Buena Vista Lakes Fish Report for 10-10-2025
Fishing was fair to good at Buena Vista Lakes
Buena Vista Lakes - Bakersfield, CA (Kern County)

by Chad Burton and Chris Borden
10-10-2025
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Fishing was fair to good at Buena Vista Lakes with bass and crappie providing the best action. Largemouth anglers focused on the islands, cattails, and rocky structure, and fish were taken on chatterbaits with small swimbait trailers, Texas-rigged brown lizards, and weightless Senkos. Crappie were caught on small live minnows near the launch ramps, while catfish were taken on SSS dip bait and chicken liver on the long soak.
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More Reports
Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop Reports
for Friday, October 10th
California Aqueduct: The bite picked up at the aqueduct last week
Castaic Lake: Fshing continued to improve this week
Pyramid Lake, CA: Conditions were windy most days as bass anglers found good action
Lake Isabella: The bass bite remains solid
Kern River: Kern River Fishing Report
Lake Kaweah: Fishing proved very good for some anglers and slow for others
Lake Success: Anglers reported solid bass action
River Walk Lakes: Bakersfield Firefighters 13th Annual Trout Derby is 11/22
Ming Lake: The bass bite at Lake Ming remains fair
Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop Reports
for Friday, October 3rd
California Aqueduct: Fishing was fair to good in the aqueduct last week
Castaic Lake: Fishing was great for another week
Pyramid Lake, CA: Water clarity was decent with temperatures in the mid to low seventies
Lake Isabella: Lake Isabella has dropped slightly to 38 percent of capacity, but overall fishing remains solid
Kern River: In the Upper Kern, flows are low and anglers are having to work a bit harder to find fish
Lake Kaweah: The lake held near 8 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing improved
Lake Success: The lake held near 12 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing was good
River Walk Lakes: At River Walk, bass have been showing in both lakes
Ming Lake: At Ming, bass action has been steady along the river side shallows
Buena Vista Lakes: Anglers reported decent fishing at BV
Hart Park Lake: Hart Park Lake Fishing Report
Lake Nacimiento: Fishing has been good with largemouth, spotted bass, and white bass as the best bets

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