Long Range Fish Report
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Fish Report for 9-1-2023

Trout continue to be the best bet here

9-1-2023
Chad Burton and Chris Borden

This week Isabella fell to 83 percent of capacity, 475,338 acre-feet. Trout continue to be the best bet here with limit-style fishing around the North Fork using floating baits. Our contacts reported excellent trout action trolling with Tasmanian Devils, Needlefish and Flicker shad. Bass fishing remains slow here and the fish are spread out. The crappie bite has been solid in 15 to 20-feet of water around offshore structure. Crappie have been coming on live shiners and minijigs with nibbles. The Catfish bite improved this week with good reports near the Dam and Camp 9. Whiskerfish have been caught with Triple S Dip Bait, shrimp, and mackerel. Additionally, we had reports of catfish coming as a bycatch from anglers targeting trout with floating trout baits.



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Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop Reports
for Friday, September 1st, 2023

California Aqueduct: Aqueduct anglers reported good fishing for all species
Castaic Lake: The lake held near 94 percent of capacity, and water temperatures hovered near eighty degrees
Pyramid Lake, CA: The lake held at 92 percent of capacity, and water temperatures remained in the upper seventies
Kern River: The flows in the Upper Kern have settled back down from Tropical Storm Hillary
Lake Kaweah: Kaweah fell to 50 percent of capacity and fishing remained decent
Lake Success: Lake Success fell to 71 percent of capacity and fishing has been decent
River Walk Lakes: Here at River Walk, fishing has been slow
Ming Lake: This week at Ming topwater buzzbaits and Whopper Ploppers scored quality bass
Buena Vista Lakes: Buena Vista Lakes provided decent fishing for all species last week
Hart Park Lake: Anglers reported good fishing at Hart Park
Lake Nacimiento: The lake fell to 71 percent of capacity

Cope's Tackle and Rod Shop Reports
for Friday, August 25th, 2023

California Aqueduct: Big fish coming in over 10 pound
Castaic Lake: Castaic rose to 94 percent of capacity, and water temperatures held near eighty degrees
Pyramid Lake, CA: Pyramid Lake rose to 92 percent of capacity, and water temperatures were in the upper seventies
Lake Isabella: Crappie fishing remains decent around structure with live minnows
Kern River: In the Upper Kern, the flows have increased this week from Tropical Storm Hillary
Lake Kaweah: The lake fell to 59 percent of capacity and fishing remained good
Lake Success: The lake held near 75 percent of capacity and anglers reported decent fishing
River Walk Lakes: Bluegill remain the best bet here
Ming Lake: The bass bite has been fair to good in the early morning and late afternoon
Buena Vista Lakes: Anglers reported good fishing for all species at BV
Hart Park Lake: Hart Park has been a good local spot for bass anglers
Lake Nacimiento: Naci fell to 73 percent of capacity, and fishing remained decent