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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Rolando Village
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Anyone with Lake Castaic Experience???
Cheers, Bernie
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: La Verne, CA
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I know alot of the boaters troll a california version of the alabama rig with very good results for stripers. If you're a bait and wait guy then cut sardines will get you some bites.
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 303
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The lagoon is great too. Not sure how the water level is now. Something worth looking into for sure!
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: SGV
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The lagoon will be better if you try early in the morning or in the evening. The fish don't hug too close to the shore during the day. Who can blame them though? It's HOT out!
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Pasadena
Posts: 329
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Was there Monday (upper lake). Water level is good again but the water is coffee brown. TONS of micro bait everywhere. Save the big baits and throw spoons or jerkbaits for more action. Trolling jerkbaits works good too. Stripers are usually active the first hour or two and there's a lot more structure for bass with the rising water level. Good luck!
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Thanks so much for the info!
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Pasadena
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I'd definitely fish the upper lake. Evening is great for stripers too, the later the better for stripers. Bass fishing is great on the upper lake. I'd fish for bass and keep my eyes open for birds and boils. The coves to the right of the launch in the fish arm hold bass and stripers come in and out of them all day. The Lucky Craft 100 SP in any gray/white or shad pattern is hard to beat for putting fish in the boat, but you have to upgrade the hooks to 4X size 4, and the split rings to size 4 or 5 Owner Hyperwire rings in order for them to handle bigger stripers. I've caught lots of DD stripers on that set up.
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 21
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try the lower lake if your on a kayak its been more stable. the upper lake has came up 50-60 vertical feet within the last few weeks. fish are scattered everywhere with no real pattern its been junk fishing my last few outings. LOTS of trees and brush to get snagged on and/or brake off. drag a drop shot or weightless senko in and around the brush... good luck
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
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Managed a couple LMB on swimbaits in 55-60 feet a few weeks back.
http://zerolimitfishing.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=15
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Join Date: Mar 2016
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Castaic used to be my go-to until i remembered how much better ocean fishing was..
Upper has always produced more for me but thats not saying there aren't toads in the lagoon (cue Butch Brown video). your best bet is Carolina rig with an artificial crawdad. An alternative would be dropshot with a shad pattern bait. These usually produce dinks with the occasional 3+lber. if you get bored of the guppies and was a 5lber+, go with the robo-worm EZ Shad (SXE Shad color). I caught my pb with it. Good luck |
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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does the lake allow kayaks? I don't remember seeing any kayak the last few times I've been there
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Pasadena
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I've been renting boats the past few weeks and doing ok on schoolie stripers with a few bass mixed in on jerkbaits.
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