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Lake Nacimiento sat near 65 percent and fishing was about as good as it gets

by CHAD BURTON AND CHRIS BORDEN / Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop
Lake Nacimiento sat near 65% of its storage capacity, and fishing was about as good as it gets. Bass anglers had great success targeting spotted bass using a mix of topwater baits, swimbaits, and other reaction lures, while finesse techniques
(More...) (Friday, April 17, 2026)

Bluefin Limits and Yellowtail

by TEAM SUPREME / Polaris Supreme
Great fishing for our 3 Day. We were able to wrap up our limits of Bluefin for the trip and we have since moved on in search of some variety. Up to 80 Yellowtail today with most fish coming by
(More...) (Friday, April 17, 2026)

Had a fun Light load Charter today

by SHAWN STEWARD / Aloha Spirit Sportfishing
Had a fun Light load Charter today. 12 anglers 24 link cod 7 halibut 47 rockfish we have space on tomorrow’s open party trip as well as Monday’s link card trip Tuesdays and Thursdays open party as well. Call 805-382-1612 or go to alohaspirit.com to make a
(More...) (Thursday, April 16, 2026)

Departed yesterday on Okuma Reels 16 day trip

by EXCEL LONG RANGE SPORTFISHING / Excel Sportfishing
Departed yesterday on our first trip after our maintenance period and the boat is running great. The Okuma Reels 16 day group is getting ready for action. Here is a shot of the starting line up for our boat trolling
(More...) (Thursday, April 16, 2026)

Lake Jennings Fishing Report

by LAKE JENNINGS STAFF / Lake Jennings Staff
Stocking: The lake was stocked with 1,500 pounds of Rainbow Trout this week. The LAST stocking of 1,500 pounds of Rainbow Trout is the week of April 27th. Catfish Opener is Memorial Day weekend. More info coming soon. What’s the Catch? Despite warming
(More...) (Thursday, April 16, 2026)

Phil Friedman 5 day

by BRIAN PIFER / Independence Sportfishing
Talk about a game-changer! We started our morning working the beach for yellowtail, but despite finding a nice school, they just weren't in a biting mood. After a few drifts for rockfish, we got the "911 call" from a code
(More...) (Thursday, April 16, 2026)

3/4 day

by JASON DIAMOND / Stardust Sportfishing
Open Party 3/4 Day Trip  Great day of fishing out at our local deep water area again. We just opened up a 3/4 day open party trip for the 27th. You can book online at www.stardustsportfishing.com or call the Santa Barbara
(More...) (Thursday, April 16, 2026)

Lake Casitas Fishing Guide Report

by RICH TAUBER
Southern California Lake Casitas Fishing Guide Report 04/15/2026 - Here is Alex with me today for some bass fishing, visiting from Minnesota, loaded down with a fantastic bag of Lake Casitas largemouth, in just four hours of fishing. Absolute gorgeous conditions
(More...) (Thursday, April 16, 2026)

Sunday 8 hour

by BLACK PEARL SPORTFISHING
Sunday wrapped up the weekend on a high note with some absolute "monsters" coming over the rail! Here is the breakdown: The Conditions: Perfectly flat and calm weather made for a smooth day on the water for the 30 anglers on board. The Haul: The group
(More...) (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)

Lake Cachuma Fishing Guide Report

by RICH TAUBER
Southern California Lake Cachuma Fishing Guide Report 04/13/2026 - Here's one of our clients that came out with me yesterday bass fishing at Lake Cachuma. Plenty of sunshine and catching some nice quality largemouth bass on a variety of baits.
(More...) (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)

Island wrap up

by TJ SCHLICK / Eldorado Sportfishing
Braved the conditions and ran out to  San Clemente Island and we're rewarded with a steady pick on the whitefish, rockfish,  sheephead,  and a few lingcod as well for our 14 anglers.
(More...) (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)

Scoping new grounds

by JASON DIAMOND / Stardust Sportfishing
Hey guys Matt checking in from the Stardust. We had a super light load and took advantage of that to cover some new ground. Started our morning by limiting the boat out on reds and made a run out deep which lead
(More...) (Tuesday, April 14, 2026)

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