Lake Castaic remains the best bass'in choice in Southern California. The new news is Lake Castaic is on the rise. The water level has come up about 10 feet this month. The weather has been mild and the fish continue to respond to 3 basic fishing techniques. First is a Zoom Fluke in a shad or pearl white color fished just under the surface. Next choice would be a split shot worm in any shad pattern. And the third method would be a Zip Irony topwater bait in the chartruse shad color. The fish are very bunched up and you can fish lots of places that are void of any fish. When you catch one, slow down and really work that area. Some of these places are holding hundreds of bass. We had a few trips this month while fishing the shad that we would hook a fish on the live bait and as my client would be fighting the fish, you would see 75-100 bass in a school come up with the hooked fish. Speaking of live shad the bait has been tough to make. I have been using 2 nets to make enough bait for my clients. The shad has been fished best on 4lb green line and the results when you make bait have been fantastic. We have been starting our day at 7am each morning and there is little or no boat traffic on the lake. Try to make it a point to spend some quality time on the water with friends and family this holiday season. Please give me a call or send an email if you have any questions or would like to book a trip. Tell a friend about my monthly fishing report and I hope to see ya soon.