LP 04 28 18 Know where the 11" CNBG are - need to find the 12s

These guys are spawning in deep water - males are guarding nests or coming to deeper water during the day. Females are fat, gorging on baitfish&hatches and eggs development. Water is 68*F. Dam was opened to fishing today. Fishing 12 to 22 FOW.
All fish were released.
Hit the big girl 1st and then her sisters on a double
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Need to sit on these....
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Another big double
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Now that's a problem I would like to have. Stuck catching 11 inchers and not getting the 12's. I could stand about a month of that. Real nice fish Sonny, thanks for the pics.

Beautiful fish, I’ve never caught one that big. I always enjoy your posts!


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so are them brush tops in the photos in that deep of water is my question or are you sitting off a brush line in 12 foot of water ?
sure are some dandy bream yawl got there bro ....congrats

Unreal, way to go.

thnx guys
These fish are tearing up the Baitfish. Guide and a pro were fishing around me - not very long - trying to figure out what I was doing. Told them to get some Chub Belly Spinners.. Caught 5 Bass that got in the way yesterday.

You have to come out to SoCal Redge.

Water level is up ~13' - I've been fishing the outside of an old road bed from 12 to 22 FOW. They are going to raise again, not sure when, and those tree tops will be under water. We are getting ready for a fish explosion...
Suppose to have winds all week - not good.

We keep catching large bass on the roadrunners and mostly getting our hat handed to us. I rigged up a UL rod with 8lb. Power Pro braid and tied a 1/16th. oz. roadrunner on there just for bass. Now I'm landing them mostly all the time. A huge carp hit the RR yesterday and went under the boat and broke the braid, this fish was well over 10lbs. and when that braid hit the boat it broke right away. We are catching bass in dirt shallow muddy water on the little RR all day. We are truly fortunate to have this fishery.Attachment 301026

LedHead ... that fish in the second pic (need to sit on these) is a female Red Ear Sunfish (aka Shellcracker). Are they prevalent in your waters ??

WTG Brian

CP - I would call it a male because of the tuxedo and the body is thinner. Plus it was close to CNBG beds. Our Shellcrackers don't get a the bright red ear - some of the other So Cal lakes do. Right now the females are taller/thicker and not as dark. There are lots of Red Ear in LP, they have crossed with the CNBG and the Green Sunfish. We like to fish for the Red Ear at Lake Havasu - they get huge at that lake. My PB there 3lb9oz. I seen junglejim catch a 4lb9oz Red Ear there.... They got crazy big hybrids too.

There are some better lakes in San Diego for panfish - to far for me. I hear they've been catching 3lb BGs - probably Coppernose. Also heard there was supposed to be a 7lb Red Ear caught up at Lake Havasu....

I'd like to see a picture of that 7lb. redear. I believe they do exist in Havasu.

Pretty sure they are there too Jim - especially after seeing the 4lb 9oz one you got...