What's up fellas'

I live in Goleta, and I just found out about a lake called Los Carneros. I was wondering if anyone who has experience at the lake could give me and pointers about how to fish it. I hear that float tubing is the most productive method, but I was also wondering if fishing from the shore can be effective as well. Thanks for any knowledge you have of the lake.

Derek

Hey derek,

I haven't fished coneros in years but that used to be my winter hot spot. I would go there when all the lakes were slow and then wouldn't hit it the rest of the year. Yea float tubing in there is going to be your best bet. It can be fished a little from shore but all the good stuff is not accessible from shore. But get a float tube and go fish all the reeds. I used to throw texas rigged worms and some cranks. The biggest fish I ever caught out of there was about 4lbs and the biggest I ever heard was over 10lbs, so there are lots of good saize fish in there. A few years ago there was a massive fish kill in the summer and that stopped me from going there. Maybe I will have to leave the boat home one weekend and pump the old tube up again and see what I can catch.

I fished from shore two weeks ago without even a smell. Not too serious just threw a pop-r and a red crankbait. It is tough without a tube or raft or something. They have posted no swimming or wading signs there though since those people drown a few years back and they might not want anyone tubing it anymore but I'm not sure. Let me know if you have any luck though.

Bass fishing should be catch-and-release anywhere for the good of all. However, if you do not practice strict catch-and-release elsewhere you will want to do it at Carneros because the water is highly polluted from runoff from local streets and landscaping (fertilizers, weedkillers, etc.).

Good luck.

Bob