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Forum nameFreshwater Fishing in California
Topic subjectJune 21, 1999 Santa Margarita Lake
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27, June 21, 1999 Santa Margarita Lake
Posted by , Wed Jun-23-99 09:45 PM
Matt and I drove up over the cuesta grade to the lake today for yet another Santa Margarita evening session.<BR> Our plan was to fish worms over the main lake body in deep water. We tried this for about an hour but<BR> couldn't make it happen. Moving over to jackass canyon I was tossing the AC minnow and Matt was fishing a<BR> 6" worm on a brass n glass when we hooked up a double with both fish 2-2.5 pounds. By then it was getting<BR> dark so we decided to do some topwater in Salsipuedes bay. We pulled up to the site of bass boiling on the<BR> edges of the weed beds. A few minutes later I had a solid kerwhomph on the moss master frog. YES!!! and I<BR> farmed it........ Next little cove I farmed the same bass three times in a row on the frog before casting off the<BR> other side of the boat and nailing one around 2 and a half pounds. Matt had a nice blow up a bit later but<BR> despite letting the frog get clear under water the fish managed to cough it up. Things slowed down the<BR> further back in the bay we got until it was time to jet. My feeling is that the fish are starting to settle in to<BR> summertime and are getting out of the post-spawn somewhat. Look for the thickest weeds you can find.<BR> Not the thin stringy stuff but the leafy plants that grow up out of the water, and then huck the moss master<BR> in and try not to farm 'em too much!