Lake Balboa success!! 20 Feb 23

[BassmanRudy]

After dropping the wifey off at lax hit back up Sepulveda wildlife area and lake Balboa to fish it for the first time. I fished a full circle around the lake as its not that big and caught 1 bass! Decent one at a little over 2lbs and it hit the small Frittside crank. I tried all sorts of other stuff- drop shot shaky head spinners swimbaits and none of it worked. Lake seems extremely shallow at least all that I could reach casting from shore. After talking to some of the 20 or so other anglers out there some Big Bass have been caught before- Up to 9lbs or so! If I catch 5 like this in my tourney Sunday I should win!

[BassmanRudy]

Pic of the lake and the little bit of gear I brought.

[Mike Cork]

Nice catch! Where are you fishing this weekend?

[BassmanRudy]

I'll be on San Vicente. Currently 80' Low and the rocky clear type lake I was expecting here. Supposedly had a lot of flooded timber too.

Hoping the snow doesn't shut down the 2 roads I need to make it down there!

[Mike Cork]

Good Luck and be safe on the road...

[Donald Garner]

Rudy, congrats on the catch there.  Tks for sharing the trip and those pictures with us also.  Be safe in your travels there buddy.  Tight lines on the upcoming fishing trip also.

[BassmanRudy]

Rudy, congrats on the catch there.  Tks for sharing the trip and those pictures with us also.  Be safe in your travels there buddy.  Tight lines on the upcoming fishing trip also.

Thanks Don! Just 2 bass in 4 months or so I'm just happy to get a bite! Would be ecstatic to catch 5 Sunday!

We had some snow flurries this morning already so who knows what the next few days holds.

[Pat Dilling]

Nice catch!  Best suggetion for this coming week-end is to fish slow, slow, slow.  Good luck!