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Caught some fryer size catfish at Lake Morena this past Sunday. Not one Bluegill bite. The lake is sitting at 4% capacity due to San Diego City drafting most of the water out a few months ago. Worst drought in recent history in SoCal !

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 22, 2014 at 5:29pm
Oh crap, Leo, that sounds awful.
Comment by Leo Nguyen on July 22, 2014 at 5:22pm

Most fishes are exposed/dead/scavenged, and the lakes are pretty much dried up to the point you can see the bottom all over southern California. If you're into the knee deep in muck wadding David, it's definitely for you ;-) So far, I only experienced a shin deep in muck in the past month, trying to do survey of water body's embankment stability.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on July 22, 2014 at 5:13pm
4%?!
You should be able to walk over and pick them up!
No wonder the bluegill bite is off.
Comment by JBplusThuy on July 22, 2014 at 4:54pm

Nice, Dwayne! I haven't been to Morena in many years, but I remember it as full, clear, and a bit windy - and I got skunked targeting BG. Maybe with it drawn down so far, the fish will be concentrated enough that I might catch one, but it's not a good sign that you didn't get a single one :(

Comment by carl hendrix on July 22, 2014 at 2:47pm

those kitty fish will be good eating!!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on July 22, 2014 at 2:42pm

What a great catch. I got to ask, what kind of kitty is that one with the red tipped tail? Channel? Blue? Or is it the real redtail catfish from the Amazon?

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