Weekly
Fishing Report Archives
FISHING REPORT ARCHIVES 2002
Weekly Fishing Report
November 4, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 7,200cfs .. The visibility is 5 to 7 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 68 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface. The weather is 75 to 80 in the daytime and the low 60’s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is good in the river as well as lakes. The bass are being caught everywhere on shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Early morning top water is working well. Night fishing has been good around the docks. Many bass are being found in backwaters in the aquatic growth just below the water surface.
The catfishing has fallen off with some flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
Bluegill fishing is excellent with some going 1-1/4 pounds being caught on mealworms most any place in the river or lakes (after you find the school).
The stripers has slowed down, biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset and ranging from 2 to 4 pounds.
The dredging opening up the California Cut is near complete west of Coors Island. The openings of Fishers Lagoon and Martinez Lake is schedule to be done the end of the year.
Recent catches:
A small tournament winner this weekend won with a 5 bass stringer totaling 12.7 pounds.
A few 5 pound bass have been caught on crankbait this week as well as some 5 to 7 pound stripers caught on Rapalas at twilight.
A 3.5 pound smallmouth was caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake on
a crankbait.
September 9, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 9,200cfs .. The visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 86 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface. The weather is 100 to 105 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is now very good in the river as well as lakes. The bass are being caught everywhere on shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Early morning top water is working well. Night fishing has been good around the docks. Many bass are being found in backwater in the aquatic growth just below the water surface.
The catfishing has fallen off with some flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
Bluegill fishing is excellent with some going 1-1/4 pounds being caught on mealworms most any place in the river or lakes (after you find the school).
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset and ranging from 2 to 4 pounds.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
The dredging opening up the California Cut is near complete the river by Coors Island. The openings of Fishers Lagoon and Martinez Lake is schedule to be done in November.
Weekly Fishing Report
September 1, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 9,400cfs .. The visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 89 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface. The weather is 105 to 110 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is now very good in the river as well as lakes. The bass are being caught everywhere on shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Early morning top water is working well. Night fishing has been good around the docks. Many bass are being found in backwater in the aquatic growth just below the water surface.
The catfishing has fallen off with some flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
Bluegill fishing is excellent with some going 1-1/4 pounds being caught on mealworms most any place in the river or lakes (after you find the school).
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset and ranging from 2 to 4 pounds.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
The dredging opening up the California Cut is near complete and is only 200 yards from opening up into the river by Coors Island. The openings of Fishers Lagoon and Martinez Lake is schedule to be done in November.
Recent Catches:
Gary Goodwin of San Marcus, Ca caught a 5 pound bigmouth bass on a shinner in the channel leading to Race Lake below Fisher's Landing.
August 25, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 9,800cfs .. The visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 86 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface. The weather is 105 to 113 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is now very good in the river as well as lakes. The bass are being caught everywhere on shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Early morning top water is working well. Night fishing has been good around the docks. Many bass are being found in backwater in the aquatic growth just below the water surface.
The catfishing has fallen off with some flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset and ranging from 2 to 4 pounds.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
Weekly Fishing Report
August 18, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 9,800cfs .. The visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 89 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface..There are bound to be more sand bars showing by mid month. The weather is 105 to 113 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is now good. The bass are being caught everywhere on shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Early morning top water is working well. Night fishing has been good around the docks. Many bass are being found in backwater in the aquatic growth just below the water surface.
The catfishing is very good with large flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (up to 50 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset and ranging from 2 to 4 pounds.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent catches:
Johnathan Pasco and Raymond Patridge of Santee, Ca caught a large stringer of bluegil on meal worms in their secret spot in Martinez Lake. Some of these fish were as large as 1-1/4 pounds.
Cory and Noah Gilmore of Santee, Ca caught a 6 pound channel cat on nightcrawlers in Martinez Lake.
Weekly Fishing Report
August 11,2002
The Colorado River flow is 11,000cfs .. The visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 89 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface..There are bound to be more sand bars showing by mid month. The weather is 105 to 113 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is now good. The bass are being caught everywhere on shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Early morning top water is working well. Night fishing has been good around the docks. Many bass are being found in backwater in the aquatic growth just below the water surface.
The catfishing is very good with large flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (up to 50 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset and ranging from 2 to 4 pounds.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent catches:
Larry Sheldon of San Diego caught a limit of smaller bass, 2 to 3 pounds on crankbait in face lake and tells us that the blue gill are plentiful.
Shaiy and Shailla McNabb of ElCajon Ca, caught a limit of bass at Picacho on shinners, up to 6 pounds as well as a 3 pound channel cat in Lake Martinez.
Carl Limbrick Jr and Johnny Limbrick of San Diego caught 106 bluegill, 30 strippers, 5 bass and 9 cats in two days in the lakes and Dam areas using chicken livers, rattletraps and worms
Weekly Fishing Report
August 4, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 12,000cfs to be reduced to 10,000 cfs by August 12th. The visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is holding at 87degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface..There are bound to be more sand bars showing by mid month. The weather is 105 to 113 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is just fair. The bass are being caught mostly in deeper water using shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks.
The catfishing is very good with large flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (up to 50 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight. The cat fish spawn in over and the bite has picked up in the last month.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset and ranging from 2 to 4 pounds.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent Catches:
Joseph Castle 10 and Bryan Castle 8 of Lakeside, Ca caught over 50 bluegil on worms at the entrance to Martinez Lake with some going over one pound.
Weekly Fishing Report
July 28, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 12,000cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is down to 87degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface.. The weather is 105 to 113 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is just fair. The bass are being caught mostly in deeper water using shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks.
The catfishing is very good with large flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (up to 50 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight. The cat fish spawn in over and the bite has picked up in the last month.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset and ranging from 2 to 4 pounds.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent Catches:
There have been reported and verified catches of 39 and 44 pound flatheads and quite a few in the 20 pound range. All these catches have been on bluegill or goldfish in the river at night.
Weekly Fishing Report
July 14, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 12,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is up to 90degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface.. The weather is 105 to 113 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is just fair. The bass are being caught mostly in deeper water using shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks.
The catfishing is very good with mostly small and medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (up to 25 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight. The cat fish spawn in over and the bite has picked up in the last few weeks.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent Catches:
Devek Niclos of Arkansas caught a 20 pound flathead and lost a whooper that hie 30# line. He was using goldfish below Picacho.
Art Soldivar and his son Anthony 14, caught a 6 and 8 pound flathead on bluegill at the entrance to Martinez Lake. They also gigged a few frogs at night in the California cut.
Jessica 10, Lexie 8, and Johann 4, Sheldon of San Diego caught a stringer of bluegil on meal worms in Face Lake along with a small bass and catfish.
Weekly Fishing Report
July 8, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 12,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is holding steady at 86degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface.. The weather is 105 to 113 in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is just fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks.
The catfishing is very good with mostly small and medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (up to 25 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight. The cat fish spawn in over and the bite has picked up in the last few weeks. We have seen over 25 flatheads at the cleaning station in the last two weeks.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
Frog gigging is doing well, there are no mosquitoes out during this hot weather so gigging is very enjoyable.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent Catches:
Ellis Rhodes of San Diego, caught a 12 pound flathead on a goldfish below Pichacho.
A 15 pound flathead was caught in Face Lake on a bluegil.
Weekly Fishing Report
June 30, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 12,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 87degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface.. The weather is in between 105 and 112 degrees in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is just fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks. The water is very clear in the back waters.
The catfishing is good with mostly small sized flatheads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (less than 10 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight. The cat fish spawn in nearly over and the bite should pick up in a few weeks.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
Frog gigging is doing well with a limited number of licensed fishermen willing to brave the mosquitoes in the tules.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers round the clock.
Weekly Fishing Report
June 16, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 12,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 86degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface.. The weather is in the low 100's in the daytime and the low 70s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is just fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks. The bass are finished spawning with lots of 5" fry in the water. The water is very clear in the back waters.
The catfishing is good with mostly small sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (less than 10 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight. The cat fish spawn in nearly over and the bite should pick up in a few weeks.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
Frog gigging is doing well with a limited number of licensed fishermen willing to brave the mosquitoes in the tules.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
June 9, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 12,900cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 82 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface.. The weather is in the mid 90's in the daytime and the low 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is just fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks. The bass are finished spawning with lots of 5" fry in the water. The water is very clear in the back waters.
The catfishing is good with medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 25 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish. The bite seems to happen after midnight. The cat fish spawn in nearly over and the bite should pick up in a few weeks.
The stripers are still biting on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
Frog gigging is doing well with a limited number of licensed fishermen willing to brave the mosquitoes in the tules.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
May 30, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 12,900cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 82 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface.. The weather is in the mid 90's in the daytime and the low 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair to good. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks. The bass are finished spawning with lots of 3" fry in the water. The water is very clear in the back waters.
The catfishing is very good with medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 25 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish, catch 5 to 6 fish per boat (usually under 10 pounds) and return after dawn. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
Frog gigging is doing well with limited licensed fishermen willing to brave the mosquitoes in the tules.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly
Fishing Report
May 26, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 13,000cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 78 degrees in the lakes, with a some sandbars above the surface.. The weather is in the mid 90's in the daytime and the low 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair to good. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. Night fishing has been good around the docks. The bass are finished spawning with lots of fry in the water. The water is very clear in the back waters.
The catfishing is very good with medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 25 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish, catch 5 to 6 fish per boat (usually under 10 pounds) and return after dawn. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
Frog gigging is doing well with limited licensed fishermen willing to brave the mosquitoes in the tules.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear out the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
May 19, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 13,000cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water temperature is 78 degrees in the lakes, with a few sandbars above the surface.. The weather is in the mid 90's in the daytime and the low 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. The bass are finished spawning with lots of fry in the water. The water is very clear in the back waters.
The catfishing is very good with medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 25 pounds). Most flathead fishermen go out at sunset, spend the night on the river with two lines our per man, use bluegil or goldfish, catch 5 to 6 fish per boat (usually under 10 pounds) and return after dawn. The bite seems to happen after midnight.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
Occasional crappie, including some slabs, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.The best bait are crappie shiners, yellow and white and red and white jigs.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent Catches:
Bill Kreoger and Butch Warnburg, both of San Diego caught 6 flathead catfish up to 12 pounds and gigged 50 bullfrogs in one night. The fish were caught in the river using gold fish and the frogs were gigged in the backwater canals.
Topp Martin of Tucson, Az caught a 3.75 pound bass on a pumpkin power bait worm in the Martinez Lake entrance.
Russ Wilson, Zach Grant and Jason Hobbs all of the Riverside area caught a stringer of flathead on goldfish below Pichacho while on a guided trip with Ken Goodwin.
Weekly Fishing Report
May 12, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 13,000cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water level will stay high for the rest of the summer because of irrigation needs in Imperial Valley and Mexico. The water temperature is 73 degrees, with a few sandbars above the surface.. The weather is in the mid 90's in the daytime and the low 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is good. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. The bass are finished spawning with lots of fry in the water. The water is very clear in the back waters. The catfishing is good with a few medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 25 pounds).
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
The crappie, including some slabs, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.The best bait are crappie shiners, yellow and white and red and white jigs.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent Catches:
Will Robbins of Martinez Lake has been catching 9 to 15 pound flathead catfish most every night with bluegil in the river at the lake entrances.
Kelly Kissell of Westminster, Ca caught a 7 pound 6oz bigmouth while
fishing for catfish at Taylor lake using cut gluegil.
Weekly Fishing Report
May 5, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 13,000cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water level will stay high for the rest of the summer because of irrigation needs in Imperial Valley and Mexico. The water temperature is 73 degrees, with a few sandbars above the surface.. The weather is in the low 90's in the daytime and the low 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is good. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crawdads. shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. The bass are finishing spawning with lots of 1 inch fry in the water. The water is very clear in the back waters. The catfishing is good with a few medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 25 pounds).
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
The crappie, including some slabs, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.The best bait are crappie shiners, yellow and white and red and white jigs.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent Catches:
Will Robbins of Martinez Lake caught a 26 pound flat head catfish on a bluegill at night in the river.
Weekly Fishing Report
April 21, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 13,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water level will stay high for the rest of the summer because of irrigation needs in Imperial Valley and Mexico. The water temperature is up to 72 degrees, with most sandbars below the surface.. The weather is in the 90's in the daytime and the 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is good. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners, spinnerbait, crankbait and plastic worms. The bass are spawning and some are still on their nests The water is very clear in the back waters. The catfishing is good with a few medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 40 pounds).
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat, live shiners and Rapalas in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are hitting well after sunset.
The crappie, including some slabs, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.The best bait are crappie shiners, yellow and white and red and white jigs.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
April 14, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 13,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water level will stay high for the rest of the summer because of irrigation needs in Imperial Valley and Mexico. The water temperature is up to 75 degrees, with most sandbars below the surface.. The weather is in the 90's in the daytime and the 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair to good. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is very clear in the back waters. The catfishing is good with a few medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 40 pounds).
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars.
The crappie, including some slabs, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.The best bait are crappie shiners, yellow and white and red and white jigs.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
April 7, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 13,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet in the river and 8 to 10 feet in the lakes. The water level will stay high for the rest of the summer because of irrigation needs in Imperial Valley and Mexico. The water temperature is up to 69 degrees, with most sandbars below the surface.. The weather is in the 80's in the daytime and the 60s at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is very clear in the back waters. The catfishing is good with a few medium sized flat heads being caught at night on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 40 pounds).
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars.
The crappie, including some slabs, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.The best bait are crappie shiners, yellow and white and red and white jigs.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
March 31, 2002
The Colorado River flow is up to 13,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet. The water level will stay high for the rest of the summer because of irrigation needs in Imperial Valley and Mexico. The water temperature is up to 68 degrees, with most sandbars below the surface.. The weather is in the 90's in the daytime and the low 60's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners, spinners, crankbait and plastic worms. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is good with a few medium sized flat heads being caught on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 40 pounds).
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are also being caught on large crank bait especially rapalas in the river after sunset and before dark.
The crappie, including some slabs, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them. The best bait are crappie shiners, yellow and white and red and white jigs. Bluegil are now starting to bite mostly on mealworms at sunset.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Recent catches:
Larry Chapman of El Cajon, Ca caught a limit three days running ranging from 2.5 to 5 pounds fishing crank bait and spinners upstream from Martinez Lake in Adobe Lake, Taylor Lake and Island Lake.
Johan Sheldon 3, Sydney Johnson 5, Lexie Sheldon 8, and Jessica Sheldon 10 all caught a stringer of bluegil using mealworms at the entrance to Martinez Lake.
Weekly Fishing Report
March 24, 2002
The Colorado River flow is up to 13,500cfs with the visibility at 5 feet. The water level will stay high for the rest of the summer because of irrigation needs in Imperial Valley and Mexico. The water temperature is up to 64 degrees, with most sandbars below the surface.. The weather is in the 80's in the daytime and the mid 50's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair. There has been abnormally high fishing pressure with many bass tournaments from Wednesday to Sundays. The inaccessibility of the San Diego city lakes due to low water has increased the number of fishermen from San Diego. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is good with a few medium sized flat heads being caught on bluegil and goldfish (10 to 40 pounds).
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are also being caught on large crank bait especially rapalas in the river after sunset and before dark.
The crappie, including some slabs, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.The best bait are crappie shiners, yellow and white and red and white jigs.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear
our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The
first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the
river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working
below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
March 17, 2002
The Colorado River flow is up to 12,800cfs and is to increase to 13,500 cfs by the end of the month. The visibility is 5 feet. The water temperature is up to 60 degrees, with some sandbars. The weather has cooled to the 70's in the daytime and the mid 50's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is starting to pick up with a few medium flat heads being caught on bluegil (10 to 40 pounds).
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are also being caught on large crank bait especially rapalas in the river after sunset and before dark.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them with the best bait being crappie shiners.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
March 10, 2002
The Colorado River flow is up to 10,000cfs and expected to rise by one foot in the next week as the water flow increases to 12,000 cfs. The visibility is 5 feet. The water temperature is up to 61 degrees, with some sandbars. The weather has warmed up to the 80's in the daytime and the mid 50's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is fair. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners, rattle traps, sinkworms and jigs. There have been numerous bass fishing tournaments of late starting Wednesday and ending Sunday. The fishing pressure has been heavy. The biggest catch in a recent tournament was 9 pounds for a 5 fish limit. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is starting to pick up with a few medium flat heads being caught on bluegil (10 to 40 pounds) Spring is on us and with days of increased temperature, fishing should pick up by the middle of March.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are also being caught on large crank bait especially rapalas in the river after sunset and before dark.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them with the best bait being crappie shiners.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
March 3, 2002
The Colorado River flow is up to 9500cfs and expected to rise by one foot in the next two weeks as the water flow increases to 12,000 cfs. The visibility is 5 feet. The water temperature is down to 55 degrees, with numerous sandbars. The weather has warmed up to the 80's in the daytime and the mid 50's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth
bass fishing is fair to good. The bass are being caught mostly
in the lakes using shiners, rattle traps
sinkworms and jigs. biggest fish in a recent tournament was 5 pounds
on a jig. The water is clear in the back waters. The
catfishing is fair.
Spring is on us and with days of increase temperature, fishing should
pick up by the middle of March.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are also being caught on large crank bait especially rapalas in the river after sunset and before dark.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them with the best bait being crappie shiners.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear
our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The
first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the
river just below the Haystack rock outcroping. The dredge is now working
below Fishers.
Weekly Fishing Report
February 24, 2002
The Colorado River flow is up to 9500cfs and expected to rise by one foot in the next three weeks as the water flow increases to 11,000 cfs. The visibility is 5 feet. The water temperature is 60 degrees up from 49 degrees three weeks ago, with numerous sandbars. The weather has warmed up to the 80's in the daytime and the mid 50's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is slow. The water has risen one foot in the last week and the temperature has gone up from 60 degrees. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is fair. Spring is on us and with days of increase temperature, fishing should pick up by the beginning of March.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are also being caught on large crank bait especially rapalas in the river after sunset and before dark.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them with the best bait being crappie shiners.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcropping.
Weekly Fishing Report
February 17, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 8000 cfs and expected to rise by one foot in the next three weeks. The visibility is 5 feet. The water temperature is 55 degrees with numerous sandbars. The weather is cool 'til mid morning with highs of mid 70's in the daytime and the low 50's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing is slow. The water has risen one foot in the last week and the temperature has gone up from 49 to 55 degrees in two weeks. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is fair. Because of chilly weather, the fishing pressure has been light yet those willing to wear heavy jackets have done well.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Stripers are also being caught on large crank bait especially rapalas in the river after sunset and before dark.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them with the best bait being crappie shiners.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping.
Weekly Fishing Report
February 10, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 7000 cfs and the visibility if 5 feet. The water temperature is 51 degrees with numerous sandbars. The weather is cool 'til mid morning with highs of mid 70's in the daytime and the low 50's at night. The river is scheduled to raise by approximately one foot (8000 cfs) by mid February as more irrigation water is needed downstream.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing has picked up. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is fair. Because of chilly weather, the fishing pressure has been light yet those willing to wear heavy jackets have done well.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. It is not uncommon to catch a nice stringer of stripers in the 3 to 6 pound class in one day.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake, the Arizona Cut and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping.
Recent catches:
Will Robbins of Martinez Lake catches and releases a limits plus of bigmouth bass daily in Martinez Lake and the Arizona Cut using medium shiners.
Weekly Fishing Report
February 3, 2002
The Colorado River flow is 6200 cfs and the visibility if 5 feet. The water temperature is 49 degrees with numerous sandbars. The weather is cool 'til mid morning with highs of 70 in the daytime and the low 40's at night. The river is scheduled to raise by approximately one foot (8000 cfs) by mid February as more irrigation water is needed downstream.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing has picked up. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is fair. Because of chilly weather, the fishing pressure has been light yet those willing to wear heavy jackets have done well.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Recent catches were made with Rattle Traps and shad colored Rapalas. It is not uncommon to catch a nice stringer of stripers in the 3 to 6 pound class in one day.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear
our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The
first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the
river just below the Haystack rock outcroping.
Weekly Fishing Report
January 27, 2002
The Colorado River flow has slowed to 6200 cfs and the visibility if
5 feet. The water has cooled
to the 49 degrees with numerous sandbars. The weather is
cool 'til mid morning with highs of 65 in the daytime and the
low 40's at night. The river is scheduled to raise by approximately one
foot (8000 cfs) by mid February as more irrigation water is needed downstream.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing has picked up. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using shiners. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is fair.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Recent catches were made with 1/2 oz chrome Rattle Trap and shad colored Rapalas. It is not uncommon to catch a nice stringer of stripers in the 3 to 6 pound class in one day.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping.
Recent Catches:
Frank Thode or San Diego while fishing for crappie with small (crappie) shiners in lake Ferguson, caught a limit of 2-3 pound bass but no crappie.
Chaynne Rosarrio and Cameron Cribben both of San Diego caught a stringer
of 2 pound bass on shiners at Fishers Landing off of the dock.
Weekly Fishing Report
January 20,2002
The Colorado River flow has slowed to 6000 cfs and the visibility if
5 feet. The water has cooled
.to the 53 degrees in the lakes the low 50's in the river.
There are numerous sandbars. The weather is cool 'til mid morning with
highs of 65 in the daytime and the low 40's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing has picked up. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crank bait (Rattletraps and Rapalas ), shiners and plastic worms. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is fair.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Recent catches were made with 1/2 oz chrome Rattle Trap and shad colored Rapalas. It is not uncommon to catch a nice stringer of stripers in the 3 to 6 pound class in one day.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping.
Recent Catches:
Mark and Vanessa Roberts of Ramona, Ca caught 25 crappie up to two pounds on crappie shiners and a 3.5 pound bass all in Martinez Lake.
Bill Robbins of Martinez Lake caught a 3.5 and 2.5 pound bass off of the docks at night using a Rattle Trap in Martinez Lake.
John Pickett of Flagstaff, Az caught and released a 20 pound limit of bass up to 5 pounds using live shiners after stricking out on crank bait. Most fish were caught in Lake Ferguson
Weekly Fishing Report
January 13, 2002
The Colorado River flow has slowed to 6000 cfs and the visibility if 5 feet. The water has warmed up to the 55 degrees in the lakes the low 50's in the river. There are numerous sandbars. The weather is cool 'til mid morning with highs of 70 in the daytime and the low 50's at night.
Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, tells us that the big mouth bass fishing has picked up. The bass are being caught mostly in the lakes using crank bait (Rattletraps and Rapalas ), shiners and plastic worms. The water is clear in the back waters. The catfishing is fair.
The stripers are still biting well on all types of meat and live shiners in the lake entrances and downstream from sand bars. Recent catchs were made with 1/2 oz chrome Rattle Trap and shad colored Rapalas. It is not uncommon to catch a nice stringer of stripers in the 3 to 6 pound class in one day.
The crappie, including some large fish, have been biting in Martinez Lake and Lake Ferguson. The schools move around and the trick is to find them.
Dredging continues across the river from Fishers Landing to clear our the old California Cut that was silted over by the flood of 1983. The first portion of the dredging has been completed and has opened up to the river just below the Haystack rock outcroping.
A recent small diesel spill of less than 2000 galloons at Cibola has had no effect on the fishing, birds or wildlife. Cibola is 40 miles upstream from Martinez Lake. The river is reopened and the flow is normal.
Recent Catches:
Jim Castle of Santee, Ca. caught a limit of bass up to 3 pounds using
a Rattletrap (shad color) after sunset off of the docks at Martinez Lake,
all in less than 2 hours.
