Santa Margarita Lake Fish Report

Santa Margarita Lake Fishing Report

Santa Margarita Lake - CA (San Luis Obispo County)

by Santa Margarita Lake Staff
7-27-2015
805-438-1522
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Water Temp:80.5

The bass bite was day to day last week, with windy days producing the best action. Frogs and jigs have been obtaining the best results, and fish to 6lbs were reported. The lakes crappie population made a good showing as well in the White Oak are, as some anglers had up to a dozen slabs on mini jigs/ meals worm combos. Catfish have been coming out of the same area on cut mackerel , and chicken livers. Bluegill, and red ear seemed to have taken the week off.

Rating the action based over the past week:

Bass: Good
Bluegill: Poor
Catfish: Fair
Crappie: Good
Redear: Poor

The average sizes of Bass, Catfish and Crappie were 2.5lbs, 3lbs and 1.5lbs respectively.

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