We continue to have an abundance of live shad in the water at Lake Casitas in Ventura, California. We netted our first bait of this season at Rich Tauber Fishing on March 27, 2013. And here we are in the month of June and we still have live shad all over the lake for us to scoop up and use for live bait for the Lake Casitas largemouth bass. This is without question one of the largest shad spawns that we have seen in many years. We've seen a tremendous amount of bait all throughout the entire Lake. With water temperatures reaching 78° in the afternoon we also have some pretty decent top water fishing in the early morning hours and late afternoon hours at Lake Casitas. Without question whether you using live bait or lures the best fishing has been in the early morning hours. The next best fishing appears to be the last two hours prior to sunset each day. There's lots of grass growing in the lake and the water clarity is very clear. Without question those have been the two most successful techniques on our bass fishing guide trips. For anglers that like to use lures there's no question topwater fishing is the way to go. And for those that like to use live bait the shad have been plentiful at the Lake. We have bass fishing guide trips that leave at 7 AM each morning. And we also have an afternoon trip that leaves at 12 noon. You can fish for as little as two hours or as many as 8 hours on any of these tailor-made bass fishing guide trips at Lake Casitas. We have lots of bottled water and ice on board and there are packaged snacks on board the boat each and every day for our clients. The Marina Café opens for breakfast at 6 AM each morning. And it remains a wonderful place to have breakfast prior to going out on your fishing guide trip at Lake Casitas. Anglers can reach me at the top of the page at the "Contact Rich Tauber" link on the top right-hand side of this page. Anglers can also call or text me on my personal cell phone at (818) 439-1154. We really look forward to hearing from you and hopefully getting you out for some fun fishing at Lake Casitas in Ventura California.