Conditions
: MARTINEZ LAKE/COLORADO RIVER Bob Macomber and a friend fished Martinez and had some very good success, catching-and-releasing 32 largemouth bass, with one tipping the scales at 8.5 pounds.
This area should be fair for both smallmouth bass (in the channel) and largemouth bass (in the backwaters) throughout the entire area. Channel and flathead catfish are always fair to good in this section of the Colorado River. Most of the flathead catfish will be in the 2- to 5-pound size range with an occasional fish over 30 pounds. The time for fishing for both species of catfish is in the evening to midnight.