Martinez Lake
Weekly
Fishing Report

                                                                          
MARTINEZ LAKE FISHING REPORT
YEAR 2003

The Colorado River is flowing at 4,600cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 55 degrees. The visability is 5  feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between  65 to 70 during the day and  45 to 50 at night.

Winter is close.  The water is cooling off quickly and the aquatic growth is dying leaving very clear water.

 The flathead bite has been  fair with some   10+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait. Most fish are 2-3 pounds but some are up to 7-8 pounds.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait.  Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).  A recent tournamant was won by a 5 fish total of  15 pounds.

 The crappie are biting but you must first find the school and use crappie shiners or small jigs. Many of the crappie are up to 2 pounds.
 
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 5.800cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 55 degrees. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between  65 to 70 during the day and  50 to 60 at night.

Winter is close.  The water is cooling off quickly and the aquatic growth is dying leaving very clear water.

 The flathead bite has been  fair with some   10+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait. Most fish are 2-3 pounds but some are up to 7-8 pounds.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait.  Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

 The crappie are biting but you must first find the school and use crappie shiners or small jigs.
 
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 5.800cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 56 degrees. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between  65 to 70 during the day and  50 to 60 at night.

Winter is close.  The water is cooling off quickly and the aquatic growth is dying leaving very clear water.

 The flathead bite has been  fair with some   10+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait. Most fish are 2-3 pounds but some are up to 7-8 pounds.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait.  Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

BIG NEWS. The crappie have finally showed up. Large crappie (2 pounds or less) are being caught in the Picacho area on crappie shiners and jigs (white and yellow)

The fishing has slowed down in the last few days with very few limits being caught. Most fish are being caught in the river and around the docks in the lakes.

Recent Catches:

Larry, Dave and Desmond Ternes all of  El Centro and Torrance Ca. had a good day with Ken Goodwin, the Martinez Lake Fishing guide. They caught and released a total of 10 bigmouth bass  ranging from 2.5 to 5 pounds on  golden shiners in Lake Ferguson and the string of lakes just below Fisher’s Landing.

Dalton Morgan and Bill Heath of Fontana, Ca. caught a great stringer of crappie up to 2 pounds on shiners in the Picacho area as well as two 10 pound flatheads

The Colorado River is flowing at 6,000cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 56 degrees. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging betweet 65 and 70 during the day and  50 to 60 at night.

Winter is close.  The water is cooling off quickly and the aquatic growth is dying leaving very clear water.

 The flathead bite has been  good with some   30+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait. Most fish are 2-3 pounds but some are up to 7-8 pounds.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait.  Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

The fishing has slowed down in the last few days with very few limits being caught. Most fish are being caught in the river and around the docks in the lakes.

Recent Catches:

Bobby Doerty  of Fisher’s Landing caught a 28 pound flathead on goldfish in the Picacho area.

Wes  Heintz of  Spring Valley, Ca caught 3.5 pound bigmouth bass on spinner bait in the river.

Matthew Leadley of Spring Valley, Ca caught a 3 pound small mouth in the river using cankbait.

The Colorado River is flowing at 6,400cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 64degrees and in the low 60‘s in the river.. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 70 and 75 during the day and  50 to 60 at night.

Fall is  here.  The water is cooling off quickly and the aquatic growth is dying leaving very clear water.

 The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait. Most fish are 2-3 pounds but some are up to 7-8 pounds.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait.  Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

The fishing has slowed down in the last few days with very few limits being caught. Most fish are being caught in the river and around the docks in the lakes.
 

                                                                              Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                               Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                       Nov 2, 2003

The Colorado River is flowing at 7,400cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 69degrees and in the mid 60‘s in the river.. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 70 and 75 during the day and  50 to 60 at night.

Fall is  here.  The water is cooling off quickly and the aquatic growth is dying leaving very clear water.

 The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait. Most fish are 2-3 pounds but some are up to 7-8 pounds.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait.  Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

The fishing has slowed down in the last few days with very few limits being caught. Most fish are being caught in the river and around the docks in the lakes.
 

                                                                               Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                 Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                       Oct 25, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 7,600cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 73 degrees and in the high 60‘s in the river.. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 90  and 100 during the day and  70 to 80 at night.

Fall is  here. Our best month for fishing, boating and canoeing is October and here we are.

 The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait. Most fish are 2-3 pounds but some are up to 7-8 pounds.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. The lakes still have much of the summer aquatic growth that will abait as the water cools. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

A local experienced fishermen limits out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits.  Fishing around the docks from boats is very productive.

Recent Catches:

The Southland Bass Club had a two day tournament with Gregg Park winning with a total of 7 fish for 11.06 pounds. The most successful lures were rattle traps, pop-r’s and flukes. Bryan Moore had the biggest fish of 3.8 pounds.
 
 
 

                                                                                   Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                     Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                           Oct 18, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 9,400cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 83 degrees and in the high 70‘s in the river.. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 95  and 100 during the day and  80 at night.

Fall is almost here. Our best month for fishing, boating and canoeing is October and here we are.

 The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait. Most fish are 2-3 pounds but some are up to 7-8 pounds.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

A local experienced fishermen limits out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits.  Fishing around the docks from boats is very productive.

Recent Catches:

Joe Mayerchick of San Diego caught and released a 10 pound big mouth bass on a jig in the river.

J.C.Playford of Ramona, Ca caught a great stringer of flatheads in the river on goldfish. They include 2-10 pounders, 2- 7 pounders, and 6 -5 to 6 pounders.
 
 
 
 

                                                                                   Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                    Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                         Oct 11, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 8,400cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 82 degrees and in the high 70‘s in the river.. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 95  and 100 during the day and  80 at night.

Fall is almost here. Our best month for fishing, boating and canoeing is October and here we are.

 The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers and crankbait.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

A local experienced fishermen limits out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits.  Fishing around the docks from boats is very productive.
 
 

                                                                                  Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                   Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                       Sept 28, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 8,400cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 84 degrees. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 100 and 105 during the day and  80 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

Fall is almost here. The water temp has dropped from 91 to 84 degrees in 25 days, the river flow has dropped from 14,000 cfs to 8,400 cfs in 60 days. Daytime temps rarely reach 105 and before you know it we will be wearing sweaters in the morning. Our best month for fishing, boating and canoeing is October and here we are.

The fishing pressure  is light with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

A local experienced fishermen limits out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits.
 

                                                                               Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                       Sept 21, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 9,200cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes is 86 degrees. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 100 and 105 during the day and  80 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure  is light with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

A local experienced fishermen limits out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits.

Recent Catches:

Sal Casalnuovo of San Diego caught a 4 pound largemouth bass while tubing in Martinez Lake on crank bait.

Nick Verzella, age 7 from Encinitas, Ca caught 8 bass off of the docks using nightcrawlers. Nick threw all fish back so “the fish could go on swimming”.
 

                                                                          Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                           Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                               Sept 14, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 9,400cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes are  in the high 80s. The visability is 5 to 8 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 100 and 105 during the day and  80 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

A local experienced fishermen limits out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits.
 
 
 

                                                                                   Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                    Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                          Sept 7, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 9,400cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes are 90 degrees and below. The visability is 5 to 6 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 100 and 110during the day and  85 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

A local experienced fishermen limit out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits. Biggest flathead caught this week was 12 pounds caught on a bluegil.
 
 

                                                                                   Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                    Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                         Sept. 30, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 9,400cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes are in the low 90‘s. The visability is 5 to 6 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds. Temperatures are ranging between 100 and 110during the day and  85 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

The dredging operation  opening up channels and land locked lakes continues on the California side opposite Martinez Lake .

A local experienced fisherman limits out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits.
 
 
 

                                                                                   Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                    Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                           Aug 25, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 11,000 cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes are in the low 90‘s. The visability is 5 to 6 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds ranging between 100 and 110during the day and  85 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing. Top water fishing has been particularly good at dawn and sunset.

Recent catches: J.C.Playmore of Ramona, Ca caught a 6 pound flathead on goldfish below Picacho.

A local experienced fisherman limits out every evening on crank bait and surface lures catching many undersize fish and missing many top water hits.
 

                                                                                   Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                    Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                           Aug 18, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 10,250cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes are in the low 90‘s. The visability is 5 to 6 feet. The weather has been sunny with light winds ranging between 100 and 110during the day and  85 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing.
 
 

                                                                               Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                    Aug 11, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 10,250cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river  and the lakes are in the low 90‘s. The weather has been sunny with light winds ranging between 100 and 110during the day and  85 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing.

Recent catches:
 Art Miller of Martinez Lake caught at 16 pound flathead on goldfish below Picacho.

One of  our most avid fishermen caught a stringer of 6 bass totaling 23 pounds on crankbait in an area of cooler water (88 degrees) upstream from Martinez Lake.
 

                                                                               Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                        Aug 4, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 10,250cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river is 91 degrees and the lakes are 94 degrees . The weather has been sunny with light winds ranging between 100 and 105 during the day and  80 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”). The serious fisherman can usually take a legal limit with 6 hours of fishing.

Recent catches:
Again this week, Dalton Morgan junior and senior from Laverne, Ca,teamed up to catch 4 flatheads ranging from 6 to 12 pounds. The fish were caught on bluegill in the Picacho Area of the river. Last week they caught a 12 and 45 pounder
 
 

                                                                             Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                               Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                    July 27, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 10,500 cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river is 89 degrees . The weather has been sunny with light winds ranging between 108 and 110 during the day and  80 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been  good with some   40+ pounders all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

Recent catches:

 Dalton Morgan Junior and Senior from LaVerne, Ca caught a 45 and 6 pound flathead catfish in the river by Picacho using bluegil and goldfish.

A modest fisherman caught and released 10 bass in Lake Ferguson using crankbait at dusk. The fish ranged from 2 to 4 pounds.
 
 

                                                                                   Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                    Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                           July 20, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 12,000 cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river is 88 degrees and lakes are  90 degrees. The weather has been sunny with light winds ranging between 108 and 110 during the day and  80 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been marginal with some fish under 20 pounds and an occasional 40 pounder all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is very hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

Recent catches:

Two flatheads between 10 1n 15 pounds were caught this week on bluegil by Pichacho

Very large stringers of bluegil are being caught in the river on meal worms.

A 6 pound bigmouth bass was caught on a meal worm in Island Lake while fishing for bluegil.

                                                                                   Weekly Fishing Report
                                                                                      Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                        July 13, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 12,500 cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river is 88 degrees and lakes are  90 degrees. The weather has been sunny with light winds ranging between 108 and 115 during the day and  80 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been marginal with some fish under 20 pounds and an occasional 40 pounder all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are  being  caught at the entrance to Martinez Lake using nightcrawlers.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

Recent catches:

 Lenny Waller from ElCajon and his brother caught 5 18inch strippers on nightcrawlers in the hold by the entrance to Martinez Lake

                                                                                 Martinez Lake Resort
                                                                                        July 6, 2003
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 12,500 cfs with many sandbars showing. The water temperature in the river is 86 degrees and lakes are close to 90 degrees. The weather has been sunny with light winds ranging between 102 and 110 during the day and 75 to 80 at night. The mornings are perfect for fishing and the afternoons great for swimming or napping.

The fishing pressure has dropped off with the higher heat with very few tournaments. For those experienced fishermen, the best time to fish is predawn to 11 am and 6 pm to dusk.

The flathead bite has been marginal with some fish under 20 pounds and an occasional 40 pounder all caught on goldfish or bluegil in the river at night.

The bluegil fishing is hot in the river and lakes using meal worms.

Stripers are scarce as they usually are in the summer time.

Blue and channel catfish are plentiful using stinkbait, worms, cut mackerel or any other meat. They are easily caught in the lakes and river. If you don’t have a bite in 20 minutes, move on.

Bigmouth bass are now in the river edges and deeper holes in the lakes and caught on live shiners, nightcrawlers, spinners, plastic worms or crankbait. Best time to fish is dawn or dusk. Most catches are 2 to 5 pounds with many undersize fish caught (less than 13”).

Recent catches:

Bill Williams of Compton, Ca caught at 13 pound flathead on a bluegil by Monkey Island (7 miles above Lake Martinez).
 
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 12500 cfs.  The temp in the back water is 78 degrees, the river
is73 degrees.  A few sand bars are showing.  Visability is 6 feet. The  temp has been 100
degrees in the daytime and 65 at night.

Bass are coming in on a steady pace with many limits.  A large bass of 8 pounds was seen this week  Blue gill and
crappie are hard to find Larry Chapman from El Cajon and his brother Dennis Chapman enjoyed catching limits of 2 to 3 pound large mouth bass  using jerkbaits. Most of their success were in upstream backwaters..

According to Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, the bigmouth bass bite is  good using crank bait and shiners in the lakes, docks and river openings. Crappie have been caught up to 2 pounds but the schools are very elusive-best bait crappie shiners. Stripers are being caught in the river up to 10 pounds on crank bait and shiners. Catfish and bluegill are scarce.

Recent catches:

 Steve Castle of Santee, caught a 5.1 pound bigmouth on crankbait  in Lake Martinez

Two flatheads weighing 40 and 60 pounds were caught in the Ferguson area on bluegill two weeks ago by two California fishermen.

A stringer of 15 crappie was caught in Martinez Lake on crappie shiners.

A two pound crappie was caught on a large crank bait in Martinez Lake.
 

                                                                                                       JANUARY 17,  2003
 
 

The Colorado River is flowing at 7500 cfs with numerous sand bars just below the surface. The water temperature is 57 degrees and the visibility 5 to 6 feet. The weather is perfect for wintertime, high 70’s daytime and high 50’s evening.

According to Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, the bigmouth bass bite is  good using crank bait and shiners in the lakes, docks and river openings. Crappie have been caught up to 2 pounds but the schools are very elusive-best bait crappie shiners. Stripers are being caught in the river up to 10 pounds on crank bait and shiners. Catfish and bluegill are scarce.

Recent catches:

 Steve Castle of Santee, caught a 5.1 pound bigmouth on crankbait  in Lake Martinez

Two flatheads weighing 40 and 60 pounds were caught in the Ferguson area on bluegill two weeks ago by two California fishermen.

A stringer of 15 crappie was caught in Martinez Lake on crappie shiners.

A two pound crappie was caught on a large crank bait in Martinez Lake.
 
  The Colorado River is flowing at 5000 cfs with numerous sand bars just below the surface. The water temperature is 56 degrees and the visibility 5 to 6 feet. The weather is perfect for wintertime, mid 70’s daytime and high 50’s evening.

According to Ken Goodwin, Martinez Lake Fishing Guide, the bigmouth bass bite is very good with two simple hints: fish by the docks and use shiners. There are few signs of bluegill, catfish, crappie or stripped bass.

Recent catches:

Numerous stringers of 2 to 5 pound bass on shiners.