Castiac this weekend?

[Barbelface]

Woke up to yet another frosty morning in SoCal. Thought I'd left the cold weather behind me up in Canada. Anyway, I'm itching to start my LMB fishing lessons on this water. Is there any point trying this weekend with it being so cold? Also should I be trying the upper or the lagoon? I'm a shore fisherman.

Any advice would be welcome

Thx

[DarkShadow]

Woke up to yet another frosty morning in SoCal. Thought I'd left the cold weather behind me up in Canada. Anyway, I'm itching to start my LMB fishing lessons on this water. Is there any point trying this weekend with it being so cold? Also should I be trying the upper or the lagoon? I'm a shore fisherman.

Any advice would be welcome

Thx

I think if you slow down your presentation, you'd have some success.

Although, I would try fishing the PM bite, hoping that the 2 or 3 degree temperature upswing in the afternoon would get the LMB (and SMB) moving a bit.

Good luck out there!

[Barbelface]

I think if you slow down your presentation, you'd have some success.

Although, I would try fishing the PM bite, hoping that the 2 or 3 degree temperature upswing in the afternoon would get the LMB (and SMB) moving a bit.

Good luck out there!

Thanks

Would senkos be a good idea to use? Im thinking of trying the upper as I've never fished it before. Fishing from shore on a casting rod. Should I Trig a senko or other plastc so I can cast further out?

Any tips would be great :)

[DarkShadow]

Thanks

Would senkos be a good idea to use? Im thinking of trying the upper as I've never fished it before. Fishing from shore on a casting rod. Should I Trig a senko or other plastc so I can cast further out?

Any tips would be great :)

I've never really given the lagoon a decent shot, especially since the upper has a lot more structure that I prefer.

I usually fish my Senkos fly lined without any weight. The salt content on them make them pretty heavy, and I like the more natural movement when they're fly lined.

And from my experience, even in the dead of winter, Castaic has fish that relate to shallow structure year around, so casting a longer distance isn't a variable.

I would also tend to drop shot, which allows your bait to be sitting in the strike zone for longer periods of time.

Regardless, fish slow.

[Barbelface]

I've never really given the lagoon a decent shot, especially since the upper has a lot more structure that I prefer.

I usually fish my Senkos fly lined without any weight. The salt content on them make them pretty heavy, and I like the more natural movement when they're fly lined.

And from my experience, even in the dead of winter, Castaic has fish that relate to shallow structure year around, so casting a longer distance isn't a variable.

I would also tend to drop shot, which allows your bait to be sitting in the strike zone for longer periods of time.

Regardless, fish slow.

Thanks for the tips! I will give the upper lake near the damn a go this weekend. Cheers

[Barbelface]

Thanks for the tips! I will give the upper lake near the damn a go this weekend. Cheers

Fished the upper lake all day. Walked and fished the damn wall and also tried the right side of the boat launch. Threw nearly every plastic I had, even went down to 4” magic worm (ultra finesse lol). Not one bite! Saw a ton of strippers come out on sardines and worms.Heard of a couple of smallies as well. Tough day... maybe I should get a guide and accelerate my learning...