Fishing in Southern California: Hi, 2 weeks ago I caught 28 bluegill and 2 Bass at my local lake, Laguna Lake in Southern California. Now I am not catching anything and tried different...

madonemike Loc: Southern California

Hi,
2 weeks ago I caught 28 bluegill and 2 Bass at my local lake, Laguna Lake in Southern California. Now I am not catching anything and tried different bait and locations on the lake. Cast far, cast shallow, different times of the day.
Where did the fish go?

Such problems of a early retirement :)

Md

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

madonemike wrote:

Hi,
2 weeks ago I caught 28 bluegill and 2 Bass at my local lake, Laguna Lake in Southern California. Now I am not catching anything and tried different bait and locations on the lake. Cast far, cast shallow, different times of the day.
Where did the fish go?

Such problems of a early retirement :)

Md

What has changed since you were there last? Warmer water(?)…fish deeper. Different time, look for shade or cover.

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

madonemike wrote:

Hi,
2 weeks ago I caught 28 bluegill and 2 Bass at my local lake, Laguna Lake in Southern California. Now I am not catching anything and tried different bait and locations on the lake. Cast far, cast shallow, different times of the day.
Where did the fish go?

Such problems of a early retirement :)

Md

Is that the lake in Fullerton? Also known as Bass n Cherry ?
If so fished it when I was growing up. Had some great times fishing that lake caught my 1st Bass their when I was 12yrs old, and tons of blue grill.
Have a great day.
Andy
Bassman

Ronniejw Loc: West Point MS

madonemike wrote:

Hi,
2 weeks ago I caught 28 bluegill and 2 Bass at my local lake, Laguna Lake in Southern California. Now I am not catching anything and tried different bait and locations on the lake. Cast far, cast shallow, different times of the day.
Where did the fish go?

Such problems of a early retirement :)

Md

You caught them all

madonemike Loc: Southern California

ha, but I released them all back, most of them were fed! Clever comment

bluelake2 Loc: northbay ca

Andy cacciatori wrote:

Is that the lake in Fullerton? Also known as Bass n Cherry ?
If so fished it when I was growing up. Had some great times fishing that lake caught my 1st Bass their when I was 12yrs old, and tons of blue grill.
Have a great day.
Andy
Bassman

That is the lake Andy and used to be the Bastanchury lake. My wife grew up there and caught her first bluegill as a kid.

Ronniejw Loc: West Point MS

madonemike wrote:

ha, but I released them all back, most of them were fed! Clever comment

They may be hook shy then

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

bluelake2 wrote:

That is the lake Andy and used to be the Bastanchury lake. My wife grew up there and caught her first bluegill as a kid.

What a small world 🌎!!
Caught a lot of fish 🐟 fishing 🎣 that lake growing up.
Instead time I fished it was 9yrs ago. Their use to be some large bass and catfish in that lake
Grew up in Whitter by LA Harbra . Good times then!!
Have a great day
Andy

bluelake2 Loc: northbay ca

Andy cacciatori wrote:

What a small world 🌎!!
Caught a lot of fish 🐟 fishing 🎣 that lake growing up.
Instead time I fished it was 9yrs ago. Their use to be some large bass and catfish in that lake
Grew up in Whitter by LA Harbra . Good times then!!
Have a great day
Andy

It's getting even smaller. I used to work in La Habra and my in-laws lived in Fullerton and my wife also when she was a kid. That area was so nice with mature green large trees in town and a nice neighborhood to grow up in. Whittier used to be the town where all the good restaurants were for lunch especially Mexican food.

bluelake2 Loc: northbay ca

OJdidit wrote:

What has changed since you were there last? Warmer water(?)…fish deeper. Different time, look for shade or cover.

I think OJ has it. The warmer water and the lower Oxygen levels shallow so most likely if they all went deep beyond casting range from shore.

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

bluelake2 wrote:

It's getting even smaller. I used to work in La Habra and my in-laws lived in Fullerton and my wife also when she was a kid. That area was so nice with mature green large trees in town and a nice neighborhood to grow up in. Whittier used to be the town where all the good restaurants were for lunch especially Mexican food.

We lived by Lowell High school off of 1st street and Imperial hwy.
My wife went
To Lowell HS my made me go to St. PAUL'S
WE GRADUATED IN 1970.
MY WIFE AND I grew up on the same street.
It is a small world 🌎.
Have a great evening and I still love that lake !!
Andy

bluelake2 Loc: northbay ca

Andy cacciatori wrote:

We lived by Lowell High school off of 1st street and Imperial hwy.
My wife went
To Lowell HS my made me go to St. PAUL'S
WE GRADUATED IN 1970.
MY WIFE AND I grew up on the same street.
It is a small world 🌎.
Have a great evening and I still love that lake !!
Andy

It's a smaller world I went to Westminster HS and we played St. Paul for the one of the CIF championship football games. I think St. Paul was undefeated and almost always a good team. Think we lost but cannot recall. Have a great evening also!!!

Andy cacciatori Loc: Modesto cal.

bluelake2 wrote:

It's a smaller world I went to Westminster HS and we played St. Paul for the one of the CIF championship football games. I think St. Paul was undefeated and almost always a good team. Think we lost but cannot recall. Have a great evening also!!!

You guys also had a great team.
Small world it is!!
I'm 69yrs young and when I say I played football at St Paul's people in my time will say you played for St Paul's?!!
Hated the school but we had One Hell of a Football team.
Have a good evening.
Good fishing day's 🎣 Going Dove hunting tomorrow.
Andy

bluelake2 Loc: northbay ca

Andy cacciatori wrote:

You guys also had a great team.
Small world it is!!
I'm 69yrs young and when I say I played football at St Paul's people in my time will say you played for St Paul's?!!
Hated the school but we had One Hell of a Football team.
Have a good evening.
Good fishing day's 🎣 Going Dove hunting tomorrow.
Andy

Seems like all the Catholic schools were great teams. Didn't you guys play Mater Dei in Costa Mesa often for championship games? I think our major rival was Western HS who had a star quarterback Bob Acosta and also Edison HS. Most other schools around there were mediocre like Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Lakewood HS. Good luck shooting.

Jigstick1 Loc: San Diego

I finished Laguna Niguel a lot of years it was better when they allow the rental boats they have the Nebraska tail walkers back then all the fish were full of roe 4 and 5 pounder's everyday average was 2lb personal best 10 plus those were some good times