 anglers (2 boats): 10 barracuda, 37 calico bass, 2 halibut, 56 mackerel, 3 red snapper, 26 sand bass, 11 sculpin, 1 yellowtail.

SEAL BEACH--115 anglers (4 boats): 72 yellowtail, 45 barracuda, 26 calico bass, 146 sand bass, 2 halibut, 11 bonito, 41 sculpin, 38 mackerel.

NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--136 anglers (4 boats): 129 yellowtail, 6 barracuda, 2 halibut, 8 sheephead, 2 bonito, 21 sculpin, 17 calico bass, 54 sand bass, 77 mackerel. (Davey’s Locker)--264 anglers (8 boats): 184 yellowtail, 45 bonito, 114 barracuda, 50 calico bass, 201 sand bass, 20 sculpin, 1 halibut, 2 rockfish, 50 mackerel, 2 cabezon.

DANA WHARF--370 anglers (13 boats): 91 yellowtail, 213 sand bass, 231 calico bass, 142 bonito, 37 barracuda, 159 mackerel, 8 halibut, 9 rockfish, 32 sculpin, 5 sheephead, 1 white sea bass, 1 whitefish.

OCEANSIDE (Helgren’s)--147 anglers (5 boats): 3 yellowtail, 7 barracuda, 1 bonito, 235 calico bass, 266 sand bass, 1 halibut, 67 sculpin, 9 sheephead, 7 whitefish, 6 mackerel, 1 cabezon.

SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--188 anglers (8 boats): 300 albacore, 17 yellowfin tuna, 3 bluefin tuna, 19 skipjack, 266 yellowtail, 66 dorado. (Seaforth)--290 anglers (7 boats): 30 albacore, 15 yellowfin tuna, 1 big eye tuna, 21 yellowtail, 33 bonito, 139 barracuda, 94 calico bass, 190 sand bass, 50 rockfish. (Islandia)--165 anglers (5 boats): 4 dorado, 1 yellowfin tuna, 2 skipjack, 89 barracuda, 6 bonito, 66 yellowtail, 2 sand bass, 32 calico bass, 23 sculpin, 51 rockfish, 16 mackerel. (Imperial Beach Pier)--58 anglers (1 3/4-day boats): 210 sand bass, 20 rock cod, 25 sculpin, 3 barracuda, 1 lingcod.

TROUT PLANTS

RIVERSIDE--Fulmor Lake, San Jacinto River (North Fork). SAN BERNARDINO--Big Bear Lake. INYO--Baker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, South forks and Intake II), Cottonwood Creek, Georges Creek, Goodale Creek, Independence Creek, Lake Sabrina, Lone Pine Creek, North Lake, Owens River (below Tinnemaha), Rock Creek (Rock Creek Lake to the end of the road), Rock Creek Lake, Shepards Creek, South Lake, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek. MONO--Convict Lake, Deadman Creek, George Lake, Glass Creek, Grant Lake, Gull Lake, June Lake, Lake Mary, Pine Creek, Robinson Creek, Rock Creek (Paradise Camp to Tom’s Place, Tom’s Place upstream to Rock Creek Lake), Silver Lake, Twin Lakes Bridgeport, Twin Lakes Mammoth.

CATFISH PLANTS

LOS ANGELES--Downey Wilderness Park Lake, El Dorado Park Lake, Puddingstone Reservoir. ORANGE--Carr Park Lake, Centennial Park Lake, Greer Park Lake, Huntington Park Lake, Ralph Clark Lake, Tri-City Park Lake.