Report sent in by Dave Shill
On Tuesday, May 21st my wife Cathy, Jim and Jeannie Kiech and myself went up to Lopez Lake in central CA for 3 days of freshwater bassin’. Post spawn bass fishing can get tough, and with the wind blowing 10-25 mph the entire time made conditions less than ideal, but we persevered and managed to find a few bass that wanted to bite.
Got my personal best freshwater bass at 3 lbs. 13 oz.
Cathy got her first two bass, one on a spinnerbait, and one on a crankbait.
Most all Jim and my fish came on 3″ Big Hammer or MC swimbaits.
Altho’ we only spent one afternoon going for the panfish, i.e. crappie, bluegill, redear,it seemed to be pretty wide open for those targeting them. Cath and I will be eating fish tacos tonight! Lopez lake camping is incredible! Beautiful scenery, beautiful lake, and the most wildlife I’ve ever seen in a California campground.
Great family destination, about 5 hours from Costa Mesa towing a boat or travel trailer. Dave Shill