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California boasts over 1,000 miles of ocean coastline, 220,000 square miles of ocean waters, thousands of lakes and reservoirs, 29,664 miles of streams and rivers, and 1,800 miles of bay and delta waters. With that amount of water available to fish in, California is an anglers dream.  California has almost every species of game fish available to the avid angler. From crappie to sturgeon and every freshwater fish in between, California has them. And saltwater fish from mackerel to great white sharks can all be found off of the California coast as well.  The bottom line is if you love to fish, California is an anglers paradise. Any type of fishing that you can imagine is available within the state of California.  You can also take a California boaters license test to safely navigate the CA waters.

California Fishing Reports

Clear Lake California Fishing Report

The most consistent action has been on jumbo minnows and that's what most of the guides have been using.

Lake Almanor California Fishing Report

Be wary of ice forming in some of the shaded and shallow coves that wind around the lake. Trollers should check out the east shore and stick to the top 20 ft. of water using water clarity reduced attractors, like flashers or dodgers.

Big Bear Lake California Fishing Report

Trout bite has been fair for lure anglers fishing from shore. The bass action is slow to fair around the observatory and along the north shore toward the dam. Jigs and plastics in 20 to 40 feet and deeper are best with the fish moving deeper with the colder water conditions.

Lake Casitas California Fishing Report

The trout bite has continued fair to good and the best bite is on the outside edge of the weed lines in relatively shallow water (four to eight feet) on small spinners and inflated nightcrawlers. The bass bite has continued fair with the best bite in 25 to 45 feet on plastics, jigs, and nightcrawlers.

Diamond Valley Lake California Fishing Report

The trout action has been fair to good for shore anglers and boat anglers. Best action has been on small jigs with some four to six-pound fish and a solid 1 1/2 to two-pound average. The striper bite has been slowing with the colder weather, especially the bait bite, but some quality fish continue to show on trout-like swimbaits around the marina and in Rawson Cove. The largemouth bass bite is also slowing with just fair action on mostly small fish on drop-shotted plastics. A few better quality fish on big, trout-like swimbaits, but the best bite is in 40 to 50 feet of water.

Lake Havasu California Fishing Report

There has been a pretty fair striper bite in the south end of the lake around Havasu Springs and around the island and Black Rock regions. This is where the shad are concentrated and the fish are nice quality, running from six to 10 pounds. Most of the action is in the morning on Rat-L-Trap or similar lures. Some anglers are trolling umbrella rigs with four baits. The largemouth and smallmouth bass are also up in wolf packs chasing the shad, and the only action has been on shad-like cranks, but the bite can be pretty good during peak activity periods. Redear are getting little pressure, but the best bet is to fish in 20 to 30 feet of water in the bays with nightcrawlers or go up river and fish grassy backwaters with ‘crawlers under a bobber.

Lake Isabella California Fishing Report

The trout bite has been fair and continues to improve with rainbows showing at the auxiliary dam and where both forks of the Kern enter the lake. Best action on floating baits, inflated nightcrawlers, or small jigs and lures. A few crappie continue to show at Rocky Point on minnows or small jigs in 20 to 30 feet of water with fish to 1-8 reported. Few reports on catfish this past week, but the bite has been consistently good on shad and clams in most coves. Most of the cats are in the 1 1/2- to three-pound range, but some to six or eight pounds. The bluegill and bass bites are slow, but a few quality bass have been reported over the past two weeks.

Lake Nacimiento California Fishing Report

The spotted bass bite has continued pretty fair, mostly on small plastics, jigs, and reaction baits.

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