Lake Success Fish Report for 10-17-2025
Success Lake held near 11 percent of capacity, and bass fishing has been decent
Lake Success - CA (Tulare County)

by Chad Burton and Chris Borden
10-17-2025
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Success Lake held near 11 percent of capacity, and bass fishing has been decent. Anglers reported a good finesse bite for smaller grade bass. Most of the action has been in 10 to 20 feet of water with main lake points holding a lot of biting bass. Crankbaits fooled fish in shallow water, and they accounted for some of the bigger bass near the submerged trees. Crappie fell for small live minnows and minijigs near the marina, and catfish ate dip bait, cut mackerel, and chicken liver.
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More Reports
Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop Reports
for Friday, October 17th
California Aqueduct: A few cats up to ten pounds were reported this week
Castaic Lake: The lake held close to 82 percent of capacity, and water temps fell into the mid and low seventies
Pyramid Lake, CA: Pyramid Lake remained at full pool, and water temperatures ranged from 69 to 73 degrees throughout the day
Lake Isabella: Lake Isabella has dropped slightly to 36 percent of capacity, but the fishing remains solid throughout the lake
Kern River: Kern River Fishing Report
Lake Kaweah: The lake held at 8 percent of its storage capacity, and fishing has been good
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
Buena Vista Lakes: Fishing was fair to good at Buena Vista Lakes
Hart Park Lake: Hart Park produced good numbers of smaller bass close to shore
Truxtun Lake: Truxton Lake Report
Lake Nacimiento: Lake Nacimiento Report

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