Halibut Hal here, with this weeks KHTS 1220AM local freshwater and local saltwater fish reports: Starting off with our local lakes, here’s what’s happening: 1)  Castaic Lake….The stripers are chasing the shad to the surface….Just look for boiling fish.  The stripped bass are averaging 2 – 4 pounds.  The bass fishing has slowed.  Fair to good bite on bluegill.2)  Pyramid ...

By Wendy Langhans Fresh, ripe, jucy tomatoes.  I’ll bet, if close your eyes right now, you can recall the smell.  Maybe, your mouth is watering just a little bit too.  But we’re not the only living things that are attracted to the scent of ripe tomatoes.  Their smell also attracts certain plants.  Plants?  Yes – specifically – dodder plants. According ...

Halibut Hal here with this weeks exciting local fresh and saltwater fishing reports for 1220AM-KHTS: Here’s what’s biting at our local lakes:1)  Castaic Lake….Wide open striped bass fishin!  These fish are boiling on the surface practically all day long!  Most of the striped bass are in the 2 – 4 pound range with an occasional larger specimen.  What are you ...

By Wendy Langhans My friend Lilian is an accomplished nature photographer, so the opening line of her email immediately caught my attention:  “This was the first time I have ever seen anything like this.”  I clicked through to her photo album and quickly discovered what she meant.  Her e-mail was, if anything, an understatement. She had carefully and patiently captured ...

Halibut Hal bringing you this weeks local fishing reports for both freshwater and saltwater enthusiasts…..Starting with with our local lakes, here’s the latest:1)  Castaic Lake….The striped bass continue to boil all over the lake!  These are mostly 2 – 5 pound fish.  Good action on the bluegill and catfish, mostly in the coves.Crappie fishing has been slower than last week.2) ...

By Wendy Langhans “Listen to the ground: there is movement all around.  There is something goin’ down and I can feel it.”  Suddenly, a Stagmomantis californica flew out of the darkness and abrubtly landed on my rosebush.  He carefully folded his spike-studded forearms and stared unblinkingly at me.  Whatever his reason for being there, it wasn’t to “stop and smell ...

Halibut Hal reporting with this weeks local freshwater and saltwater fish reports for KHTS 1220AM. Starting with our local lakes, here’s what’s biting:1)  Castaic Lake….Lots of boiling stripers and largemouth bass!  Try the morning or afternoon bite.  Also, a very good catfish bite this past week. Fair to good on the blegill and slower on the crappie.2)  Lake Pyramid….Stripers are ...

Halibut Hal backatcha with this weeks exciting KHTS 1220AM local freshwater and saltwater fishing reports. Here’s what’s happening at our local lakes:1)  Castaic Lake….Lots of surface boils this week from both stripers and largemouth bass!  Early morning and late afternoon are the best times.  Try the coves for catfish, bluegill and crappie.2)  Lake Pyramid…The stripers are also boiling here!  These ...

Halibut Hal reporting with this weeks KHTS 1220AM fresh and salt water fish reports.  Starting with our local lakes here’s what’s biting Freshwater Report1)  Castaic Lake…Striped bass and largemouth bass are boiling all over the lake!  Wide open fishing for both! ……. So what are you waiting for?2)  Pyramid Lake…Again, striped bass fishing is also excellent here with boiling fish ...

By Wendy Langhans Quick – how many states are in the continental United States?  If you said 48, you’re right.  Now – how many watersheds are in the continental United States?  Would you believe me if I said more than 2,000? This is the last in our 3-part series on hydrogeology.  Today, I’m going to give you 3 keys for ...