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You have some GREAT lakes down there. My home lake is Perris in Moreno Valley. Perris has nice size florida strain 'gills like Otay. They also have a decent crappie fishery. I also fish some trout...

Here in California, tilapia are found in good numbers in irrigation ditches of the Colorado river and in the Salton Sea. They are readily caught on a piece of nightcrawler. Nightcrawlers should work...

The trees and brush are still there and so are the crappie. Nice size fish (1-2#) the last few years.

Keeping those small sunfish is actually a good thing. Culling small sunfish and releasing the big-uns is the best management tool for a healthy fish population. An abundance of small fish usually...

Bill, yes I really like Twin Lakes, have caught some nice browns and kok's from there. I downloaded the brookie picture, if you want a trophy brook trout, try Kirman out of Bridgeport. It's a 3 mile...

Bill, definitely try Perris if you can. 'gills average 1-1 1/2# with a chance at a 2-2 1/2. The month of May is best. I've fished just about everywhere in the Eastern Sierra's, but some of my...

Dave from socal. Mostly fish near by Lake Perris and Diamond Valley Lake in Riverside. Lake Perris has large size florida strain bluegill and redear and nice size black crappie. DVL, nice bluegill...

I try to target the bigger 'gills, so most of my fishing here in California is in 15+ feet. For deep water structure I prefer a vertical drop-shot rig. For deep water drift fishing I use a california...

Something important to consider when setting-up a ultra-light outfit is balance. Does the reel balance with the rod? Very important. You mentioned the Shimano Symetre 750 and the Quantum Kinetic...

Think contrast, not color. All colors simply become shades of gray after a certain depth, depending on water clarity and light penetration. The more stained the water, the faster a lure loses color....

Personally, as a Californian, I'm not impressed by a large bass that comes from a trout stocked lake. Would it have grown to world record size without a steady diet of stocked trout? Not likley. And...

Baitfish and other aquatic animals have a high salt content, hence the use of salt on plastic baits. And you would be surprized how long salt stays on a bait (with oil base), after being immersed in...

If you are talking water temperature, I would suggest deep water channels and points, adjacent to nothern bays. You can never go wrong with live bait. Lure colors, I like to match the hatch with...

Cf, black crappie prefer a more acidic PH (below 7.0) while the white crappie prefer more of a alkaline PH (above 7.0). Optimal for both would be between 6.5-8.2. Lethal ranges would be below and...

I prefer PLASTIC! More realistic and they hold scent.

A light wire hook by Owner Hooks www.ownerhooks.com great for all types of live bait. Dave.

Definitely! I time my fishing trips around the moon phase, best fishing times and a check of the barometer. And my fishing logs show most of my biggest fish have been caught around a full or new...

And I believe only Ande and Maxima still make a IGFA 2# line. All regular manufactures 2# line far exceeds the IGFA rating. Dave.

Impressive Bluegill! A Sacramento perch is a crappie like fish indigenous only to California.

From the Secret Life of a Bream Specialist by A.J. McClane.

"It would require supernatural aid to sing the praises of a fish whose rustic charm far exceeds his capacity for prolonged struggle. But...

Mine, the department of fish and game. The OFFICIAL source. Dave.

I've used copolymer for years and like the abrasion resistance and knot strenght they afford over mono, but after using 100% florocarbon for the last several season, it's my favorite. Most of my...

Unfortunately, most lakes in my part of the state don't allow night fishing by boat, but I do have one lake I frequent that has great nightime dock fishing. In heavily pressured lakes like mine, you...

Stump, thanks for the info. The discrepancies between state and IGFA is usually the result of much stricter requirements by the IGFA and the ability to obtain the IGFA info on records. This is...

Mealworms=Shellcrackers

First, make sure your lake has big gills, all lakes do not. Fish the deeper side of spawning areas, the biggest 'gills spawn deeper in most cases and try to fish the early spawn, bigger 'gills spawn...

For me, it depends on the time of year. A lot of panfishers only fish the spawn, but I target them all year. I can do that here in California. For pre-spawn and summer fish, I drift deep water areas...

My response wasn't to question yours or anyones catch, but to question the validity of the species. As you stated, proper identification can be a problem, especially in the sunfish group, having said...

Are we talking about Lepomis Gibbosus? A 3+ pound pumpkinseed would break the IGFA world record by over a pound an a half. Most state record pumpkinseeds measure in ounces not pounds. If fisherman in...

Bluegill typically spawn in 1-5' depths, redear a little deeper with the largest sunfish spawning earlier and deeper. In very clear impoundments, sunfish will build nests in deeper water, sometimes...