Top Water Season is Here!

Santa Margarita Lake - CA (San Luis Obispo County)


by Santa Margarita Lake Staff
6-6-2022
805-438-1522
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WATER TEMPERATURE: 70
Time to get your Braided line out its TOP WATER SEASON!!! Bass being caught on top water baits(spooks,Buzz baits, Whopper ploppers!) early mornings and early calm evenings.

Crappie bite is strong in shallow coves and off of Mackey Point usning red worms and also using black feathered crappie jigs.

Monster catfish being caught everywhere all over the lake off of the banks.

Trout bite is staying strong using night crawlers, Garlic power bait and trolling with kastmasters and also using rapalas.

Come and get your fish on at the lake!!!!! Now with a brand new Bait WALL!!!!!




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