Lake Miramar Fishing Report

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.

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.

Miramar had a quiet winter, with no reported trout stockings from CDFW or any other source. But bass season is here, and fish have moved fully into spawn mode. A lot of fish are still in prespawn… cruising and hunting the shoreline, with some holding off points in deeper water, but a good number are already on beds.

Plenty of anglers are sight fishing the shoreline with T-rigged worms or small jigs... some good 2-3 pounders have come this way. Other folks chasing a bigger bite are throwing Beaver style baits into the tules, and hooking into some bigger females. Overall, fish are being picked up all over the lake, but the common thread is slow worked soft plastics. Not much reported success on reaction baits.