Barrett: The 129 anglers checked reported 1,065 bass, 79 bluegill and 2 crappie, all released. Open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Reservations may be made through Ticketmaster at (619) 220-8497 or www.ticketmaster.com. Reservations are sold the second Tuesday of the month, one month prior at 7 p.m.

 Chollas: Open daily to youngsters 15 and under. San Diego Fly Fishers sponsors a Lend-A-Rod program on Sundays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and it includes free bait and tackle and fishing tips.

 Cuyamaca: Warmwater species dominating here, with crappie, catfish and bass all active. Free Fishing Class Saturday at 10 with supervising ranger Willard Lepley at the blackboard. Lake has a new area for RV groups. Camping area is open to a total of eight rigs, with a minimum rental to four. The rate is $200 a night for all eight sites. Can be rented by single RVs if the sites aren't reserved. Also, there are seven tent sites in the Lone Pine area. Call (877) 581-9904 for information. Private boats now are allowed on the lake, but the boats must be sprayed for quagga mussels by a high-pressure heated wash prior to entering the lake. Cost is $10 for the spraying and it's good for multiple trips to Cuyamaca so long as the boat is not used in another reservoir in between visits. Open daily.

 Diamond Valley Lake: The year of the exceptional bass fishing continues, with reports of good bass fishing continuing through the summer. Action has switched to topwater, especially early in the day. Zara Spooks, Sammys and small Pop-Rs working. Fish go deeper later in the day, with bass showing in 15 to 20 feet and staying active. Barry Carter, Redlands, 9.13 bass, drop-shotting a Morning Dawn Roboworm in 25 feet of water near the Saddle Dam. Only year-round trout fishery in Southern California continues to kick out some good trout, with 2-to 4-pounders common. Open daily.

 Dixon: Night fishing ends Aug. 30, so there's only a couple weeks left to fish here and enjoy the night bite. Night fishing is every Friday and Saturday night. Last stock of the season will be Aug. 28 with 2,000 pounds of channel catfish. Bluegill biting, and some good schools roaming the shoreline. Trick is to locate them and bait them up with wax worms or red worms. Open daily, plus Friday and Saturday for night fishing.

 El Capitan: The 71 anglers checked reported 85 bass released (none kept), 10 blue catfish, 4 channel catfish and 1 bluegill. Summer schedule with Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays open for fishing, general boating and water contact activities (water-skiing, wakeboarding, Jet Skiing, towing inflatables in the front bay only); Sundays are open for fishing, boating, and water contact activities (in both the front bay and North Arm); Mondays are open for fishing and general boating only. Rental boats are available on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. On Sundays they stop renting boats at 10 a.m. All persons entering reservoir property must purchase a day use permit.

 Henshaw: Alexandro Navarro, 5, Santa Ana, 36.2-pound channel catfish, shrimp, middle of the lake. Crappie biting near the aerator. Herschel and Alex Hall of Lakewood and Ron Hall of Atwater used white jigs to catch 14 crappie to 2 pounds. Larry Rosby and Lorenzo Martinez, both from Moreno Valley, boated 14 crappie, also up to 2 pounds. Alvin Brunson of Victorville, 12 crappie. Best time to fish is Friday and Saturday during the lake's night fishing program, which ends Labor Day Weekend. Fishing allowed from the lake's 150-foot long Fish-N-Float all summer long and along the shoreline. Open daily for fishing, plus Friday and Saturday for night fishing.

 Hodges: The 133 anglers checked reported 84 bass released (none kept), 44 crappie and 10 bluegill. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

 Jennings: Just two weeks remain for night fishing. Labor Day Weekend will be the last, and the lake is open Labor Day from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. There were some better fishing days during the full moon. Best fishing for bass is early and late. Matt Ryan, Descanso, 16-2 channel cat, mackerel, Buoy Line. Supervising ranger Hugh Marx said the best fishing of the season is due up soon as both bass and channel catfish get more active in the fall. “It is Mother Nature's way of getting the fish fat before winter,” Marx said. “We are already seeing better success for cats at the Buoy Line.” Next up is bass attacking topwater lures. Open Friday 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Saturday, 5:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; Sunday, 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Check www.lakejennings.org for more information.

 Loveland: The 66 anglers reported 10 bass kept (30 bass released), 11 bluegill. Open daily to hike-in fishing only on a limited area of shoreline. No permits required. Fishing license is required.

 Miramar: The 65 anglers checked reported 15 bass released (none kept), 17 channel catfish and 1 bluegill. Pay fees at iron ranger or electronic pay station near the concession building.

 Morena: Bluegill keeping things interesting here, with wax worms and red worms working near the Dam. Catfish also active, with the best area being below the cabins. Open daily.

 Murray: Creel checks of 79 anglers showed 9 bass released (none kept), 19 bluegill and 2 channel catfish. Open daily to fishing and boating. Pay fees at iron rangers near the abandoned concession building or at key access points.

 Otay, Lower: No report. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Pay fees at iron rangers near the boat launch and abandoned concession building. Boats now available for rent.

 Otay, Upper: No report. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday for fishing, sunrise to sunset. Upper Otay is a catch and release only fishery. Bait is not permitted, only artificial lures with barbless hooks. Boats are not permitted on Upper Otay, only shore fishing, waders and float tubes.

 Poway: Over 250 anglers fished the lake's annual Midnight Catfish Craze on Friday night. Paul Yoshida, Oceanside, 7.63-pound channel catfish, mackerel, Log Boom. He won an estimated $800 in prizes. Second went to Kyle Heaston, Escondido, 7.11 channel catfish, mackerel, Log Boom. Jeff Simmons of Poway took third with a 6.57-pound channel catfish, chicken liver. Steven Gessler of Mira Mesa, fourth, 5.48-pound channel catfish, shrimp, Log Boom. Vue Xiong, San Diego, 4.46 channel catfish, mackerel, Half Moon Bay. Xang Xion, San Diego, had the dubious distinction of catching the smallest channel catfish, a .63-pounder. Other notable catches for the week: Bryan Landhan, San Diego, not in the Catfish Craze, 7.8-pound channel catfish, mackerel, Log Boom. Next stock is Aug. 26, 1,000 pounds of channel catfish. Open Wednesday through Sunday, plus Friday and Saturday for night fishing. In order to prevent the introduction and infestation of quagga mussels, the following items are prohibited at Lake Poway: float tubes, private motors and anchors, live bait containers, fish finders, floating catch baskets, live bait from any source other than the Lake Poway concession, any items the staff considers to be potential contaminants.

 Santee Lakes: Thursday's night fishing program brought out 100 anglers to beat the heat and to try for channel catfish. Limits of catfish were reported. The next night fishing date is Aug. 28, with lakes 1 through 4 open for night fishing. Brandon Watts, 14, Jamul, 6-0 channel catfish, chicken liver, Lake 6. Frank Clark, College area, 3 channel catfish with an 8-8, Lake 2. Dayton Huffaker, 6, San Diego, stringer of bluegill, wax worms, Lake 3. Next stocking is Aug. 29, with 1,000 pounds of channel catfish. Check www.santeelakes.com. Open daily.

 San Vicente: The 69 anglers checked reported 12 bass kept (127 bass released), 146 bluegill, 20 redear sunfish, 20 crappie and 17 channel catfish. The lake closes at dusk on Labor Day and remain closed for six to nine years for construction on the dam. The level of the reservoir will be raised to add more capacity and allow for more emergency water storage. Now on its summer schedule with Thursdays open to fishing and general boating only (no water contact), Fridays open to fishing, boating and water contact activities (water-skiing, wakeboarding, towing inflatables), Saturdays and Sundays open to boating and water contact only (no fishing). Rental boats are available on Thursdays and Fridays only. All persons entering reservoir property must purchase a day use permit. Due to construction, the shoreline from launch ramp to buoy line is closed to all activities. For construction schedules and information on the Emergency Storage Project, please check the San Diego County Water Authority's web site at www.sdcwa.org and click on San Vicente Dam Raise.

 Sutherland: The 51 anglers checked reported 1 bass kept (151 released), 37 crappie and 20 carp. Cameron Rodriguez, Ramona, 6.80 bass, Zara Spook. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

 Sweetwater: The 44 anglers reported 1 bass kept (4 bass released), 4 channel catfish, 1 carp. Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday to limited shoreline fishing only.

 Wohlford: Fair fishing for channel catfish, bluegill and bass. Ban on private boats remains in place due to the threat of quagga mussels. Other banned equipment include canoes, kayaks, float tubes, trolling motors, fish finders, anchors, etc. Rental boats available. Open daily.

 Pt. Loma Sportfishing, H&M Landing, Fisherman's Landing: 203 anglers, eleven full-day boats: 150 albacore, 118 yellowfin, 19 bluefin, 82 dorado, 18 yellowtail, 2 skipjack; 71 anglers, three three-quarter day boats: 19 yellowtail, 2 yellowfin, 3 albacore, 1 marlin, 131 sand bass, 4 calico bass, 3 barracuda, 34 bonito, 40 rockfish, 89 sculpin; 84 anglers, three half-day boats: 55 sand bass, 52 calico bass, 23 barracuda, 12 bonito, 9 rockfish, 75 mackerel.

 Seaforth: 15 anglers, one 1½-day boat: 38 albacore, 1 yellowfin, 16 dorado, 2 yellowtail; 18 anglers, one full-day boat: 15 albacore, 4 bluefin, 1 yellowfin, 5 dorado; 78 anglers, three three-quarter day boats: 1 albacore, 11 yellowfin, 10 dorado, 4 yellowtail, 19 bonito, 25 barracuda, 70 calico bass; 62 anglers, two half-day boats: 25 yellowtail, 34 bonito, 67 barracuda, 9 calico bass, 6 sand bass, 3 rockfish, 1 white fish; 16 anglers, one twilight boat: 2 yellowtail, 3 bonito, 26 barracuda, 6 calico bass, 6 rockfish, 1 sculpin.

 Mission Bay: 20 anglers, one 1½-day boat: 2 albacore, 2 bluefin, 40 dorado, 28 yellowtail; 25 anglers, one three-quarter day boat: 1 dorado, 3 yellowtail; 70 anglers, four half-day boats: 62 barracuda, 180 bonito, 20 calico bass, 41 yellowtail.

 Oceanside: 20 anglers, two three-quarter day boats: 8 sand bass, 42 calico bass, 2 barracuda, 34 dorado, 3 bonito; 43 anglers, two half-day boats: 3 sand bass, 14 calico bass, 18 bonito, 1 sculpin, 2 rockfish.

 San Diego Bay: Mike Palmer, fishing with Greg Waggle, caught and released 100 fish, with most of them spotted bay bass. They fished in about 15 feet of water and used Kalin grubs and Berkley Gulp swim minnows in either root beer or chartreuse. They fished south of the Coronado Bridge, and Palmer said the best time to fish was early in the morning when the tide was running strong. “It was just about a fish every cast with many doubles,” he said.

 Long Range: Bill Roecker of FishingVideos.com and the San Diego Sportfishing Council reports very good fishing for the long-range fleet. Capt. Justin Fleck on the Excel had good fishing on a five-day charter with 32 anglers aboard. They fished Guadalupe Island, where a private boat, the Sea Adventure, owned by Dan Fitzgerald and operated by former Red Rooster III Capt. Julio Ochoa, landed 16 wahoo in a 24-hour period over the weekend. On the Excel, Bob Fletcher, president of the Sportfishing Association of California, baited a sardine to land a 40.6-pound yellowtail, top fish on the trip. If you get the chance, check out Roecker's newest DVD, in my mind the best he's ever done, called “300-Pound Tuna.” Roecker shot the footage while on Capt. John Klein's Qualifier 105, and its some spectacular stuff. They fished the Buffer Zone outside the marine reserve boundaries of the Revillagigedos Islands. This DVD captures the thrills and the heartbreak that go with battling giant yellowfin. Roecker describes in detail the gear, rigging and how to make it all work. “Everything is strained to the breaking point, no matter how strong the tackle is, so hang on, and see how it's done,” Roecker said. Great stuff from the long range industry's top storyteller and videographer.

 Cabo San Lucas: Fish are scattered over a wide area, according to Larry Edwards at Cortez Yacht Charters. Catches reported from the Jaime Bank on the Pacific side to to the areas above the Gordo Banks and from near shore to more than 30 miles offshore, Edwards said. Yellowfin tuna in the 25-to 30 mile range and running with porpoise. But the bite is scratchy. The combined catches of the Gaviota Fleet and Fish Cabo Fleet for 32 days showed 16 striped marlin (with 12 released), 60 yellowfin tuna, 1 sailfish released and 35 dorado.

 Noteworthy: With dove season set to start Sept. 1, Skyline Church is sponsoring a Dove Tune-Up on Saturday, Aug. 30 at Project 2000 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be trapshooting and barbecue. Cost will be $10 that will cover a round of trap and a $1 tip. Ammunition available for $8.45 per box or bring your own. One of the stations will be a teaching-training friendly area where beginners may learn from an expert. Shotguns will be available to use. A barbecue lunch provided for a $5 donation. Email Merry at mfalduti@skylinechurch.org. Project 2000 is at 2082 Willow Glen Drive in El Cajon. Call (619) 442-9971 for more information. Also, the church's next Wild Game Feed and Potato Bar will be held Oct. 24 at Skyline Church's Main Auditorium. The feed will go from 6:30-8:30 p.m., and it will include prizes, a silent auction. Cost is $10 per person, with tables available for up to eight eaters. There will be awards and prizes to the best decorated table. Skyline Church is at 11330 Campo Rd. in La Mesa. Call (619) 660-5000, ext. 5440.

– ED ZIERALSKI

Ed Zieralski: (619) 293-1342; ed.zieralski@uniontrib.com