As soon as the arches disappear on my graph, I will throw a marker buoy behind me, which tells me where the end of the school is. Plastics, jigs, crankbaits and spinnerbaits will also do well right into the summer when the bass school up and chase shad. The lake management and the increase in the size limit to 15 inches have just made this lake a gem of a fishery. This drop can be either on the end as it dumps out into a river channel or it can be on the side of the point. These bass are northern strain and roam the lake in wolfpacks, feeding on everything in their paths, including your lures. You bass on this wide open, nothing bank we think. Then you fish it and zero, nothing! structure together create the odds on favorite that bass will be around. that indicate depth. Bass Fishing Pennsylvania: Joseph-Foster Sayers Dam . obvious cover. Watch for the birds on balls of shad in this lake; it usually means crashing largemouth and this fishing can be wide open.

Boats are allowed on the lake, but there is also good shoreline fishing, making this a great destination if you want to fly fish from the shore. on subsequent pages. Contour Lines on Fishing Maps - What Do They Tell You? Starting out in Riverside county, let's take a look at Diamond Valley Lake. Heat. San Diego's only true "mountain lake," Lake Cuyamaca is a great destination for its scenic setting alone. USE THE DIRECTION LINK BELOW, YOUR GPS MAP MAY NOT BE CORRECT IN THE AREA. water and they become real killing fields when bass herd baitfish You can have the ugliest stretch of bank in the world, but if there's one dock sitting by itself, you can bet your butt a bass will be sitting somewhere underneath it. This lake may cost a bit to fish, but you can have the experience of a lifetime here. meant for use in your fish finder. Just as long as there's 15 or so feet of water within a long cast of the dock, you're good to go. This very gradual drop is clearly shown This is certainly a unique time of year for bass anglers. treasure map where bass are the treasure. The fish can also school up and start chasing shad right off the bat in the spring, so crankbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits can also produce well. Topwater in the morning and plastics as the sun comes up. Bass Lake Is drawn down each year to allow for snow runoff. As summer rolls around, there can be a really fun topwater bite in the morning. all. That's great, if you can afford one without With many different offshore rock, roadbeds, and submerged timber, these bass can be caught on a variety of techniques depending on the time of year. The lake record is already 16.43 pounds and should only grow larger as anglers figure out the big girls better. The map shown above is of a bluff, with a point at the mouth of a

shows. If the interval It's a great place to get away camping and turn it into a bass fishing vacation. The Lake is Shown at Winter Lake Level. Even if the riprap is in just a few feet of water, I'll fish the whole stretch. Not all fish are reported, but the lake staff keep pretty good records on those anglers they check. Hmmm, so bass will only be in 10-20% of all that water? All Game & Fish subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Located east of the booming Chula Vista subdivisions, the Lower Otay Reservoir is best known as San Diego's bass master tournament lake. Hmmm, so bass will only be in 10-20% of all that water? Reproduction In Part or In Total In Any Format Is Expressly Forbidden Without Written Permission. These bridges are super easy to find, easy to fish and provide both numbers and size for anglers of all skill levels. maps. The last stop in Riverside County is Lake Skinner.

bottom that projects up toward the surface and is surrounded 360° with Jamieson tells me that a lot of anglers get discouraged throwing the larger trout baits and may want to scale back for some of the time on the water. here, do fall a little short relative to some "convenience" features. You'll also have a lot more luck fishing south-facing isolated docks.