Cachuma Lake Fishing Lake

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


by Cachuma Lake Staff
2-11-2018
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Bass, Trout, and Catfish seems to be the most common catch! Crappie are finally showing up! The lake saw 3 beautiful Crappie caught at approx. 3 lbs each. Check these locations:Harvey's Cove [Bass/Catfish], Sweet-water Bay [Trout], Clark's Cove [Trout], Cachuma [Bass and Trout], Crappie [private dock], Johnson Bay [Large Mouth], Santa Cruz Bay [Catfish/Trout ] and Bobcat's cove [catfish]. Trout are about 5 feet from surface, add a split shot or a egg sinker to achieve the necessary depth. For Crappie, neon green or a generally neon jig have been proven most effective. Furthermore, utilizing a garlic night crawler or Mackarel has been the bait trend for Catfish. Firetiger Flickers shads or garlic powerbait has been working very well for Trout rubber worms/shad or white crank bait or black and yellow Panther Martins have been effective for Large and Small Mouth Bass. Side note: Shore fishing is picking up for Trout and Catfish. Small Mouth Bass are now showing up if you are fishing from a boat, if possible have or rent a boat for a better catch. All fishing this week has been slow due to weather changes. Ckeck out 805 webcam for weather conditions and scenic views.





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2-4-2018
Bass, Trout, and Catfish seems to be the most common catch! Crappie are finally showing up! The lake saw 3 beautiful Crappie, caught at approximately 3 lbs each. Not much has changed here at Cachuma Lake for fishing since the last fishing report. Side note: Shore fishing has been slow, so if possible, rent a boat for better catch results. All fishign this week has been slow due to weather changes. ...... Read More

1-28-2018
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