Santa Margarita Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer (Current)
Santa Margarita Lake Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)2
- Drop Shot1
- Frogs/Toads1
- Lipless Crankbaits1
Total Fishing Reports
17
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Largemouth Bass5 Reports
Crappie1 Report
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°
Fish were positioned just outside of main lake points. All fish caught were strictly eating shad or fry as none had red lips from craw crunching. Also spoke to a boater who was strictly flipping with a craw bait and ended up getting skunked that day. I fished 10 hours and was averaging a fish an hour. Also caught a large 14 oz bluegill that ate the 2.8 Keitech as well as a 1 lb 3 oz crappie on the 2.8 Keitech also. I also modified the Keitechs by adding a chartreuse tail with the Spike It marker to mimic the bluegill after seeing a couple with bright tails. Perfect match!!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Bass are still keyed on the shad spawn, needed to go with a reaction bite. Burning a lipless over the grass was the answer. Tight lines!
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