- Santa Margarita Lake Update
Water temps are cooling off, now hovering in the mid to high 50s. The fall bass bite isn’t done yet, though. Anglers are reporting solid action throwing shad-colored jerkbaits along the weed line throughout most of the day. Most bites are from dinks, but a few quality fish have been landed recently— 5 and 7+ pounders. Jigs in any craw color pattern...
Water temps are cooling off, now hovering in the mid to high 50s. The fall bass bite isn’t done yet, though. Anglers are reporting solid action throwing shad-colored jerkbaits along the weed line throughout most of the day. Most bites are from dinks, but a few quality fish have been landed recently— 5 and 7+ pounders. Jigs in any craw color pattern are proving effective for the bigger bites. Slowly dragging a 4.5 inch dropshot worm is also getting hit.