Ive been out 3 times in the last week, bites are few and far between but ive been going for broke with Jigs, Swimbaits (Castaic), and 7 inch lizards. Ive found good fish in 50ft. not wide open at all, but there are some feeders!! I got a nice Blue Cat today on a swimbait (shocked the hell out of me!) The way i see it, if the 1-2 lb fish are going to be as tough to catch as the fatties, why not just fish for fatties??
Good luck,
Shawn