So Cal Fish Report
Ming Lake Fish Report for 1-23-2026


At Ming Lake, CDFW stocked trout this week and it’s been limit-style fishing

Ming Lake - Bakersfield, CA (Kern County)


by Chad Burton and Chris Borden
1-23-2026
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At Ming Lake, CDFW stocked trout this week and it’s been limit-style fishing. Anglers are seeing good success on Indian crickets, nightcrawlers, mousetails, and Kastmasters. The bass bite is improving, with fish being fooled on Texas-rigged plastics and weightless flukes. Crappie fishing has slowed compared to recent weeks, but fish are still being picked up later in the day on mini jigs and live shiners.


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