Anyone else hear about a 19 pound bass taken this past Saturday from the shore at the lower? There are a lot of rumors flying around. The locals are all upset about the fish being killed. So I not taking what they are saying about the guy too serious at this time.

I'll chedk out if any one heard of this 19 lb. fish, some of the catch and release guys are not doing good also. I saw a bass about 14 lb. floting in the lower lake about 3 weeks ago it must have beeen dead about 3 or 4 days it looks like the birds had taken out its eyes.

That would explain the picture of the 19 lber in Gallions. I stopped by there yesterday evening and saw the pic. by the register. It did not have a date. I just assumed that it was from Castaic's heyday and did not ask anyone.

the lagoon has the biggest bass. too bad i cant catch any of them, they outsmart me every single time. it should be the other way around though! anyway, if he kept it, i hope its not the fish that took residence by the dock across from the lifegaurd station by the paddle boat rental place.

I think it came from the aera around the handicap dock.

The floating fish was a serious problem in San Diego. I came to know the rangers at lake Poway very well, and they told me that about 1/2 the ten plus pound fish in that lake end up dying after being released. This is mostly caused by anglers fighting them too long then not going to weigh in immediaetly. Those larger fish get traumatized very easily and cannot handle hanging on a stringer for an hour. to me I see it as a tradjedy to abuse a fish, release and have it floating the next day.

speaking of poway i was one of the very first tubers on that lake. they had opened it for tubes the first day of trout season there one year,we were on the news ,and even the anchorman stole my friends quote about its like fishing on your couch(he was refering to the comfort of the tube).I've seen some great bass there and caught a few here and there,but they are very smart in that lake due to the pressure it gets everyday.
tight lines y'all,
Brian

Yeah, Poway is a very tough place to catch Bass most of the bigger one come either during the spawn or the summer night fishing after they plant catfish. i managed my biggest Bass i have ever caught from that lake, but it was not without a lot of hard work.

Hey Guys, the word is the fish came from the dam,fished from shore, upper lake, on saturday...

yes its true 19.26 lbs.caught by Leo. There also was a 14 lb bass caught at the lower lake this week end. For any regulars that fish Castaic I was told that Bob the one that drove the silver pickup truck passed away, memorial will be in early june a bunch of guys are planing to get together to do something.
Lots of trout today at the upper lake but no striper showed I left about 6:30 my arm got tired

Yes it's sad. We all hnew him as "Old man Bob".He was one of the last old time striper guys.It was cool to listen to his stories about Pyramid back in the days.