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How to fish Lake Isabella & Where to find Bass, Crappie, Catfish, Salmon and Trout
December 18th Fishing Report
Crappie bite is off, they have have gone into the deeper locations.Catfish are about the only thing biting. Lake is around 10% capacity.
Crappie bite is off, they have have gone into the deeper locations.Catfish are about the only thing biting. Lake is around 10% capacity.
It was back in the late ’60s that Lake Isabella made its
reputation, mostly on crappie. But a lot
of the old-timers here will to tell you their main quarry is catfish. Isabella is also famous for its problems
with wind, it makes a lot of sense to
know how to bankfish for the hefty cats
here.
Must of the whiskerfish you‘ll run into will be a perfect l- to 3-pound eating size, but
don't discount the possibility of finding
a taxidermy-size specimen. Lake record catch, a whopping 30- pound, 15-ounce channel cat that toppled the
existing record by almost three
pounds. Summer months will be prime time
for catfishers, most along the South Fork bank on night-
crawlers and other traditional baits.
A lot of guys take
their lanterns out there with their lawn
chairs and their ice chests, put a bell on their lines and fish all evening for blue, bullhead, channel and white cats at lsabella, with the
best fishing in the evenings.
Which can be another boon to sportsmen who want to avoid temperatures that gel into three
digits in late June, July, August and
sometimes September. But while summer admittedly isn‘t the best
time to fish lsabella for bass or
crappie, it‘s definitely worth a try - it
is no big deal to get a 10 pound bass out here anymore and almost all the
largemouth bass are caught on boats.
Shore fishers do get
into some good bass fishing when fish are in the
shallows spawning, and when the lake level is high enough to cover some of the structure at the north end
of the north fork. But usually they're
taken on boats, and the best spots will
be the points and coves in both the North and South Forks.
Because the South Fork has only about 10 percent the amount of Kern River system as the North
Fork, the water temperature can be as
much as 5 degrees higher there. Because the water is warmer bass have pretty uch finished spawning there early, so
pay attention to the time of year.
After the psawn, until the first of October, the bigmouths will be suspended between 12
and 20 feet, though they will surface
from time to time. “
As for tackle, the word is "plastics." Worms are what’re taking most of the fish right now, and you should match the color with
the color the water.
The lighter the water, the lighter the lure, and the darker the water, the darker the lure is the rule. Trying Rapalas, Rebels, spinnerbaits and
buzzbaits in fairly shallow water if you’re
having trouble finding fish.
Hard work should pay off for those searching out the crappie bite too. As is true for crappie at
most lakes, once you find a school, you
can hook up a fairly long stringer. ,
Besides the North Fork, crappie hang out in the South Fork trees and some of the coves, particularly
Brown’s Cove. Summer fishers should be able
to pick up plenty of bluegill too,
fishing mealworms and redworms, The best
trout fishing at Isabella is in late spring and early fall, but a few trout enthusiasts do troll
deep along the face of the auxiliary dam
during the summer months looking for rainbows.
Lake lsabella Facts: Size: Lake Isabella offers 38 miles of
shoreline and 11,000 surface acres of
water. The lake is about eight miles
long. Species: Largemouth bass; channel,
bullhead, white and blue catfish;
crappie, bluegill; rain- bow trout. A
few king salmon were planted in the lake
in fall of 1984 that will measure up to a
foot now. Location: From
Bakersfield (Located on I-5), travel 178
East 45 miles to the town of Lake
Isabella, Take either Highway 155 to the North Fork or continue on Highway 178 to the
South Fork .
Camping: Improved campsites offer water, hot showers, flush toilets, picnic tables,
barbeques and shade trees. Several
unimproved campsites are also available
for free that have water and pit
toilets. All sites are first-come, first-served and space is plentiful except on holiday
weekends. Grocery stores, gas stations
and other conveniences are available in the local towns. The Isabella Marina located further up the
North Fork also has most services.
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