BassObsessed Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 My wife and I were in SoCal for a week for her business stuff and I hit up several lakes while out there. The first of 4 trips was at Westlake which is a private lake. I fished it from the bank last October and caught a few 2lbers and saw two giant bass come from under a dock that wanted nothing to do with my roboworm. This time from a boat I was throwing small swimbaits and 4'' wacky senkos. Within a few minutes the first bass was caught on a rig walker swimbait. Soon after I switched over to a 4'' green pumpkin senko and was throwing it around the same dock where I saw the hawgs last year. I felt a heavy tug on the line and reeled in the slack and set the hook hard to feel a big bass peeling line off my reel. I worked her in to the boat letting her take line when she wanted. There was no quit in this big bass. When she finally surfaced near the boat I knew it was my biggest bass so far ever from Ca. It was 8 and a half pounds. I continued to throw the senko at docks and open water and caught 2 more hawgs. Another one over 8lbs and one over 6lbs. It was frustrating and insane to see 6-10lb bass swimming around various docks and ignoring the bait you threw at them. A bunch of 1-3 lb bass were caught on senkos also. The next day I fished Lake Sherwood, another private lake. Started off throwing poppers and it was very productive. Between senkos and poppers around 25 bass in the 2 and 4 lb class were caught. The next trip was a few days later at Lake Casitas. I fished it 2 years ago and the water level was really low but even worse now. Started off throwing a dropshot with a roboworm. The first taker hit it right away in 15fow. A chunky 2lber. The wind was breezy all day with off and on heavy rain with water temps that dropped 7 degrees in a short period. I switched between a dropshot and a chatterbait depending where we were. There were a few hits on the chatterbait that didn't stay hooked. Ended up catching a 5lber on the dropshot before calling the trip short. The next trip was an afternoon trip back on Lake Sherwood. The bass boil up on shad in the back near the dam in the early evening and I wanted to see what it was all about. After catching a few on poppers in the main lake area we headed back to the dam. There were blowups all over at a certain time like someone flipped the switch. You couldnt keep up with where they were going to blowup next but when I threw the popper in the same spot it usually resulted in a bass. Most bass were in the 3-5lb range with some 1-2's mixed in. I threw a walking bait and caught a bass the same size or maybe smaller than the bait. Not sure what he was thinking. That place is a popper factory. I had a few hours to spare one day before dinner with my wife and bank fished Westlake. I threw a small swimbait and worms. One small bass was caught on the swimbait. After watching dozens of real small bass follow my worm in but couldn't eat it I was ready to leave for my dinner plans. As I was organizing my baits I saw a nice bass come out from under a pontoon boat . I threw a rage tail cut-r worm right in front of her and could see her go down to pick it up. A quick hookset changed her direction right away. It was in the upper 4lb range. The whole trip was full of action and can't wait to get back in the area again. One of the 8's were barely hooked. Alot of hawgs roaming around under docks. 6 Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted October 7, 2015 Super User Posted October 7, 2015 Sounds like a really great trip. Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted October 7, 2015 Super User Posted October 7, 2015 Yeesh, you wore em out! Nice catches! Quote
Will Wetline Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 Congrats on those hawgs! Sounds like you made the most out of your trip. Thanks for the good pics too. Quote
Fisher-O-men Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 The LA part of SoCal. Only heard of Casitas. Has a reputation for monsters! Maybe next trip San Vicente will be open, down San Diego way. Quote
BassObsessed Posted October 7, 2015 Author Posted October 7, 2015 Thanks. My best 5 from Westlake would have been 27lbs. Casitas is nothing like it used to be according to a few guides. It's on the upswing with the trout plants but both private lakes fish much better. Quote
Super User WRB Posted October 8, 2015 Super User Posted October 8, 2015 Getting on either Sherwood or West lake on a boat is feat, the fishing is always outstanding. Casitas is my home lake and the fishing has been very good lately, however the dam area is closed to entry. Nice bass, I had property at Sherwood at one time, love that lake. Tom Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted October 8, 2015 Super User Posted October 8, 2015 Really Great Bass ~ Congrats on the Pair of 8's and the So Cal PB A-Jay Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted October 8, 2015 Super User Posted October 8, 2015 Congrats on the really nice fish! Jeff Quote
Super User senile1 Posted October 8, 2015 Super User Posted October 8, 2015 You were really sticking them! Solid fish all the way around! Quote
Super User gardnerjigman Posted October 8, 2015 Super User Posted October 8, 2015 Jealous much? Lol Quote
warrior1 Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 Nice fish! Just started bass fishing; going my second year in So CA and haven't made it to those lakes. I'll have to look them up. Great job Quote
So. Cal. Lunker Hunter Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Nice Bass Next time you out in so cal Try Castaic Great lake Quote
BassObsessed Posted October 20, 2015 Author Posted October 20, 2015 Thanks.The last time i fished Castaic was January 2014 and got skunked. Not like it used to be. Quote
SoFloBassFiend Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 What city is Lake Sherwood? I have a few friends that live in Westlake Village. You should try to get out there during the spawn!!! Quote
BassObsessed Posted October 24, 2015 Author Posted October 24, 2015 Sherwood is only a mile or 2 away from Westlake. I might be heading out that way again in March and try to catch some pre-spawn hawgs. Quote
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