Fish Report for 9-29-2012

Catfish was the big species this week at Lake Morena

9-29-2012
Lake Morena Staff

Lake Conditions Surface temperature is 79.1 and 75.6 @ 20ft. Water Clarity Water visibility is at about 2' to 4' depending on the wind.

** IMPORTANT NOTE** There are currently no state fishing licenses available in Lake Morena so be sure you acquire one before you arrive.

Trout Just a few short months until the stockings begin again.

Bass The Bass are being caught in the 2 lb range through the middle of the lake. All caught and released. Brian Scott says he caught and released 11 bass this week. His largest was 8 lb 6 oz Large Mouth in about 25ft. of water using silver colored plastics or a diving Seiko.

Catfish The catfish have been the most caught fish lately. Popular baits included mackerel and night crawlers. Larry and Dean were here again this week. We can't argue with success as they continue to slay the cats and Blue Gill. We saw, briefly, some nice Blue cats as they were released back to the populace. Blue Gill -Pumphouse Cove was the spot for the gills but other rocky areas were also working as well. Bibianne and A.J. Saldivar pictured caught their first fish this past week. Two fish each for the youngsters, hooray. Several unnamed anglers (Larry and Dean) boasted of only 11 or so of the gills in one day. Many were caught while combing the depths for other species.

Crappie The crappie bite has show up once again in small quantities for the patient. Reports of half pounders caught near Pumphouse cove. Trolling the middle was

Carp These fish are saving themselves for another time.


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