Lake Miramar
San Diego County Bass, Trout, Crappie, Catfish, Carp
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What's Biting - 3 weeks ago
Largemouth Bass
Good

Lake Miramar Fishing Overview

Water Description

Lake Miramar spans a mere 160 acres but stands unmatched for large bass. The lake record at Miramar is a whopping 20 pounds, 15 ounces (although the story goes this fish wasn't caught, it was found dead on the shore. No one knows for sure). Miramar is stocked yearly with rainbow trout, serving as a near-perfect food source for trophy bass. The hold-over stockers that avoid becoming dinner can grow very big as well. Beyond bass and trout, Miramar is home to giant channel and blue catfish (lake record channel cat is 31.4 lb), as well as redear...

Lake Miramar spans a mere 160 acres but stands unmatched for large bass. The lake record at Miramar is a whopping 20 pounds, 15 ounces (although the story goes this fish wasn't caught, it was found dead on the shore. No one knows for sure). Miramar is stocked yearly with rainbow trout, serving as a near-perfect food source for trophy bass. The hold-over stockers that avoid becoming dinner can grow very big as well.

Beyond bass and trout, Miramar is home to giant channel and blue catfish (lake record channel cat is 31.4 lb), as well as redear sunfish and bluegill.

The shoreline is only four miles around, and while it is possible to walk the entire lake, fishing from shore can be challenging due to the widespread tule growth. Fishing pressure can be constant due to its close proximity to San Diego.

Species:
Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Common Carp
Stocked Date:
Trout stocked 1 year ago - View Schedule
Trophy Fish:
  • Largemouth Bass: 20.93 lb (1973)
  • Rainbow Trout: 15.5 lb
  • Channel Catfish: 31.4 lb
  • Blue Catfish: 49.1 lb (2011)
  • Black Crappie: 2.18 lb (1990)
Geography:
Max Depth: 114 ft
Surface Area: 162 acres
Surface Elevation: 714 ft
Good Largemouth Bass bite
Bass
76°F Clear

Water temps are sitting in the mid-high 70s at Miramar, and water levels are extremely high. The lake edges are covered with live and dead tule, which can be good or bad depending on how you plan to fish the lake. T-rigged soft plastic worms, Senkos, and punch baits are all getting fish if you can throw them deep into those tules... but getting...

Water temps are sitting in the mid-high 70s at Miramar, and water levels are extremely high. The lake edges are covered with live and dead tule, which can be good or bad depending on how you plan to fish the lake. T-rigged soft plastic worms, Senkos, and punch baits are all getting fish if you can throw them deep into those tules... but getting into the back of these areas can be tough in bigger boats. Kayaks, small boats, and shore guys have the best access. A good number of fish are in open water as well, hitting jerkbaits, Flukes, and live shiners which you can buy at nearby tackle shops (Lemon and East County). Not a lot of big fish being caught... mostly 1-2 pounders with the occasional 3-4.

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Excellent Largemouth Bass bite
Bass
76°F Clear

The spawn is officially over at Miramar, and water temps are now sitting in the mid-70s... but the bite remains very consistent. Water levels are up, and there's plenty of cover around the edges of the lake. Fish are holding in tules, under docks, and pushing out to points in slightly deeper water. With the water running very clear right now...

The spawn is officially over at Miramar, and water temps are now sitting in the mid-70s... but the bite remains very consistent. Water levels are up, and there's plenty of cover around the edges of the lake. Fish are holding in tules, under docks, and pushing out to points in slightly deeper water.

With the water running very clear right now, finesse and light line are the way to go. Anglers are pitching Senkos and Texas-rigged worms right into the tules and pulling out some solid 2-3 pound fish. Dropshots are getting good numbers, though most fish are around a pound. Miramar has a reputation for big bass, and while the fish are there, the top end right now seems to be peaking around 4 pounds.

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Nearby Reports

Water temps are up in the 70s at Cuyamaca, but the trout bite remains quite good this late in the season. Anglers are catching trout limits in a variety of different ways...

Skinner is hot right now, with a ton of good action for both bass and catfish. Bass guys are running a variety of baits along the Tule line landing both quantity and quality...

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