I live in the Central valley and am looking for water that holds Blue cats. I know about San V. and other lakes in San Diego county, but i am hoping that there is somewhere closer. Any advice would be help ful. Thank you.

irvine lake has them.

If your looking for a big-one, you have to come down to San V. or Irvine. These are the premiere lakes in California for big blues and channels. (Attch)Irvine summer night with mackerel. Dave.

I am not a 100 percent sure but i do recall a friend I used to fish with said ,there was a good number of them at lake san antonio here on the central coast.he told me at the time he was using bluegill as bait,and actually at the time bought some bluegill patterned swimbaits from me that i had.also i have read Folsom lake has them; see link http://folsom.uslakes.info/FishInfo.asp?FishID=46
unless i read that wrong of course.hope my info helps
brian

I know about the quality of the San Diego waters. Have never fished Irvine though.

I fished Sutherland, San V, and several others in the Sand Diego area, but now that I have relocated i am hoping to find something closer..(I live in Fresno)

Go to the catfish1.com site. central california thread. They can help.

Thanks, I'll check out that site.
-Brian