Cachuma Lake Fishing Report

Cachuma Lake - Santa Barbara, CA (Santa Barbara County)


by Cachuma Lake Staff
11-27-2016
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Well its monday and after a very rainy saturday and sunday the lake level has come up about an inch or two. We really need some good downpours to get the level up. As for fishing the trout are still coming in. About 2 to 3 fish per angler is the norm right now so thats not to bad, Drift night crawlers, split shot or bobbbers are working. Casting rapalas or flicker shad, or kastmasters in the rainbow or brown trout patterns. Chrome and blue kastmasters are working also. The weather will be warming up as the week progresses up into the 70’s. Bass are still being caught on rapalas and kastmasters also. As for catfish, they still refuse to stop biting. Crappie are being caught up on E point in the grass.

Tidbits: The way they count fish is to lay in the stream and count as the fish swim past, however this causes the fish to turn back and swin away, thus creating a very inaccurate account.





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11-20-2016
More trout keep coming in for anglers drifting night crawlers. However the fish have started hitting rainbow rapalas but more often they really started hitting hard on rainbow flicker shad which have a more mirror like finish. And if you have any brown trout pattern rapalas throw those. The fishermen that have those have been doing well also. More and more crappie have showing up off E point anywhere from 1 to 2 1/2 pounds. Catfish, the ever popular...... Read More

11-13-2016
The trout bite is improving day by day with most of the fish being caught up by dairy and pumping station. Try using rapalas , black and silver or firetiger colors those colors have been producing. Also trotting night crawlers is working well. Use just a split shot for weight. On another note the crappie bite is starting to increase fihermen and women have been catching the elusive fish up by...... Read More