Tackle Express Castaic Fishing Reports

  Castaic Lake Fishing Report – 03/14/2020 This report was made possible by Jim Taibi's 661Fishing.com Guide Service.  Visit his website here and catch more fish.   Largemouth Bass: Better days ahead. Not much angling pressure at the lake this week. Heavy rain and wind kept boats off the water most days.  Striped Bass: Heavy rain and wind kept boats off the water most days.  Castaic Afterbay: No report. Castaic Lake Conditions: Water Temp Surface: 55°  Water Temp at 30′: 50° Water Clarity: 15′ visibility. Clear Water Level: 30’ down 

Ned rigs are also producing some nice fish lately although the numbers aren’t quite up to par with the splitshot and dropshot rigs. The water cleared up nicely from last weekend’s rain however there is quite a bit of rain forecasted for next week which will likely change things again.

It had just rained prior to our arrival so there was a brown stain to the water which gave us a wide range of bait options. By far the most and biggest fish were caught on Kenny’s homemade, single bait Alabama Rig. Keitech Fat Swing Impact swimbaits in either 4.8 or 5.8 sizes were the top producers on this rig as well as on a jighead or as a Chatterbait trailer. 

Trolling in 25′ to 40′ of water utilizing the Fly-coring technique and Producer flies has been our mainstay presentation. Most of the school-sized fish remain in deeper water and are hard to target. The bite has been better on overcast days during small windows of activity.

Other catches were made as deep as 35′ as the fish are spread out thru the water column. Dropshots with Roboworms and reapers in oxblood/red flake and Cinnamon colors dominated the deeper bite. The big fish of the tournament at over 8 pounds was caught on a crankbait that was snagged then popped free. The surface water temp is 55 degrees with very good clarity and visibility. The jig bite is still developing as water temps continue to decline.