Castaic
Castaic Lake is located within the Angeles National
Forest just 15 minutes north of Six Flags Magic
Mountain and 5 minutes from I-5. Castaic Lake is a
holding reservoir for part of the western regions
irrigation water supply. The Castaic Lake Dam is
425 feet high and holds 350,000 acre feet of water
at full capacity. Castaic Lake is surrounded by
8,800 acres of recreational land. Castaic Lake
consists of two bodies of water; the upper or main
lake which has approximately 29 miles of shoreline
and the lagoon or lower lake has approximately 2
miles of shoreline.
Castaic Lake holds numerous records for Bass
fishing; Bass up to 22 pounds have been caught in
the upper lake and up to 17 pounds in the lower
lake. The Lake record for Striped Bass is 43
pounds to date, and has yet to be broken.
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