Santa Margarita Lake
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- Hard Jerkbaits2
- Drop Shot1
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)1
- Wacky Rigs1
- Largemouth Bass5 Reports
- Crappie1 Report
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12 Reports on Santa Margarita Lake
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
58°
All three were in 8-13 feet of water (bottom). Two were around wood and one was on a secondary mud point. All were males.
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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.
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