Lake Ming
Kern County Trout, Bass, Catfish, Crappie, Sunfish, Carp
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Lake Ming Fishing Overview

Water Description

Lake Ming offers a solid warm water fishery for largemouth bass, catfish, carp, and crappie. The CDFW also stocks trout in the winter, typically from November through March. Boats are allowed on Lake Ming, but shoreline fishing is also easily accessible thanks to a concrete walking path that encircles the entire lake. Lake Ming has a reputation for harboring giant largemouth bass. The lake's max depth is only 20 feet, which keeps stocked trout shallow enough to be easily picked off by feeding largemouth. These trout provide the perfect nutrient...

Lake Ming offers a solid warm water fishery for largemouth bass, catfish, carp, and crappie. The CDFW also stocks trout in the winter, typically from November through March. Boats are allowed on Lake Ming, but shoreline fishing is also easily accessible thanks to a concrete walking path that encircles the entire lake. Lake Ming has a reputation for harboring giant largemouth bass. The lake's max depth is only 20 feet, which keeps stocked trout shallow enough to be easily picked off by feeding largemouth. These trout provide the perfect nutrient profile for supporting double digit bass. Crappie fishing can also be very good at Lake Ming, especially during the transitional seasons of spring and fall.

Species:
Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill, Common Carp
Stocked Date:
Trout stocked 1 month ago - View Schedule
Boating / Access:
All boating allowed. No inflatables.
Geography:
Max Depth: 18 ft
Surface Area: 109 acres
Surface Elevation: 500 ft
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Latest Fishing Reports

Good Largemouth Bass bite
Trout, Bass
Stained

Lake Ming has been kicking out some quality bass lately, with folks landing 4- to 6-pounders mostly on reaction baits—chatterbaits, square-bill crankbaits, and swimbaits. Water clarity isn’t great, so bright colors like white, chartreuse, and perch are working best. CDFW is set to drop another trout load this week after a plant last week...

Lake Ming has been kicking out some quality bass lately, with folks landing 4- to 6-pounders mostly on reaction baits—chatterbaits, square-bill crankbaits, and swimbaits. Water clarity isn’t great, so bright colors like white, chartreuse, and perch are working best.

CDFW is set to drop another trout load this week after a plant last week. Chartreuse PowerBait and pink-and-white micetails have been pulling limits,

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Trip Report
60°F Partly Cloudy with No Wind
Slightly Stained

Total of five in our party. Got 100% skunked! No bites. We did not see anyone else getting bites. Spoke with 3 other anglers who said the same thing. Tried everything, ZERO bites.

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Latest Stockings

Trout CDFW
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Other Nearby Reports

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