Fishing Report : Salmon Show Up Off Oxnard, Ventura

Fishermen in the Oxnard-Ventura area are enjoying a change from the usual species caught in local waters.

Although king salmon have been caught sporadically in the area, they are now showing up in large numbers, and several limits of the hard-fighting fish are being reported.

At Cisco’s Landing in Oxnard Wednesday, four boats with 80 anglers caught 68 salmon, most of which weighed 15-17 pounds.

Landings in Ventura and Port Hueneme have had similar success, with several limits also reported. At Ventura landing, one fish weighed 32 pounds.

The salmon are being caught on the surface with live anchovies on 15-pound tackle.

SANTA BARBARA (Sea Landing)--11 anglers (1 boat): 45 calico bass, 1 sand bass, 21 rockfish.

VENTURA (Ventura Landing)--25 anglers (1 boat): 250 rock cod, 1 ling cod. OXNARD--148 anglers (7 boats): 1 thresher shark, 15 salmon, 79 calico bass, 158 rockfish, 2 barracuda, 4 halibut, 140 rock cod.

MALIBU--33 anglers (2 boats): 2 halibut, 6 barracuda, 17 calico bass, 194 rock cod, 10 cow cod, 1 rockfish.

MARINA DEL REY--46 anglers (2 boats): 3 halibut, 4 barracuda, 15 sand bass, 6 calico bass, 200 rock cod, 5 mackerel.

SAN PEDRO (Ports O’ Call)--77 anglers (4 boats): 10 white sea bass, 10 yellowtail, 366 calico bass, 16 sand bass, 21 barracuda, 30 bonito, 4 halibut, 19 whitefish, 86 rockfish. (22nd St. Landing)--95 anglers (3 boats): 13 yellowtail, 291 calico bass, 37 bonito, 47 rockfish.

LONG BEACH (Belmont Pier)--24 anglers (2 boats): 2 halibut, 1 white sea bass, 33 bonito, 141 calico bass, 22 sand bass, 5 blue perch, 35 rockfish. (Queen’s Wharf)--47 anglers (2 boats): 1 barracuda, 72 bonito, 460 rockfish, 43 whitefish, 18 mackerel.

SEAL BEACH--22 anglers (1 boat): 147 rockfish, 18 sand bass.

NEWPORT (Newport Landing)--31 anglers (3 boats): 140 bass, 15 bonito, 8 barracuda, 1 halibut, 1 rockfish, 10 mackerel. (Davey’s Locker)--106 anglers (4 boats): 12 barracuda, 215 bonito, 22 yellowtail, 7 rockfish, 112 calico bass, 13 sand bass, 304 mackerel.

DANA WHARF--58 anglers (4 boats): 176 bass, 41 mackerel.

OCEANSIDE--22 anglers (1 boat): 75 calico bass, 15 sand bass, 14 rockfish. SAN DIEGO (H&M; Landing, Fisherman’s, Point Loma)--223 anglers (12 boats): 93 yellowtail, 53 barracuda, 116 bonito, 171 bass, 259 rockfish, 113 mackerel. (Seaforth)--153 anglers (2 boats): 1 bonito, 142 calico bass, 2 sand bass, 4 rockfish, 23 mackerel. (Islandia)--71 anglers (4 boats): 287 calico bass, 3 sand bass, 5 bonito, 54 mackerel, 17 rockfish, 2 yellowtail. Freshwater

WILLOW BEACH--Limits of rainbow trout between 2-4 pounds reported near Alvarado Buoy. Cheese best bet. Stripers being caught up river.

LAKE MEAD--Very good for striped bass at 35-55 feet, mostly between two-six pounds. Anchovies best bet. Largemouth catches abundant at Temple Bar and Iceberg Canyon. Catfish responding as water temperature rises.

BULLHEAD CITY--Stripers on river good. Anchovies best bet. Trout good on lake. Trolling with nightcrawlers best method. Catfish just starting to bite.

SALTON SEA--Excellent catches of corvina reported at Salt Creek and Bombay areas. Mudsuckers and minnows best bet. Lee Coleman, Compton, 14 3/4-pound corvina. Croaker abundant at North Shore. Tilapia and Sargo fair.

LAKE CASITAS--Catfish very good on mackerel. Bass slow. Trout fair. Trolling near dam best bet. Crappie spawning and just starting to bite.

PYRAMID LAKE--Stripers fair, but big at east side of island. Fishing on bottom with anchovies best bet. Rick Cearley, Northridge, 25-0 striper; Pat Morgan, Castaic, 17-0 striper on anchovy. Ho Shim Fishing Club, Canoga Park, 18 stripers weighing more than 100 pounds. Bass good. Catfish good.

LAKE PIRU--Trout good. Still-fishing with garlic cheese at north end best bet. Trolling also productive. Bass picking up. David Libhart, Cerritos, 8-0 bass near dam. Catfish picking up at north end. Nightcrawlers and mackerel best bet.

CASTAIC LAKE--Catfish very good on shore at lower lake. John Saniger, Granada Hills, 22-5 catfish on mackerel. Bass good. Jeff Hill, Burbank, 13-7 bass at lower lake on plastic worm. Trout good on cheese. Bluegills good. Crappie slow.

LAKE ISABELLA--Fair for bass near airport area. Night fishing for catfish fair. Crappie slow.

IRVINE LAKE--Trout good. Crappie and bass fair. Catfish good. Night fishing begins May 22.

VAIL LAKE--Bass and catfish very good. May Frazier, Los Angeles, 19-8 catfish. Walter Rounteree, Garden Grove, 20-6 catfish. Bluegills good.

LAKE SILVERWOOD--Stripers excellent and big. Rick Hoffman, Montclair, 23-8 striper. Mike Sutherland, Fontana, three stripers weighing 79-8 pounds. Andy Weeder, San Bernardino, 34-0 striper. Spillway area best bet. Largemouth bass very good. Crappie good.

BISHOP AREA--Bluegills good. Ice of North Lake breaking up but roads still closed. Intake II good for trout. Fly-fishing best bet for rainbows and browns. Bait also good. Middle Fork good for planted rainbows. Pleasant Valley Reservoir slow. Lower Owens River productive for trout on bait or lures.

CONVICT LAKE--Trout very good. L. Warsham, Apple Valley, 4-6 rainbow. Trolling best bet.

GULL LAKE--Still-fishing very good for rainbow trout on salmon eggs or cheese. Trolling good also. Several limits being reported.

LOWER TWIN LAKE--Rainbow and Brown trout very good, but small. Trolling best bet. Still-fishing also good.

Trout Plants

LOS ANGELES--Arroyo Seco Creek, Big Tujunga Creek (upper), Crystal Lake, El Dorado Park Lake, Malibu Creek, Peck Road Park Lake, San Gabriel River (East, West and North forks), Santa Fe Reservoir.

SAN BERNARDINO--Big Bear Lake, Gregory Lake, Jenks Lake, Lytle Creek (Middle and North forks).

RIVERSIDE--Evans Lake, Skinner Lake.

SAN DIEGO--San Luis Rey River, Sweetwater River.

SANTA BARBARA--Davy Brown Creek, Manzana Creek.

VENTURA--Reyes Creek, Rose Valley Lakes, Santa Paula Creek, Sespe Creek (Upper), Ventura River (North Fork).

KERN--Alder Creek, Cedar Creek, Erskine Creek, Hart Park Lake, Kern River (Democrat Dam to KR1 powerhouse; Borell powerhouse to Democrat Dam; Isabella Dam to Borell powerhouse; KR3 powerhouse to Lake Isabella).

TULARE--Bone Creek, Deer Creek, Dry Meadow Creek, Kern River (Fairview Dam to KR3 powerhouse; Johnsondale Bridge to Fairview Dam), Nobe Young Creek, Peppermint Creek (Upper and Lower), Poso Creek, South Creek, Tule River (Middle fork, North and South forks of Main fork, Cedar Slope area), White River.

ALPINE--Carson River (East and West forks), Markleeville Creek, Pleasant Valley Creek.

INYO--Daker Creek, Big Pine Creek, Bishop Creek (Lower, Middle, South and Intake II), Georges Creek, Independence Creek, Lone Pine Creek, Owens River (below Tinemeha), Shepards Creek, Taboose Creek, Tinemeha Creek, Tuttle Creek.

MONO--Bridgeport Reservoir, Convict Lake, Deadman Creek, Glass Creek, Grant Lake, Gull Lake, June Lake, Lee Vining Creek, Little Walker River, Lundy Lake, Mammoth Creek, McGee Creek, Mill Creek, Owens River (Benton Crossing and Big Springs), Pine Creek, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, Robinson Creek, Rush Creek, Rock Creek (Paradise Camp to Tom’s place, Tom’s place upstream to Rock Creek Lake), Sherwin Creek, Silver Lake, Twin Lakes Bridgeport (Upper and Lower), Virginia Creek, Walker River (Chris Flat Campground to town of Walker, Leavitt Meadows Campground to Sonora Bridge).