Hello, Anglers!

Check out the great pictures of recent catches at Lake Casitas in beautiful Ojai! We finely have our Ojai summer time weather!

Using all artificial baits at Lake Casitas. Castaic Lake in Santa Clarita will be getting the live bait fish "shad" up soon, late Sept. taking reservations for fall at Castaic Lake.

Andrew reeled in his 10 pound Bass at Lake Casitas Friday Aug. 27th 2010 Andrew is 13 years old he will have memories for a lifetime! Great Job!

Check out the size difference!

Fishing at Lake Casitas in August is all about spot selection, bait selection based and seasonal fish feeding patterns. (Plastic worms are very affective) Coupled with placement and presentation. Bite detection is very soft, delicate and light often times you don't know the fish is on your line. We have developed a formula Lunker Potion Fish Attractant available at Lake Casitas bait shop that masks human scents and other odors on your bait example sunscreen etc.. to help our Clients detect more bites resulting in more catches. Hook set timing and rapid reeling is essential in the beginning stages.

Art Monday Aug. 23rd afternoon trip

Something other than a bass a Praying Mantis taking a ride on the boat, Guide Marc was thinking if he could use it as bait... but how would you hook it?

Morning trip with William and Kenden, Kenden has a nice bass! Sat. Aug. 21st

Afternoon trip Sat. Aug. 21st bass were biting more in the afternoon on this day, Scott and brother Steven were able to detect the bite.

Cary and Johnny Sunday Aug. 22nd

Ron and Robert Wed. Aug. 18th

Helmut and Paul from Germany Tues. Aug. 17th

Dale, Chad and Brian Sunday Aug. 15th

Bill and Gabriele form the Big Brother Program Aug. 12th

Wik and Dan Aug. 11th

Tom and Ryan Aug. 10th from Canada

Matt and Luke Aug. 9th

John and Daniel Aug. 4th

Mason and Taylor Tues. Aug. 3rd

Sam and his friend Aug. 2nd

Amy and Jessie Tues. July 27th at lake Casitas afternoon half day trip with 5 bass.

Mitch and Charlie Sunday Aug. 25th at Castaic Lake

Mark and Chris Sat. July 23rd morning trip

Steve Tues. July 15th

Doug and his catch July 16th afternoon trip.

4 year old Nate shows off his bass July 16th afternoon trip.

Marc at the US Open at Lake Mead competed on the 19th, 20 and 21st of July 2010. Its was quite an experience this year at Lake Mead as a pro angler hotter than last year... 6 people out of 238 went to the hospital for heat stroke the temp was as high as 115 degree. 1st day out Marc's trolling motor broke and he had lost 1.5 hours of fishing first thing in the morning but caught a nice limit of 5 fish at 6.74 pounds by the end of the fist day. On the 2nd day Marc experienced heat exhaustion and legs cramping. He said it felt like his body was shutting down, lots of water, potassium and electrolytes got him back to himself. The 3rd day Marc did fair with 3 fish at 4.14 pounds. Clifford Pirch WON the open for 2010 CONGRATULATION to Clifford with 31 pounds!

These anglers that are competing are amazing they get little sleep over the 3 days they have to get going at 2:30am in the morning to prepare themselves and their boats, Meet a AAA angler to fish with for the day. And fish for 5 quality bass not so easy at Lake Mead. On a boat all day in 115 degree weather! My hat goes off to all of them!

Marc Mitrany is competeing in the the WON US Open again this year. A big 3 day tournament at Lake Mead wish him good luck! Here is a peek of what the US Open is like if you wish to view!

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Marc, Gracey and Corbyn Sunday July 11th afternoon Gracey caught 2 bass and her 1st 6 pound bass, and Corbyn caught 3 bass.

Ed and Robert morning Sunday July 11th with some nice bass!

Joanne, Steven and Clarissa afternoon Sat. July 10th

Neil and Paul Sat. July 10th

nice round belly!

Vic the afternoon Friday July 9th

Andy the morning of Friday July 9th

Steve July 6th

David and Zachery July 5th

Gary Kyle and Candi Sunday July 3th afternoon

Trout

Kyle from Bakersfield caught himself a 13.5 Carp. They caught 3 different species on a half day trip! 4 Bass 1 trout and a ONE big Carp!

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Steve and Izzy half day

Don and Esther July 3rd

Naz and Human caught 10 on their trip June 27th live bait!

Fernando and Brandon June 25th no bait shad found today, used artificial's.

Jon Scott and Jorden June 26th

June 26th

Daniel and Paul out with the gang on June 23rd caught 6 bass today!

Jim and Kris on Fathers day June 20th landed some nice bass!

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Kevin and Gabriel June 18th

Annette June 19th

Chase June 19th

Rich June 19th

Todd June 19th

Andrew June 19th

June 17th

Richard June 16th

Jackie from Hong Kong did it again! He came went out on a fishing trip June 5th and caught a 7 pound bass, and Yesterday June 13th he reeled in a 7.5 pound bass Great work!

Jacky and Marc displaying two 7.5 lb bass caught yesterday's afternoon trip 3-7pm June 13th. Jacky caught his off a live shad, and Marc caught his off artificial bait sprayed with Lunker Potion fish attractant sold on ojaiangler.com

Guys day out. Justin, Mike, Mike and Philip had a great time displaying some of their catches Sat. June 12th.

Tim and son Ian, Friday June 11th Ian is very excited to show off his catch! Great job Ian!

Todd, Spencer and his friend Nick Wed. June 9th great picture!

Aaron, Brick and Nick Sat. June 5th. They had tons of fun on the boat!

Jacky from Hong Kong caught a whopper! Sat. June 5th Can you guess how big?? its only 7 pounds the head was huge and a very thin body.

Jamie and Brook Thurs. June 3rd caught some nice bass!

Sat. June 4th

Great catching at Lake Casitas with the live bait shad! average between 7 to 20 fish on a trip depending on half day or full day.

For the man you need to shop for: Father's Day Gift Certificate are available.

Bruce and Evan May 31st

May 30th Shawn landed himself a 6.5 lbs bass!

Brian and Christopher May 28th

Christopher May 28th

Blue Herring

Seth and Andrea May 28th afternoon trip.

Dale caught himself a 6.5 lb and a 7 lb Thurs. May 27th! along with several others. Full day trip. (light misty rain and cloudy)

Dale Wed. May 26th full day trip

Joshua and Danial Tues. May 25th morning trip

"IT'S FISH'N FEVER TIME!"....ALL SYSTEMS ARE A GO! THE WEATHER IS "PERFECTO" THE FISH ARE JUMP'N AND THE LIVE SHAD BAIT ARE PLENTIFUL!!!! CHECK OUT THE HAPPY & EXCITED FACES OF SOME OF OUR RECENT, SATSIFIED CLIENTS.

James landed a nice 7 lb bass Monday May 24th

David and James Monday May 24th

Mike and Brian Monday May 24th afternoon trip 3:15-7:16pm

Mike and Brian with some more bass!

Jason Sunday May 23rd here are 2 of his largest bass for the day 6.5 lb and 5 lbs

Gene, Rick and Kathy Sat. May 22nd windy weather, Gene caught a nice 7.5 lbs!

Amy,

"I just wanted to tell you thanks for a great day on Saturday. We all had a great time, (in spite of the weather). Mark was a great guide, not only putting us on fish, but working with us through bringing them in the boat. Without him we would probable had a big fat zero fish count."

Gene

Bob and Mike Friday May 21st

Brandon and Randy May 22nd Morning trip

Bill May 21st nice round belly on that one! Catch and Release is what we practice!

Bill and Sandy displaying more of their bass May 21st

Bill, Dave and Paul Thurs. April 20th

Lee, Evonne and Tucker caught a bunch too!

CHECK OUT You Tube video Tucker made on our trip!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6WXflO_Ipw

Scott and his son's Ian Henry and John May 15th, they had a great day together on the Pontoon Boat with 18 fish! perfect for families outing and the pontoon boat is wheelchair accessible.

Scott and Marc May 15th Scott landed a 7 lb Bass today!

Barney and Ed out Friday May 14th Barney caught a nice 7 pound bass and along with over 20 other bass!

Barney and Ed Thurs. May 13th

Mario and Emily Wed. March 12th with some of their catches.

Joe and some of his bass Tues. May 11th

Tim and Bill Monday May 10th

Lewis, Dominic and Quintin Sunday May 9th with some of their catches.

Catch and release is practiced on all boats for the next generation and the next!

Scott and Chad Sunday May 9th evening trip Chad caught himself a whopper!

Mommy duck out for a swim with her ducklings on mothers days!

Marty and Natalie Sat.May 8th morning trip with some of their catches!

Craig, Elle and Rese Sat.May 8th evening trip

Kyle Sat. May 8th morning

Dr. David Sat. May 8th morning

Michael and son Sat. May 8th afternoon outing.

Want tomorrow, Friday 7th afternoon? 3-7pm is open for a reservation! call 800-572-6230 Marc will get you hooked up and catching! No spots left open over this weekend May 8th or 9th.

Aaron and Jeffery Thurs. May 6th with some nice ones!

Hal and Ray May 6th afternoon trip with nice catches! live bait is on!

Dennis, Ron and Rick caught lots on May 5th!

Monday May 3th live shad not to be found today? Everyone was looking at the lake today for it, it just was not there for some reason.

Picture is up! the 12 pound Catfish and it was a 7 pound Largemouth bass! along with several others! Aaron, Jeffery and Kevin, Aaron was the one who caught the 2 big ones this time! Today on there trip also a red eared perch almost a grand slam! Rare to catch 3 different species in the same day.

Today MAY 1st no pictures... yet, but Guide Marc called from the boat at 9:45 am this morning and said Client Aaron already caught a 8 pound bass right after that he got a 12 pound catfish!

Can do a 3:15 today if any one wants a half day, The weather is absolutely beautiful at the lake! Great weather all week this week, the 6th and 7th is currently open for a reservation.

Incredible bite getting several fish catches and big fish since April 26th between 6-8 pounds

Ed and Kenny Friday April 30th windy weather today but did not stop the fish from biting!

Kenny's 8 pound bass April 30th!

They just keep getting bigger!

Nayu from Canada got 3 of his biggest fish today! Largest 8 pounds, 7.25 and a 7 pound bass. Great day today but lots of WINDY WEATHER today. Should lie down by tonight.

Getting some nice chunky bass!

We practice catch and release for the next generation and the next!

Dale Wed. April 28th live shad!

Mark from Texas afternoon April 28th live shad!

Gregg Monday April 26th catching on live shad!

Chuck caught some nice Bass April 24th biggest was 5+ lbs

NICE BASS caught today! 4-20-1010

Dale's 8 and 7.5 Largemouth bass caught on live shad April 20th on a rainy day, the shad have been sparse but give them a week and they should be up in full swing!

Bert, with his grand kids Chris and Michael April 19th

Bryan and Mary Sunday April 18th

LIVE Bait "Shad" have been spotted this week!!! call for availability and reservations.

All fish have been caught on soft plastics and sprayed with Lunker Potion Fish Attractant. We practice catch and release for the next generation and the next!

April 17th Brian, Jason and Jerry

Randy April 16th

Leroy and Mary April 15th afternoon trip.

David, Troy, Steve and Gregg April 15th

Marc Tues. April 13th Bass 5 pounds each

Marc Monday April 12th

Dave and Bo Sunday April 11th

Anthony and Joe Sat. April 10th Afternoon

Dan, Tim and Devon morning Sat. April 10th

Leticia and Nanci April 9th morning

Kelsey and Leigh with Guide Marc Friday April 9th holding up their 1st bass catches!

Gable and Tim April 8th

Shawn April 8th afternoon

Tai and Kevin April 8th

Guide Marc with Susan April 7th

Chris and Doug Tues. April 6th half day trip getting 4 to 10 plus fish per trip!

Ken and Blue Monday April 5th afternoon

Dave and Richard Sat. April 3rd

Paul and Chad Sat. April 3rd

Zackery's 1st fish!, with Dad Woojin afternoon April 3rd

Jacob, Zack and Steven from Canada Friday afternoon April 2nd

Gregg from Canada Friday April 2nd morning

Kevin caught a Nice 7.5 Largemouth Bass at Lake Casitas on a swimbait Thurs. April 1st.

Michael, Kevin and Johnny 13 Bass for the day!

Half day with Joe, Davis and Denning total of 10 bass today March 30th!

Mike and Brian, Check out this nice bass caught by Brian on Monday the 29th.

Warren and Lynn from Louisiana with some of their catches Sunday March 28th.

James and Valeria Sat. March 27th afternoon trip.

Brandon and Casey Thurs afternoon March 25th

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/sports/local/x1008889114/May-21-fish-report

Marc spotted some Quail out in the open waters, they appeared to be tired from swimming. Brandon and Casey held on to them for the ride back to land.

Jim and Karon Tues. March 23rd

Neil and Maxton Wed. March 24th

Don and Bill Monday morning March 22nd

Hal on Monday afternoon

Hal Monday evening with some more nice quality bass 4.5 pounds was the biggest.

Kelly Sunday March 21st

The Bass are biting on soft plastic worms with Lunker Potion Fish Attractant.

Dale, Don and Keith Friday March 19th

Aaron, Jeffery and Danny today March 17th soft plastic worms with Lunker Potion fish attractant

Lee and Cathryn Sunday March 14th

Lots of Great things happening at the lake this month! Not only have a few of our clients caught some of the largest Bass in the month of March in previous years. We have some great trout plants and Kids Day!

7 Bass already today so far, at 12: Noon Tues. March 16th - THURS. March 18th is open for a trip and Sat. March 20th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lake Casitas Set for Trout Stocking

Roughly 4,500 pounds of rainbow trout will be released into Lake Casitas on Tuesday, March 16, and Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at about 1:00 p.m. The majority of the fish will weigh in at 1-2 pounds each but some will weigh as much as 3 to 12 pounds. The Lake Casitas Recreation Area purchased them from Desert Springs Trout Hatchery in Oregon. “This sizable trout stocking will offer anglers the best sport fishing in the region for some time,” said Rob Weinerth, Park Services Officer. The introduction of additional trout enhances the recreational fishing experience and increases the possibility that a new record trout will be caught. The current weight record at Lake Casitas is a 9.25 pound trout caught in 1985.

Park user fees fund all park operations and maintenance at Lake Casitas Recreation Area. As an Enterprise Fund facility, the lake is mandated to generate sufficient revenue to cover all operating expenses with no subsidy of taxpayer or ratepayer dollars.

As a reminder, Lake Casitas Recreation Area accepts camping reservation requests up to 180 days in advance. At this time reservations are being accepted for weekends and the following Holidays: Easter, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day. Additionally, reservations can be made for the Casitas Water Adventure. Reservation services are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Reservations can also be requested at any time by fax (805)-649-4661, mail or on the website at www.lakecasitas.info.

Please call the Lake Casitas Marina at (805) 649-2043 for more information on fishing, (805) 649-2233 for general Lake Casitas information and (805) 649-1122 for camping or Casitas Water Adventure reservations. Please visit our website at www.lakecasitas.info for more information about events and activities at the Lake Casitas Recreation Area.

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LAKE CASITAS RECREATION AREA

7TH ANNUAL FAMILY FUN FISHING DAY

SATURDAY- March 27, 2010

9:00AM – 12:00PM

AT SANTA ANA RAMP

EVENT WILL INCLUDE:

FUN AND GAMES

TROUT PLANTING

FISHING

HOT DOG LUNCH FOR FIRST EIGHT HUNDRED REGISTERED KIDS

(NO PRE-REGISTRATION)

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT PARK SERVICES OFFICER ROB WEINERTH

BY EMAIL: RWEINERTH@CASITASWATER.COM

Sat. March 13th 6 Bass

Dale Friday March 12th

Dale caught 6 fish Friday March 5th. We will display one Bass at a time in our photos, We will be releasing the bass back into the water where they were caught so they can return to their beds.

Steve March 4th 6 bass today.

Glenn and Ken Wed. March 3rd

Jeff Wed. March 3rd afternoon

Sunday Feb. 28th Robert and Travis.

Nick Sat. Feb. 27th

We are getting some nice rain over the weekend!

Bruce and Dan Friday Feb. 26th.

Bass are starting to move up at Lake Casitas in the shallow waters and starting their beds. **Sight fishing for spawning fish is available now through May (most productive is earlier in the season for this type of fishing). This is a exciting way of catching, because you can watch the Bass take your bait!

March dates that are open for reservations, 7th,- 9th, 14th-18th Monday the 22nd, and 30th and 31st. Day light savings is on March 14th both morning and afternoon trips are available.

April dates that are open for reservations, 2nd, 6-11th, 18th-20th the 23rd and the 26-29th.

Other guides and boats may be available, call ahead for your reservations.

Here are three deer grazing and lounging around on the banks of Casitas. We are trying to snap a photo of one of the 3 Bald eagles that have made Lake Casitas home.

We and are clients are looking forward to the live shad coming up in mid April witch are the bass's favorite!

Spring time reservations are coming in. Be sure to reserve you date's on the water!

Chuck Thurs. Feb. 18th morning trip.

"Marc, our guide, was very personable and most helpful. Besides catching fish we learned a lot about the different species of birds and wildlife that have made Lake Casitas their home. He made our fishing experience very special and exciting and we look forward to booking another trip again soon."

Lee & Norma from Oceanside

Monday February 15th another beautiful day!

Sunday February 14th was a beautiful day! Lots of boaters on the water at Lake Casitas Valentines day! The bite slowed down a little, may be due weekend boaters or to warmer weather change, its been in the high 80's last 2 days!

Monday February 8th with 9 Bass! Things are heating up at Lake Casitas!

Charlies 1st time Bass Fishing Great catch! Feb. 4th

"Marc and I had a great day. He got me on my biggest fish EVER." Manolo Feb. 2nd 2010 Great Job!

Jodie and Odis Yesterday Jan. 31st

Marc got a tank full on Thurs. Jan. 28th.

Aaron and Jeffery yesterday 1-25-10 out for a day of catching some nice largemouth!

We are looking forward to all the rain we are getting this week, and beautiful snow dusted Topa Topa Mountains. This will contribute to filling up Lake Casitas for the upcoming spring time bite!

Based on experience and statistics February, March and April is one of the best times of the year to catch a double digit Largemouth Bass!

Marc caught this nice 8.5 pound Largemouth Bass on Sunday Jan. 17th. Right before the rains. Artificial baits are working well in getting some quality bass.

Marc and Matt with their catches.

Lets fill up the tank!

Last year's biggest Largemouth Bass 13.5 caught on our boats was by Nanci on April 17th 2009 in the afternoon.

Let's see who will catch the Biggest Bass this year!

Spring Reservations are starting to come in with the Bass Boats and Family Reunions also Group Businesses for the Pontoon Boats.

Remember, Dates do get filled for this time of year.

Happy New Year!!

Lake Casitas is Beautiful! Weather is in the 70's with spring like conditions. The bright yellow Mustard flowers are blooming over the hill and Mountains. Spring time will be here before you know it. The Bass will be moving up in the next few weeks.

5 Bass on a full day Jan. 4th

Happy New Year!!

TROUT plant is happing tomorrow Dec. 31st at Lake Casitas should be great for the catching!

Dec. 29th Chad and Trevor with some nice bass!

We are offering HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATES 2010!! For anyone on your Holiday Shopping List who loves the sport of fishing, and would enjoy a new experience of a great sport. Fishing is for everyone of all ages!

We are finished at Castaic Lake for this season. The weather has been very cold and the fishing has slowed down. The Legend Bass Boat will be going through the 10 day quarantine program at Lake Casitas, The Legend will be back on the water Dec.23th. Quarantine date was Dec. 13th.

There has been trout plants that stimulates the big bass bite's at Lake Casitas. We have Chris on his Champion bass boat, and our Pontoon boat for groups and the Legend will be back on Dec. 23nd as well.

Spring time is already getting bookings. Fridays in March are just about gone. Be sure to reserve you date early.

Dan and Danny at Castaic Dec. 6th

Dec. 6th 2009

The weather has been cold at Castaic Lake and the catching has slowed down, Artificial baits are doing very well and the live bait "shad" has been more difficult to catch. If any one has it its Marc! We will be returning one of the boats back to Lake Casitas on Dec. 13th and going through the 10 day quarantine program at lake Casitas, The Legend will be on the water Dec.26th.

We do currently have one bass boat at Lake Casitas and the Party Boat! We can take up to 10 people. Ready for Fishing or Lake Cruising for the Holiday Season! Get bundled up and enjoy a cup of Hot Chocolate and take a ride around the Island. From 3:30-4:45pm Call ahead for Reservations.

Barry and Tom at Castaic Lake 7 fish Thurs. Dec. 3rd.

Castaic Lake with 4 fish today cold and windy.

Brooks and Ty Friday Nov. 27th Lake Castaic was very busy today with tons of boaters on the water.

Thanksgiving day! Beautiful day with 11 fish Dr. Sears and son Kyle at Castaic Lake.

His first Striper!

Les and Sam out for the day on Monday Nov. 23rd weather was challenging at Castaic Lake today.

Tues. Nov. 24th Bert and his two grandsons Christopher and Michael at Castaic Lake half day with total 16 fish bass and striper.

Lake closed with the high winds over the weekend at Castaic Lake. Lets hope they calm down over Busy Holiday weekend coming up!

Monday Nov. 23rd Half day trip Bruce and Caleb 13 bass!

Wed. Nov. 18th Check out all those fish! 23 Largemouth bass and 3 striper on a half day trip!

Today Monday Nov. 16th half day morning trip with 20 fish! Here is Shawn, David and Josh and some of their catches! Shawn had a huge striper on his line! Looks like they will have some fun stories to take back to school.

Brooks and Gary over 40 fish! A surprise on the other end of the line! 4 small mouth bass were caught today Nov. 12th full day trip.

Bob and Tim went out on Nov. 11th over 40 fish on a full day.

Todd and Harold Tues. Nov. 10th half day trip with over 20 fish.

Todd's first striper!

Dennis and Todd with 40 fish Monday Nov. 9th full day trip.

Open Dates are:

Thurs. Nov. 19th, Friday the 20th,Thanksgiving week Monday the 23rd and 25th is still open great time Family while their in town for a visit!

Today Nov. 6th by 9:30 at Castaic Lake 12 fish on the boat so far.....

Bill and Paul over 30 today!

Marc and some big stripers

Perfect weather at Castaic, How many can you catch! Create memories with your family all ages are welcome! Nov. is booking up fast!

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Great news and a great opportunity for you......

The live bait at Castaic are running HOT in Santa Clarita Valley. The top water bite is on fire!

Book your space or lose your place...in the fall at Castaic average fish count 20 or more a trip. We are getting booked up for November at Castaic.

Castaic Lake pictures below

Jim and Jason Sat. Oct. 24th with some of their catches!

"THANKS FOR THE GREAT LUNCHES SATURDAY!

WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH MARK. THE WEATHER WAS GREAT, THE FISHING WAS GREAT, AND THE CATCHING WAS EVEN BETTER. I THINK JASON AND I BOATED 32 BASS, NOT BAD FOR A DAY OF FISHING. WHILE WE WERE CATCHING BASS, ALL THE BOATS THAT WERE AROUND US WERE CATCHING NOTHING. MARKS A GREAT GUIDE, I CAN’T WAIT TO GO OUT AGAIN, SOON!

THANKS TO BOTH OF YOU"