Freshwater17. CASTAIC LAKE--Winds have closed the ramp...

Freshwater

17. CASTAIC LAKE--Winds have closed the ramp and kept pressure down most of the week. No large bass reported, but a few five-pounders have been caught on water dogs, crawdads and plastic worms. Some trout being caught in upper and lower reservoirs.

18. LAKE PIRU--Some trout being caught by trollers using Rapalas and Needlefish. Largemouth action slow to fair, bass biting mainly on plastic worms and smaller grubs at 20-25 feet. Occasional bluegills and crappies caught at north end.

19. PYRAMID LAKE--No report.

20. LAKE CACHUMA--Trout bite good near dam. Several limits. John McGinnes, Tujunga, 4 1/2-pound trout, on night crawler. Brad Hart, Ventura, 10-pound stringer of trout, on Needlefish at dam. Largemouth action fair at 10-15 feet, bass biting mostly on spinnerbaits and night crawlers.

21. LAKE CASITAS--Top bass one 11 pounds 8 ounces by Jim Unger, Bellflower, on live shad. Several post-spawn fish five-eight pounds, most on plastic worms and shad. Catfish biting at five-eight feet. Lance Pulley, Ojai, 13-pound catfish, on mackerel. Trout action fair at Coyote ramp.

22. CORONA LAKE--About 3,500 pounds of rainbow trout were stocked in the last week. Double-limits--10 fish a person--are allowed today through Sunday and the no-limit rule is in effect Monday through Thursday at this privately managed fishery because if the trout aren’t caught, they will die when the water temperature rises a few more degrees.

23. SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES--Picture Corona Lake, but on a larger scale. About 10,000 pounds of trout have gone in. Same rules are in effect as at Corona. Catfish remain under stricter guidelines--five a person--and the bite is rated fair on night crawlers.

24. IRVINE LAKE--Trout still active, but so are bass, catfish and crappies. Biggest trout, an 11-pounder by Michael Lahr, Huntington Beach, on homemade lure at dam.

25. LAGUNA NIGUEL LAKE--Catfish have replaced bass and trout as the fish of choice, thanks to a recent plant of 5,000 pounds of channel cats of one-three pounds. Limits common, with mackerel and shrimp fished at night getting most. Still some bass being caught, mostly on night crawlers and top-water plugs in the evenings. Trout bite is history.

26. LAKE SKINNER--No wide-open bites, but a little of everything. A 35-pound stringer of catfish was weighed in, caught on mackerel and anchovies, as was a 19-pound stringer of striped bass taken on chicken livers, and a 49-pound stringer of catfish and stripers caught on anchovies. Night crawlers getting some largemouth bass.

27. LAKE PERRIS--Lots of small bass taken on plastic worms and night crawlers, bluegills on mealworms, red worms and crickets, and limits of trout on trolled shiny lures. No big fish to speak of.

28. SAN DIEGO CITY LAKES--Largest bass one 11-2 at Otay by Jeff Row, Lakeside, on a crawdad. Fair bites continue at Otay, El Capitan, Hodges and Sutherland. The best bite, mostly for small bass, is at San Vicente, where a 6-8 catch topped the charts. Bluegill action steady at these lakes as well. Some crappies at El Capitan and catfish at Hodges.

29. LAKE CUYAMACA--Largemouth bass active to about 25 feet, biting on shiners and green and pumpkinseed-colored plastic worms. Stephen Sullivan, El Cajon, 10-6 bass, on Power Grub at south end. Trout action has slowed, but some limits filled on Power Bait and Trout Teasers. Crappie bite fair.

30. BIG BEAR LAKE--Trout bite good. Limits common. Largemouth bass action at Grout Bay and Windy Point. A 5-6 bass was caught by Glenn Ray, San Dimas, on a plastic worm at Windy Point. Crappie bite fair and Stanfield area, Big Bear Marina and Lighthouse area.

31. BISHOP--Lake Sabrina edging South Lake as best bet, with limits being taken on salmon eggs and Power Bait. A 4-4 rainbow was caught by Steve Griffith, Lancaster, on rainbow sparkle Power Bait. South still fair to good. Road to North Lake still closed but hikers-in are catching limits. Intake II and Bishop Creek fair. Owens River producing fair yields on crickets and worms. Pleasant Valley Reservoir slow to fair on bubble-and-fly rigs.

32. MAMMOTH LAKES--Crowley Lake action fair in mornings and evenings, with Needlefish, Rapalas and Thomas Buoyants working for trollers, green Power Bait and inflated night crawlers and night crawler-marshmallow combos good for bait fishermen. Best flies: olive and brown matukas and cinnamon leeches. Salmon eggs good on Rock Creek. Rock Creek Lake finally has some open water and trout are waking up. Hot Creek yielding some fish to pheasant-tail nymphs and caddis-larvae patterns. Owens River fishing above Benton Crossing fair. Black woolly buggers, Hornbergs and No. 14 hares ear flies best. Convict Lake producing some fish on Thomas Buoyant lures. Twin Lakes fishing good with Twin Lakes Special flies. Lakes Mamie, Mary and George still iced over.

33. JUNE LAKE--June Lake has trout active on surface in mornings and afternoons, hitting lures, night crawlers and Power Bait. Several limits. Gull Lake bite fair on most baits and olive matukas, woolly worms and Hornberg flies. Thomas Buoyants and Rapalas getting bigger fish, but not as many. Silver Lake action fair. A 4-11 rainbow was caught on blue Power Bait and another 4-3 was caught on a fly. Grant Lake producing big fish on Rapalas, but not a lot of them, and not many limits of smaller fish. Rush Creek action has picked up.

34. BRIDGEPORT--Dry flies are starting to work at East Walker River, as a caddis hatch is under way. Many fish too big to land on light tackle. Bridgeport Reservoir good one day, slow the next for trollers. Bait fishermen using night crawlers and Power Bait catching some trout to four pounds. Kirman Lake fishing good mornings and evenings, with olive matuka and scud-pattern flies getting best results.

Saltwater

1. SAN SIMEON (Virg’s Landing)--17 anglers (1 boat): 10 lingcod, 175 red rock cod, 80 rockfish.

2. MORRO BAY (Bob’s Sportfishing)--4 anglers (1 boat): 10 rock cod, 3 red snapper, 47 rockfish.

3. AVILA BAY (Avila Beach)--21 anglers (1 boat): 81 rock cod, 3 lingcod, 26 red rock cod

4. SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--40 anglers (2 boats): 1 halibut, 12 mackerel, 10 lingcod, 206 red snapper, 187 rockfish, 20 sole.

6. OXNARD (Cisco’s)--49 anglers (5 boats): 70 calico bass, 25 halibut, 1 lingcod, 180 rockfish, 1 sand bass, 22 sculpin, 44 whitefish. (Gold Coast)--9 anglers (1 boat): 73 rockfish, 25 sculpin, 18 red snapper, 1 sheephead, 1 calico bass.

7. PORT HUENEME--37 anglers (2 boats): 41 calico bass, 180 rock cod, 2 cow cod, 1 lingcod, 43 rockfish, 1 halibut, 2 sand bass, 4 sculpin.

8. MARINA DEL REY--74 anglers (5 boats): 5 halibut, 102 sand bass, 63 calico bass, 24 sculpin, 1 sheephead. (In-Seine Sportfishing)--22 anglers (2 boats): 2 sand bass, 16 calico bass, 12 sculpin, 2 cabezon.

9. REDONDO BEACH--42 anglers (2 boats): 80 calico bass, 11 sand bass, 14 sculpin, 1 halibut, 1 cabezon, 35 mackerel.

10. SAN PEDRO (L.A. Harbor Sportfishing)--115 anglers (4 boats): 46 yellowtail, 328 barracuda, 49 calico bass, 7 sand bass, 7 sculpin, 3 bonito, 1 rockfish. (22nd St. Landing)--91 anglers (5 boats): 21 yellowtail, 4 white seabass, 108 calico bass, 275 barracuda, 4 sand bass, 27 bonito, 10 sculpin, 21 whitefish, 41 blue perch.

11. LONG BEACH--119 anglers (5 boats): 138 yellowtail, 385 barracuda, 178 calico bass, 3 sand bass, 10 white seabass, 67 bonito, 14 perch, 12 sculpin. (Belmont Pier)--21 anglers (1 boat): 12 barracuda, 1 halibut.

12. SEAL BEACH--47 anglers (2 boats): 214 barracuda, 2 sand bass.

13. NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Landing)--87 anglers (3 boats): 574 barracuda, 1 yellowtail, 20 sculpin, 27 calico bass, 2 sand bass. (Davey’s Locker)--177 anglers (6 boats): 99 yellowtail, 11 bonito, 1,030 barracuda, 38 calico bass, 13 sand bass, 25 sculpin, 3 sheephead, 1 halibut, 1 white seabass, 2 whitefish, 1 cabezon, 1 black seabass (released).

16. SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--165 anglers (6 boats): 784 yellowtail, 47 barracuda, 106 bonito, 1 salmon. (Seaforth)--175 anglers (6 boats): 171 yellowtail, 94 barracuda, 107 bonito, 225 calico bass, 6 sand bass, 36 rockfish, 5 sculpin. (Islandia)--47 anglers (4 boats): 1 bonito, 111 yellowtail, 1 cabezon, 2 sand bass, 24 calico bass, 2 sheephead, 3 sculpin, 18 rockfish, 12 mackerel.

Trout Plants

LOS ANGELES COUNTY--Bouquet Canyon Creek, Castaic Lake and lagoon, Elizabeth Lake, Jackson Lake. RIVERSIDE--Lake Hemet, Lake Perris. SAN BERNARDINO--Big Bear Lake, Cleghorn Creek, Green Valley Lake, Jenks Lake, Lytle Creek (Middle and North forks), Miller Canyon Creek, Mojave Narrows Park Lake, Santa Ana River (South Fork). SANTA BARBARA--Lake Cachuma, Santa Ynez River. VENTURA--Lake Casitas, Matilija Creek, Lake Piru, Reyes Creek, Rose Valley Lake, Santa Paula Creek, Upper Sespe Creek, Ventura River (North Fork). SAN LUIS OBISPO--Atascadero Lake, Lake Lopez. INY0--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, Owens River (below Tinnemaha), Shepards Creek, Taboose Creek, Tinnemaha Creek, Tuttle Creek. MONO--Bridgeport Reservoir, Buckeye Creek, Green Creek, Little Walker River, Lundy Lake, Mill Creek, Owens River (Benton Crossing), Swauger Creek, Virginia Creek, Walker River (Leavitt Meadows Campground to Sonora Bridge).