10 pound bass landed at Santa Margarita

Santa Margarita Lake - CA (San Luis Obispo County)


by Nor Cal Fish Reports
3-5-2015

A 10.8 pound largemouth was caught last week caught-and-released by John Moreno of San Luis Obispo with a large swim bait. Bass came from 12 feet of water in the vicinity of the dam. Tim Ragatz of Paso Robles caught 10 and 5 pound channel cats fishing from shore with chicken livers near Vaca Flats. Bite has been tough, in general. Water temperature is 57 degrees. (805) 438-1522



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Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
for Thursday, March 5th, 2015

Lake Almanor: Almanor bite on the horizon
Lake Amador: Bait the key at Amador
Anderson Reservoir: Anderson bass bite improving
Lake Berryessa: Berryessa bass, trout biting
Bullards Bar Reservoir: Spots move deep after cold at Bullards Bar
Calero Lake: Reaction bite on at Calero
Lake Camanche: Trollers picking surface trout at Camanche
Lake Chabot: 12 pound trout highlights Chabot bite
Clear Lake: Cold snap slows Clear Lake bite
Collins Lake: Trollers get trout at top at Collins
Coyote Lake: Coyote bass perking up
Lake Davis: Snow closes ramps at Davis
Lafayette Reservoir: Trout bite back on at Lafayette
Lake San Antonio: Kayakers getting stripers at San Antonio
Lake Nacimiento: White bass bite on at Nacimiento
Lopez Lake : Bass bite solid at Lopez
Los Vaqueros Reservoir: Trout, stripers slow at LV
Lake Mendocino: Mendocino bass shallow and active
Bon Tempe Reservoir: Trout planted at Bon Tempe
New Melones Reservoir: Trout, bass biting at New Melones
Lake Oroville: Solid bass numbers at Oroville
Pardee Reservoir: Tough bite at Pardee
Pyramid Lake: Shore anglers scoring lunker cutts at Pyramid
Quarry Lakes: 17 pound trout landed at Quarry Lakes
San Luis Reservoir: Stripers stay deep at San Luis
San Pablo Reservoir: Strong bite at San Pablo

Nor Cal Fish Reports Reports
for Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

Lake Almanor: Almanor pressure, bite both light
Lake Amador: Amador clearing, stocked
Anderson Reservoir: Bite fair for Anderson bass
Lake Berryessa: Bass, salmon on tap at Berryessa
Stampede Reservoir: Long walks, muddy banks at Stampede
Truckee River: Truckee solid Sierra choice
Bullards Bar Reservoir: Pending world record spot at Bullards Bar
Calero Lake: Calero bass picking up
Lake Camanche: Big trout on tap at Camanche
Lake Chabot: Chabot trout bite ebbs
Chesbro Reservoir: Slow go at Chesbro
Clear Lake: Clear Lake bass bite cools
Collins Lake: Collins Lake trout bite on
: Trout biting at Contra Loma
Coyote Lake: On-off bass bite at Coyote
Lake Davis: Davis trout bite mixed
Del Valle Lake: Trout, bass at Del Valle
Don Pedro Reservoir: Don Pedro bass getting bigger
Lafayette Reservoir: Lafayette murky, slow
Lopez Lake : Lopez bass bite better
Los Vaqueros Reservoir: 15 pound trout landed at LV
Lake McSwain: Trout scarce at McSwain
New Melones Reservoir: Trout, big bass at New Melones
Lake Oroville: Good numbers, small size at Oroville
Pardee Reservoir: Bankies get trout at Pardee
Pyramid Lake: 23 pounder landed at Pyramid
Quarry Lakes: Quarry Lakes kayakers score trout
San Luis Reservoir: Stripers in deep water at San Luis
San Pablo Reservoir: Great trout bite at San Pablo
Santa Margarita Lake: Santa Margarita bass, redear waiting for anglers
Shasta Lake: Shasta bass bite marches on
Shaver Lake: Shaver trout bite up and down
Lake Sonoma: Lake Sonoma still dirty
Topaz Lake: Sparse action at Topaz
Uvas Reservoir: Dirty water not hindering bass at Uvas
American River: Steelhead scarce on American
Eel River: Eel main stem and South Fork in play
Feather River: Steelhead in upper end, stripers in lower Feather
Gualala River: Low flow closes Gualala
Klamath River - Upper - CA: Upper Klamath holding steelhead
Napa River: Striper, sturgeon in Napa River
Mad River: Mad steelhead a challenge
Russian River: Steelhead bite solid in Russia
Sacramento River: Trout viable in Lower Sac
Sacramento River: Colusa area sturgeon feeding
Sacramento River: Sturgeon edge upriver to Princeton
Van Duzen River: Van Duzen producing steelhead
Sacramento Delta: Shaker striper crowding Antioch
Sacramento Delta: Benicia shoreline holding stripers
Discovery Bay: Disco Bay bass and bluegill biting
Sacramento Delta: Franks Tract bass bite very good
Sacramento Delta: Stripers moving up through Freeport
Sacramento Delta: Pittsburg launching point for sturgeon, stripers
Sacramento Delta: Rio Vista stripers coming in
Sacramento Delta: Stockton waiting for stripers
Sacramento Delta: Tracy bass, stripers biting
: Bay shoreline has perch, stripers
: B Street Pier producing Crescent City crab
: Perch plentiful in Pacifica
: Striper bite scattered in South Bay
: Wide open striper bite in San Pablo Bay
: Mothball Fleet, Martinez kicking out sturgeon