What are the best floating lures for bass, pike, and trout, in southern california?
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If you can, I would very much appreciate mentions of actual areas in Southern California that you know these lures are effective. Also, best areas for shallow water fishing and what fish are there? I know that its alot of questions but as much info as you can please.
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Jointed-Rapalas always worked best, for me; though I’ve never used a floating lure for Trout!
The BIG-THING for Bass, out here; is a soft-bait (swim-bait), made by Castaic Lures, that perfectly mimics the stocker-trout, being planted in the local lakes!
Stripers & Largemouths to well-over 20lbs. are falling for them!!!
I only fish for bass, so here is my list for bass. I would try Rebel pop-r’s in different sizes and colors. Hula poppers, heddons zara spook for big bass, try different propeller lures, the Rapala original floating minnow. Try some different frogs that can float over weeds, and provoke vicious strikes, you could also try different floating plastic baits from 3x by strike king, they have all sorts of plastics that float like lizards, worms, crawfish, etc… I live in PA, but there are alot of constants in bass fishing. If your not producing fish, vary your retrieve speed, and technique. In clear water use realistic lures, in cloudy water use brighter lures like firetiger, in muddy waters try lures that make noise so the fish can zero in on them. A few examples are spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and wide wobble crankbaits. Same with at night, use noisy lures. But I have also got fish at night with worms, which don’t make any noise. Try different things till you hit the right lure. Tight lines
cranks work well with evrything i mean evrything try a gaint ac plug for bass there usualy a foot long but dont be intimadated by the size if u put it in front of u it dont look so big and a 8 pound bass can easily eat that lure fish rarely see the lure from the size and since ur fishing shallow go parallel to weedlines theres an awsome lake by hantington beach and santana for trout try a mall spinner real it kinda fast and it will not get snagged or a lonng minnow crankbait for pike try a buzzbait #1 lure for topwater fishing that will catch u bass and pike. good luck
I grew up in san diego and knwo the lakes well.first off you need to get your drive on to find a pike.If i were fishing Lakes San Vincinte ,morena ,Dvl,jennings etc here what i used or would use.floating lures,a irony shad from zip baits,a Pop-r zell rowland model,a lucky craft sammy in the 78-100 size .if iwere shallow fishing or shore fishing i would use a bubba/carolina rig and a 6″ roboworm behind it or your topwater too.as for jerkbaits i would use lucky craft pointers,megabass ito 110′s ,and shad colored rapala type baits.oh and bring a frog along there are some areas with good sloop to throw the frogs on top of.If you have alocal lake please repost it and if i know i can help you find out more about it.I nowadays fish Casitas,Cachuma and santa margarita.with mostly the same bait but now i use swimbaits from huddleston,rago and wmission quite regulary.
tight lines,
Brian
tight lines
i live in florida but i was born in califonia and i would say for top water would be a frog jig for bass and a popper for overcast days