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Winter Report and What's to Come
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
San Diego City Lakes Winter Bass Fishing has been good with the best bite going at the Red Hot El Capitan Lake. It’s nice living in a place where you can fish and catch Bass year round! The bite at El Capitan has been crazy.
Recently, a 32lb 5 fish limit took 1st place at the National Bass West Team Tournament with limits of 20lbs plus common. I have had many days of quality 15lb plus limits of Bass during a time of year usually considered “slow”. In typical fashion, the Bass have been gorging on Shad and Crayfish getting fat and healthy for the upcoming spring. For the last several weeks I have caught em shallow on Crankbaits, small swimbaits, Jig and craws, and drop shot. My bigger fish have come very early and again at mid day. The deep bite for me has been the best from 8-10am on a Carolina rig and drop shot watermelon and green pumpkin plastic baits. Also, the Umbrella Rig and Rapala Ice Jig have been great fish catchers on the right school of deep water suspended Bass. This time of year my Lesson trips have helped Anglers learn the deep “offshore” bite that is often overlooked or a new technique like the Rapala Ice jig. Don’t look now but things are about to change….SPRING IS COMING!
Yes Spring is the time of year all Bass Anglers wait for. February – May will offer San Diego Anglers very good Bass fishing at all San Diego City Lakes. As the water temps get warmer Bass will start moving shallow. They won’t all rush the banks at once. During the pre-spawn Bass will be “staging” on the outside points, channels, and breaklines along the banks where they will be spawning. This is a great time of year to catch a Giant. Big fish will be staging in waters a bit deeper than the keeper size fish roaming the shallows. Most productive techniques will be fishing on the bottom with a drop shot rig, Carolina Rig, or other soft plastic baits and the always reliable senko. Large Swimbaits will also catch big bass looking for an easy meal before moving on the beds to spawn. I like to throw a texas rigged 9in fat worm and crawl it slowly from deep to shallow. Once the spawn is on shallow Bass will be very aggressive striking many lures that invade their homes.
Spring is a great time to introduce our sport to a friend or a kid new to Bass fishing. Visit one of our local San Diego tackle shops and get geared up!
TL
My Lakes
San Diego is world famous for its largemouth bass fishing, and particularly BIG BASS. As of March 2011, 10 of the top 25 heaviest largemouths ever caught came from San Diego County. I grew up on these lakes and know ALL of their hot spots. Here are a few of my favorites...
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El Capitan
El Capitan is one of our biggest reservoirs in the County and has a population of bass to complement its size. This is a great lake to catch numbers of quality bass and learn to throw jigs, carolina rigs, spinnerbaits and topwater baits. |
Lower Otay
Big bass continue to flourish in Lower Otay, where dozens of bass over 10 pounds are caught each year. Tules line the banks making it a great lake to flip and pitch. Some big rock piles and points produce excellent deep water fishing as well. |
Diamond Valley Lake
Right now, there is no consistently better bass lake around! Its a deep, clear reservoir and is EXCELLENT for swimbait fishing and deep structure fishing. Diamond Valley is arguably one of the best bass fisheries in the entire world right now. |
My Ocean
San Diego is also reknowned for its world-class saltwater fishing opportunities. As the United State's southern most port on the Pacific Ocean, San Diego offers quick and easy access to the bountiful waters of Mexico's Coronado Islands, the local kelp beds, offshore banks, and two healthy bays; San Diego and Mission.
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Outer Banks / Islands
If you're after fish that double as tremendous sport and table fare, San Diego's offshore banks fit the bill. Those banks offer great seasonal fishing for both yellowfin and bluefin tuna, dorado, yellowtail, and albacore! |
Kelp Beds
The San Diego inshore scene focuses on two targets; the Point Loma kelp and the La Jolla kelp. Both of which are inhabited year-round by calico bass, halibut, yellowtail and white seabass among others. |
San Diego Bay
San Diego Bay is perhaps the most underrated fishery in Southern California. This scenic bay, bordered by the beautiful downtown and Coronado skylines is home to numerous species of fish including bay bass, sand bass, bonefish and halibut. |
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