Lake Castaic November 1st - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

slobslayer · 11-02-2012, 02:24 PM

This video made me wanna get back into freshwater. CHeck these swimbaits out online...www.moreaubaits.com
Its all i would fish in freshwater and kill um

capntim · 11-02-2012, 03:18 PM

Nice Andy. Fall weather fishing there is great. Oh and I got an open
striper box that needs checking as well.
Tim

tattuna · 11-02-2012, 06:09 PM

Good fishin with ya Andy. Thanks fer lightin the fire

Goin back Monday....maybe Thursday too. Had them stripers around me but they were up and down too quick. Got the bug again.....

BigSexyFritz · 11-02-2012, 08:33 PM

I've fished castiac my entire life. Pm me before you go out next and ill go over some places to target that aren't too far of a paddle.

GHOSTHUNTR · 11-03-2012, 09:09 AM

You might want to try DVL. I was really into throwing the big swimbaits for stripers a few years ago, and let me tell you, when they eat it there is nothing better in freshwater. Sometimes after a plant they will boil and it really feels like you"re on the ocean. Terns and seagulls and even pelicans showing you where they are. If they are boiling throw the Lunker Punker at em and walk the dog with it. I've had big stripers throw this lure 5 ft. into the air on a miss. Sometimes a frenzy will make you think of tuna, not stripers, they are very aggressive fish. Get the real Punker, not the cheesy plastic one, and throw it on 25 or 30# line. I've got them up to 28# using this method. It is a ton of work, and you have to be at the right place, right time, but when it happens it makes it all worthwhile, kinda like La Jolla. Go the day of the trout stock or the morning after and you will cut the odds considerably.Watch your bait all the back because many times you will see them swirling behind it before they strike, talk about exciting! If they are not boiling, an 8inch Huddleston is your best bet. Get a rate-of fall 5 or 12 and let it sink and then SLOWLY reel it in. If its barely moving it's going the right speed. The best way to rig these baits is with a treble hook and braid. Tie the braid to the eye of the bait and place the hook back behind the dorsal fin, this keeps it weedless and helps with shortbites, which happen alot due to the size of the bait. Hope this helps and, by the way, Stripers are very good eating, and very prolific, please do everyone a favor and take some home with you!!!

Fiskadoro · 11-03-2012, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GHOSTHUNTR

You might want to try DVL. I was really into....

Great post with excellent info.

I love fishing Big Baits, I know I should try the LPs but being cheap I fish mostly BBZ's and Huds.

Personally at Castiac I've had more strikes on Huds but landed more fish on BBZs

I'm a hardcore striper guy and I've actually spent more time fishing freshwater stripers then any other fish. They are my favorite fish you can catch fresh water and I've caught my share. Locally I'd say DVL is the lake to fish. The only drag is you need a sit inside kayak.

Lakes go through a cycle when stripers get into them. Initially you have a rapid growth rate and end up with a lot of big fish but then they eat through the forage and you end up with mostly smaller fish. Castiac and Pyramid still kick out a good fish now and then but they don't have the numbers of large fish that DVL has. I'd say DVL and lake San Antonio are the two best fishing lakes in California for fish over ten pounds because they aren't completely overrun yet with smaller fish.

The exception of course is the O Neal forebay up at San Luis Reservoir, because it's fed by the duct intake in the Delta it get's enough bait to produce some giant fish, and when forage get's scarce the fish head down the duct which helps keep their numbers more balanced. If you want a true lake trophy O Neal has the biggest fish, DVL is the best bet local.

That said where I want to try for them next is the Amercan River during the Shad Run. I'm talking Delta fish up to into the fifties that are actively feeding on American Shad over a pound.

One more thing for a fifteen pound+ striper anything under 12 inches long is food. That includes Largemouth, Crappie, Bluegill, Trout, even other stripers. The best thing you can do for the fishery is keep every one you catch.

Jim

Iceman · 11-03-2012, 02:27 PM

Charles good fishing with you and Anthony as well! Good luck Monday, I may drag Brent up on Wednesday.

Thanks for all the insight from the guys that have put in their time wit the stripers. I have caught plenty of LMB, but have only targeted stripers twice and have tried to mimic shad with my lure selection. Looking forward to tossing the big trout imitations on the Calstar 90J

11-02-2012, 06:09 PM	#3
tattuna Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pasadena Posts: 329	Good fishin with ya Andy. Thanks fer lightin the fire Goin back Monday....maybe Thursday too. Had them stripers around me but they were up and down too quick. Got the bug again..... __________________ IG @tattuna

11-03-2012, 09:09 AM	#5
GHOSTHUNTR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poway Posts: 160	You might want to try DVL. I was really into throwing the big swimbaits for stripers a few years ago, and let me tell you, when they eat it there is nothing better in freshwater. Sometimes after a plant they will boil and it really feels like you"re on the ocean. Terns and seagulls and even pelicans showing you where they are. If they are boiling throw the Lunker Punker at em and walk the dog with it. I've had big stripers throw this lure 5 ft. into the air on a miss. Sometimes a frenzy will make you think of tuna, not stripers, they are very aggressive fish. Get the real Punker, not the cheesy plastic one, and throw it on 25 or 30# line. I've got them up to 28# using this method. It is a ton of work, and you have to be at the right place, right time, but when it happens it makes it all worthwhile, kinda like La Jolla. Go the day of the trout stock or the morning after and you will cut the odds considerably.Watch your bait all the back because many times you will see them swirling behind it before they strike, talk about exciting! If they are not boiling, an 8inch Huddleston is your best bet. Get a rate-of fall 5 or 12 and let it sink and then SLOWLY reel it in. If its barely moving it's going the right speed. The best way to rig these baits is with a treble hook and braid. Tie the braid to the eye of the bait and place the hook back behind the dorsal fin, this keeps it weedless and helps with shortbites, which happen alot due to the size of the bait. Hope this helps and, by the way, Stripers are very good eating, and very prolific, please do everyone a favor and take some home with you!!! Last edited by GHOSTHUNTR; 11-03-2012 at 09:25 AM.

11-03-2012, 02:27 PM	#7
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Charles good fishing with you and Anthony as well! Good luck Monday, I may drag Brent up on Wednesday. Thanks for all the insight from the guys that have put in their time wit the stripers. I have caught plenty of LMB, but have only targeted stripers twice and have tried to mimic shad with my lure selection. Looking forward to tossing the big trout imitations on the Calstar 90J __________________

11-02-2012, 02:24 PM	#1
slobslayer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Santee Posts: 384	This video made me wanna get back into freshwater. CHeck these swimbaits out online...www.moreaubaits.com Its all i would fish in freshwater and kill um

11-02-2012, 03:18 PM	#2
capntim Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Laguna Hills Posts: 115	Nice Andy. Fall weather fishing there is great. Oh and I got an open striper box that needs checking as well. Tim

11-02-2012, 08:33 PM	#4
BigSexyFritz Junior Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 16	I've fished castiac my entire life. Pm me before you go out next and ill go over some places to target that aren't too far of a paddle.