Santa Margarita Lake Fishing Report

Santa Margarita Lake - CA (San Luis Obispo County)


by Santa Margarita Lake Staff
8-29-2022
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Happy September from Santa Margarita Lake! The temperature this week has been Happy September from Santa Margarita Lake! The temperature this week has been anglers coming in with their limits on pan fish, as well as large and small mouth bass. Catfishing is hot again using green night crawlers or chicken liver. The smaller fish have been biting off of red worms, crappie jigs, and drop shots using regular night crawlers. The record this week was a 20+ pound catfish off of the bank using anchovies!




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