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Santa Margarita Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: May 8, 2026

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

17 Fishing Reports

65 Followers

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Santa Margarita Lake Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer

Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
2
Drop Shot
1
Frogs/Toads
1
Lipless Crankbaits
1

Total Fishing Reports

17

Top Species Reported for Summer

Largemouth Bass5 Reports
Crappie1 Report

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Fishing Reports

17 Reports on Santa Margarita Lake

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Joe
Bronze Ambassador
5/14/22
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Hard Jerkbaits
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
BigC149
Bronze Ambassador
5/24/23
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Hard Jerkbaits
- Structure
  Baitfish
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  60°
Started off with top water in the morning. River 2 sea popper and megabass pop max. Then moved to Berkley stunna and a green pumpkin football jig with a Yamamoto flappin hog on the back. Up river they were busting on the surface chasing bait. Caught them every other cast cycling through baits. Slow drop off banks with wood and alittle bit of rock was the ticket. Steep banks had fish but the big ones were around almost do nothing banks with wood and small rock. Grass helped but it wasn’t a necessity. Towards the damn we found fish flipping outside of the new tullies infront of the old ones that were submerged with a wacky rig. More area oriented than spot oriented. Found a couple schools of fish up river but by the dam they were more spread apart.
rocketsurgeon
Bronze Ambassador
5/31/22
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Drop Shot
- Structure
  Points
- Forage
  Shad
Shad spawn was going off , bass keying in on small minnow profiles. My youngest daughter was the hot stick.

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Frogs/Toads #3

Lipless Crankbaits #4

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