Castaic sat at about 90% of its storage capacity, and water temperatures hovered near 80 degrees. Fishing remained solid with plenty of largemouth and smallmouth chasing bait throughout the lake, and nearly any topwater lure produced bites when cast into boil activity. The bubble rig, small swimbaits, and spoons took bass while blind casting. Drop shot and Carolina rigs worked well after 10 a.m. Finesse anglers targeted points and bluff walls in 10 to 20 feet of water. Striped bass spent their days evading boil chasers, though many anglers found success when a private striped bass feeding frenzy erupted near their relatively still boats. Catfish anglers used Carolina-rigged dip bait, cut sardines, and chicken liver near the dam on the west side of the lake.

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