Santa Fe Flood Control Basin is a reservoir in California, near Los Angeles County.
Santa Fe Flood Control Basin is a reservoir in Los Angeles County, California and covers about 1 acres, reaches about 12.2 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 45,409 acre-feet.
The small size of Santa Fe Flood Control Basin makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle.
Fish listed for Santa Fe Flood Control Basin include Arroyo Chub, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Largemouth Bass, and Rainbow Trout.
For bluegill on Santa Fe Flood Control Basin, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
One direct largemouth bass tactic on Santa Fe Flood Control Basin is to work a soft plastic, jig, or spinnerbait around weeds and protected cover.
To begin with channel catfish on Santa Fe Flood Control Basin, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
While looking for rainbow trout on Santa Fe Flood Control Basin, cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
Other targets listed here include Common Carp; give each one its own bait and depth instead of trying to catch everything with the same rig; fish one point at two depths, then use a smaller lure in clear water.
Start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it; use a small lure when bites are scarce, then keep one slow bait ready.
In spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace; follow any bait found near the surface, then test a point before fishing a featureless bank.
A light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control; keep the first route short; work from shallow to deep, then check both sides of the point.
Record the wind, water color, depth of the first bite, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce; begin beside green weeds, then match lure size to the fish.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.