Fishing could soon resume at the lake in Lago Santa Margarita after years of algae blooms killed off the fish population. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County ...

Lago Santa Margarita could be open for fishing as soon as late this year. The lake was recently stocked with about 1,000 bluegill fish, who are now thriving.

Rancho Santa Margarita Lake on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 after fishing was closed due to a algae bloom that killed the fish in the lake. (File: Photo by Nick Koon, Orange County Register/SCNG) ...

This month, he has been making daily treks to Santa Margarita Lake where he’s been catching big bass. Five years ago he caught his biggest bass, a 7 1⁄2-pounder on a spinnerbait, also at Santa ...

Months later, Santa Margarita Lake’s waters and fish population remain high. Al Price, who has been fishing at Santa Margarita Lake since 1962, believes the floodwaters benefited the region.

In just four months, California’s epic winter has washed away the drought in San Luis Obispo County. And nowhere is it more noticeable than in the county’s lakes and reservoirs, which have been ...

In just four months, California’s epic winter has washed away the drought in San Luis Obispo County. And nowhere is it more noticeable than in the county’s lakes and reservoirs, which have been ...

At Santa Margarita Lake, three young men made a sport out of hooking wild geese with their fishing poles and dragging the birds into the water, Paso Robles resident Lahni Brannan told The Tribune.