05-12-2010, 11:05 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Ah yes. Good old Lake Isabella. I have spent many fond hours on that lake...and on the Kern River both above and below the lake. Great fishing area. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Too bad it has gone through so many changes over the years. Don't know what the current species mix is but in days of old it was great for crappies, bass, catfish and bluegills...with plenty of trout at times and a few squawfish (pike minnows). During the bass heydey there were some huge largemouth in there. But I have heard that drought drawdowns really messed it up. Hope it has come back.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The Goddess Lady has offered some good advice.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Be sure to send some pics of Isabella. Also, there are lots of small ponds and lakes all up and down the foothills of the Sierras. Spend some time looking for them and getting to know them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Too bad it has gone through so many changes over the years. Don't know what the current species mix is but in days of old it was great for crappies, bass, catfish and bluegills...with plenty of trout at times and a few squawfish (pike minnows). During the bass heydey there were some huge largemouth in there. But I have heard that drought drawdowns really messed it up. Hope it has come back.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The Goddess Lady has offered some good advice.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Be sure to send some pics of Isabella. Also, there are lots of small ponds and lakes all up and down the foothills of the Sierras. Spend some time looking for them and getting to know them.[/#0000ff]
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