Fishing near Santa Barbara, CA
Set on the Santa Barbara County coast, this city pairs saltwater access with serious freshwater fishing inland. Lake Cachuma, a ~3,100-acre reservoir ~20 miles northeast in the Santa Ynez Valley, anchors the warm-water scene, while Stearns Wharf, Goleta Pier, and the Santa Barbara Channel open the ocean. Trophy bass at Lake Casitas and wild-trout creeks in Los Padres National Forest round out the options.
Species & education
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Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Largemouth Bass
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
Smallmouth Bass
Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Threadfin Shad
Dorosoma petenense
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