Lake San Antonio Fishing Map, Fishing Report, Local Monterey Hunting Clubs, fishing Striped bass, Largemouth and crappie
How to fish Lake San Antonio and Where to find Big Bass and Crappie
October 2023Conditions:
San Antonio is now 63 percent of capacity,
Stripers around the island on swimbaits or jigging spoons schools of bait. The Large and smallmouth bass in the shallow are taking reaction baits or plastics.
Information: main office 805-472-2313. Marina number 805-472-2818.
San Antonio is now 63 percent of capacity,
Stripers around the island on swimbaits or jigging spoons schools of bait. The Large and smallmouth bass in the shallow are taking reaction baits or plastics.
Information: main office 805-472-2313. Marina number 805-472-2818.
How to Fish Lake San Antonio
There are a lot of black bass fishermen in the central state who will swear Lake San Antonio offers absolutely the best bass a fishing, California angler can ask for. And they could be right.
Lake San Antonio fishermen have seen their fair share of big bucketmouths in the last few years, and more than their fair share of bass in the 5-pound range. But another proud faction of folks who fish
this reservoir smugly maintain that bigmouth bass are poor substitutes in the
face of Lake San Antonio’s striped bass
fishery.
The point‘s well
taken; in fact, it looks like healthy
competition between these two committees
is bound to continue. Some lakes have it
and some lakes don't, but Lake San Antonio's plum full of habitat particularly
well-suited to warm-water structure loving
species like bass, crappie, bluegill and
stripers, thanks to the efforts of state
and county lake supervisors and local
volunteers.
The average striper here weighs between 12 and 18 pounds, according to Davis, and a 20 pounder is by no means a rarity. The Lake record is 36 pounds! Probably the best way to fish stripers right now is with topwater lures in the early mornings and early evenings. Locals attest to the merits of Hopkins Spoons, Zara Spooks, Devils Horses, or gear
up with waterdogs and Mister ‘Twisters
and head for the main channels, where
in winter, the linesides lurk in about 30 feet of water.
Shiny Kastmasters and other spoons can also be trolled with leadcore line
or behind flashers. Hot spots for stripers vary by season, but
they seem to like rummaging in the stretch between the South Shore Marina and North Shore Marina, and along the bank from the South Shore Marina down to the beach. Winter fish are also pulled
out at the dam, and both largemouth and striped bass are often congregated off
the Chalk Cliffs. Refer to our Lake San Antonio fishing map above.
Another option that’s just now getting some play among
Golden State sportsmen is fly fishing for
stripers. Stripers can be fished close to
the surface and slightly deeper with flies usually employed for taking saltwater
stripers, such as Lefty’s Deceivers and the Bay-Delta Eelet.
Use a boat to explore when fishing stripers, because they're
itinerant feeders and constantly on the move. Still, stripers in any given
impoundment will have favorite feeding areas where the forage base is thick and
structure readily available. Streamers that resemble shad and other forage fish
can elicit a determined response from a striper when fished with a fairly fast,
erratic retrieve.
If you’ve tried a variety of colors with no response, vary
the sizes of the flies you employ;
stripers are known to be selective when there‘s plenty of food around.
Now for those largemouth bass, there are just about as many “best” ways to fish ‘em as there are dedicated bass fishermen. Purple ¾ ounce leadhead
jigs. Purple and black plastic worms,
shad- colored leadhead jigs and crawdad-colored crankbaits.
Wintertime, bigmouths were roaming the 20-foot range off rocky points. Knowing where to fish is essential. Prime winter spots include the Harris Creek arm, Twin Coves and Laguna Canyon.
Antonio‘s sturdy population of largemouth
is due to expand, thanks to a long-range
enhancement project that’s already had a
very positive impact.
Most of the lakes in California were built by water
engineers who are worried that if they left structure in the lake bottom, it would screw up the valves. The reason for the big spawn is due in large
part to the oak tree brush shelters,
synthetic shelters and Christmas tree
escape habitats placed strategically by park personnel and volunteers.
Lake San Antonio Fishing Information. Size: Lake San Antonio
Lake offers 60 miles of shoreline, is 16 miles long and has 5,687 surface acres. How to get there: Take the Jolon Road exit
off Highway 101 south from San Francisco or Sacramento. Northbound from Santa
Barbara or points south, take the G-14 County Road exit off Hwy. 101 in Paso Robles. From l-5, take Hwy. 46 west
to Hwy. 101 and pick up scenic- route
G-14.
Species: Striped bass, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass,
crappie, redear perch, bluegill and
several species of catfish. Techniques:
Stillfishing, trolling, jigging, fly fishing and spincasting are all effective.
Camping: Three
campgrounds maintained by the Monterey County
Parks Department have a total of 262 campsites with electrical hook-ups, 180 sites with water and hook-ups,
several tent sites and cabins that can
be rented on a three day or weekly basis.
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