Creek Fishing in Southern California

Great day fishing for Rainbow and Brown Trout, a little slow in December.

[@williemickbillie]

You did a good job covering your tracks

[@landrock2002]

Nice to see wild trout fishing in South California.

[@mustangsandwich]

Hey, nice video. Thanks for sharing. Up here in norcal I have done similar - seeking out little creeks with native or natural trout. Looks like a beautiful area where you went.

[@eyeprod3101]

I grew up going to this place and it was the best. Lots of rattlers at times. We used to often ride ATV's down there. Thanks for the nice vid!

[@Surf176]

thanks! I'm going to get back out there soon. I haven't fished it in a while. Great for a day trip.

[@josecampos3811]

@@Surf176 have you been since?

[@Surf176]

@@josecampos3811 It's been a while, the drought and offshore action have kept me away. I need to get up there, probably this year. You?

[@josecampos3811]

@@Surf176 its been years, however i want to go back and figured with the rainfall that it might be up

[@turnerkay3334]

I live in San Diego, currently more of an inshore fisherman, but I always love a trip up to the mountains to have some fun on trout! Tight lines

[@gjbingham]

Nice vid. I used to do similar small stream fishing in So. Cal too. You'd be catching those fish that are ignoring your spinner if you get a nice little 3 wt/6 foot fly rod with floating line and 6x tippet. Small emerger and nymph patterns are deadly when working upstream and casting to likely spots above you. Barbless please!

[@fraydogsfishingadventures]

do you have any recommendations for trout streams in socal im pretty new to trout fishing

[@ericunderwood1482]

I'm your 900th subscription and your 100th comment.....I've fished for 50 years and I've noticed that during a full moon fish are finicky....3 days before and 3 days after... finicky...Drive up to Big Bear dam and hike down to the stream ....used to be good down there....✌️🇺🇸

[@Foodfreak12345]

Might be headwaters of Santa Anna River below Barton Flats! Beautiful wild trout.

[@buddywilsonhjh9147]

Awesome footage 👍

[@auassassin787]

I love the river. As a local up here I try to get out there as much as possible. I also like to prospect in certain sections as well!

[@tyleruskating9874]

What river

[@gottogofishing4929]

Have not been in a few years but I know that dirt road very well. Getting there is half the fun. Fly fishing was great with plenty of NON finicky browns and a few rainbows. Just hard enough to get to keeps most people away. Many times had the whole place to myself.

[@Surf176]

That's been my my experience for sure all around. Gotta be the first one up. I've fished it from the top as well but this is the best way.

[@Larry-salamander]

Was there a few days ago. Unfortunately it is extremely blown out as of this august. Pretty much unfishable

[@Surf176]

I've been up a couple of times this year, saw it blown out due to flow earlier for sure and a huge landslide further up the river/ canyon, the whole mountain came down.

[@SkimboardScottie]

Awesome video man, just watching the road I knew exactly where you were! Very cool place to fish.

[@Surf176]

Thanks Man! Yeah I love it up there

[@SouthernFisherman]

West With Me cool vid bro just subbed and liked

[@mattaytayan2831]

Scott Krogh hey im trying to explore and try new places in the san bernandino and san gabriel mountains and what creek is this ad whats the road called that takes you to the dirt road, btw ima catch and release angler so i womt ruin your spot 😜

[@TangledWithTyler]

@@mattaytayan2831 same here.

[@TangledWithTyler]

@@SouthernFisherman yeah, whats the main road to that dirt road in which you call fire road? is that bear creek? strawberry creek? san gorgonio? lol i have alot of cool spot also. lets trade a spot and subb

[@user-ju8yo7rt2w]

Bear Creek

[@athao0311]

Great video man

[@MO-Lives]

There are remnants of an old population of brown trout that thrived and reportedly grew to huge sizes an old lake in that spot that has since been washed away. I've never landed one of these fish, but I have hooked into one and got a good look at it before it snapped my line. It was very aggressive, came out from an undercut below a little waterfall to take a salmon egg. Very aggressive strike and then returned to its hiding spot that I was unsuccessfully get him or her out of. Reddish-copper color sides with no apparent spots, but only got a quick glance. Not massive, I'm guessing 14-15", but football-like and seemingly very healthy. I've been back multiple times but with no luck.

[@Surf176]

I've heard about the lake, I believe it was an earthquake, you can still see the land slide. Great fish for this size stream. I'm going back soon! Cheers

[@noahgillett9876]

exactly where me and my buddies fish going there this Tuesday

[@Surf176]

I'm going soon, hope it's still good. Have fun!

[@GettingBentWithBo]

@@Surf176 Would love to find this place? Any chance you would be willing to share? I would also be down to join you sometime!

[@edward5710]

Great Video

[@TheGhillieGuyYY4U]

I know exactly where that is, I’m very familiar with that area and have fly fished it for years. Winter season in that area can be very slow. I’m glad you are using barbless hooks, I hope they a single hooks too, since that is what the regulations are for that area. Artificial lures with a single barbless hook

[@Surf176]

Yeah, it's slower in the winter but I haven't had a day like the good old days in a while. You're wrong about the single hook. When this was shot it was barbless and artificial only, the single hook was not a requirement, I very specificly researched it. Now it's not even barbless, check the book for '21, single shank is specified for certain species like Sturgeon and it was not at that time and now the area is simply artificial lures only, not barbless.

[@TheGhillieGuyYY4U]

@@Surf176 there are sings posted in that area. Barbless hook may not be a requirement, but I’m pretty certain it’s artificial lures with a single hook. I’ve fished that area for 20 years or more.

[@TheGhillieGuyYY4U]

@@Surf176 cool bro. Nice vid. Single, barbless hooks are better and don’t harm the fish as much when releasing them. I liked your vid since it didn’t mention where that spot is. But you have now put that information up in a response to me, tisk tisk. Places like that won’t have fish in them if everyone keeps a couple. I bet you’d have better luck in that area if it was to become catch and release while using only artificial flies. No need to reply, I’m done...

[@Surf176]

@@TheGhillieGuyYY4U Deleted, agreed, I don't keep fish, have a good one I appreciate your feedback.

[@noah5889]

@@Surf176you’re breaking my heart. I just began exploring the tributaries and they’re dead

[@lemonpier9191]

Back during the Oregon 1998 Tournament

[@CckfNet]

Those clear creeks can be hard.

[@asmrfeelingly9366]

Hey there great video I’m looking for a small creek to go to with my kids I live near mount baldy area do you know of an easy creek to go to?

[@fraydogsfishingadventures]

do you have any recommendations for trout streams in socal im pretty new to trout fishing

[@Electrozap6001Gaming-fun]

What did you use?

[@Surf176]

Spinners and trout worms, barbs all smashed down

[@mikeburns2459]

Let's go fishing

[@williamstorey5024]

What general area is this. You don't have to tell me your secret spot.

[@ImAti0n]

Hey I live in SoCal. Would love to fish this area if you don’t mind sharing the location. Catch and release only for me

[@Electrozap6001Gaming-fun]

SomeOneSomeWhere I think it’s lytle creek

[@1lastcastfishing357]

It’s right ear seven oaks resorts, just use google earth and look up seven oaks resorts and then you can see the road he turns off onto if you look near the resort

[@MagicSkittIes]

im in the inland empire....any possible way to meet up and go fishing with you?

[@stephenvasquez3481]

Highway 39

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Stephen Vasquez Hilary lost LMFAO 😄😄😄😄😄

[@Electrozap6001Gaming-fun]

Jon MacDonald stop being an asshole. She was a great canditatw

[@brianbernheim6936]

I found it!!

[@Surf176]

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[@yosefmartinez9318]

I would like to get there for fishing day but how know the rute to find this place

[@Apacolyptic]

Im new to fly fishing. do you need a license or something to fish out here?

[@alexp9455]

Barristan Selmy absolutely yes

[@andyfletcher3561]

16 and over need a license with a trout stamp. You absolutely must know where you are fishing as the regulations can vary from stream to stream and even multiple zones on the same stream. If I recall correctly the general bag limit is 5 per day with 10 in possession. Again, some sections of a stream may be catch and release only, or the whole stream.

[@hanswurscht6625]

hey! cool video! what are the rules to fishing in california? do you need a license, do have to pay for something? i'm from germany and it's tough to almost imposible to fish in real nature. i've got to go to california one day :-)

[@Surf176]

Thanks , sorry I missed the comment. You just need a license and to check the local rules. In this and many places you can't used barbed hooks and only artificial bait/ lures. This is fun fishing but if you come here you have to fish the Sierras. Hike or pack train deep in, the Kern River and many other mountain lakes and streams. Also, try and fish the Pacific out of San Diego while you're here.

[@bighorn4908]

Better road in from the east. The west road in is tougher.

[@Sirskibumsalot]

Get a fly rod .....a 3 wt . or lighter for that spot ....

[@southwestfishingfanatics1674]

finally a place in southern cali that u don't have to pay to put a line in the water lol

[@96impalass909]

Where?

[@NTBS]

@@96impalass909 southern kali 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@auassassin787]

You still need to have a forest adventure pass displayed on the windshield of your vehicle lol

[@brianbernheim6936]

I’m trying to find this spot off of certain hints in the video

[@jakepapalini4092]

me too😭

[@GQRS]

great vid....where are you at...?

[@jessejamesmusic8720]

He's in San Bernadio National Forest

[@yosefmartinez9318]

In this Area there isn't bears

[@sdlocalfishingchannel9701]

Whats up with using that glove to hold those fish? Thats not cool bro.

[@davidm.1934]

Is this lytle creek?

[@mikolboland8851]

Yes it's definitely Lytle Creek :)

[@Electrozap6001Gaming-fun]

No

[@Electrozap6001Gaming-fun]

They are native fish

[@anthonyyang7286]

You should try using a night crawler and split shot rig that's a really affective rig

[@javiermartinez3015]

Barbless lures and flies only at that spot

[@Electrozap6001Gaming-fun]

I know that creek in my opinion hiking in is easier

[@danlearned9728]

Reminds me of Siberia Creek in the San Berdoo Mtns. 1st ever trout on a new to me 3-4 wt. backpack fly rig. 2 ea. one morning, perfect pan size for breakfast. Boiled potatoes slathered in butter, rye toast...breakfast of champions!! Curious what you used for lure/bait?? Ever fish Deep Creek??

[@Surf176]

Yeah it's similar to Siberia Creek, that's pretty fun backpacking. Just regular spinners or a plastic floating worm with split shot a foot or so from the hook. Sounds good, I like to do trout with cherries and onion.

[@Electrozap6001Gaming-fun]

West With Me please share this spot

[@OutAllDay]

You should wear a camo long sleeve shirt when you fish for wild trout. Those fish see you coming a mile away with the white shirt. Avoid shiny thing dangling too. Watches.

[@Surf176]

+MICHAEL GUERRERO Yeah you're right Michael, I usually wear green/ brown, I guess they call that getting lazy after fishing the same spot a ton.

[@OutAllDay]

+West With Me Yea those back creeks are fun. Try fly fishing back there too!

[@raffymagaling2516]

can you cook the fish and eat it there?

[@NickAkerboom]

Nice video. I also have video's. Check them out. Keep those lines tight.

[@matthewmc9198]

Rattlesnake s

[@bobebinger8267]

Get rid of that stupid RED glove. That's what will spook them the most.

[@Surf176]

Yeah, and the white. The camo factor had slipped my mind on this trip. I had gotten too comfortable catching fish here.

[@GettingBentWithBo]

Would you be willing to share the fire road? I am not asking for you to give away your spots, but id love to go exploring this area!

[@stephenvasquez3481]

No need to be scared!

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Stephen Vasquez Libtard says What???

[@andyfletcher3561]

All I can say is a #18 green mosquito fished dry. That is exactly the type of creek I love to fish. I spent 30 years fishing Big Rock and Littlerock creeks in the San Gabriels flowing into the Antelope Valley. As late as the early 90's I caught Brooks and Cuts out of Big Rock. Caught Browns in both, but not in Littlerock since the 80's. When I left in 2001 both were still supporting breeding populations of Bows. Not sure how access is to them these days or what condition they are in.

[@yumi4284]

Fished both those waterways since the 80s. The drought decimated the fishery. Havent seen any trout in both. Trash from weekend ravagers, moratorium on trout plants have killed the fishery.

[@andyfletcher3561]

Even in good years long stretches of Littlerock flowed underground by mid to late summer. Had to be pretty stealthy as you came up to fishable water, but even the worst years I could fish it all year. Big Rock, people screwed that up. The upper stretch, above the bridge, between the two campgrounds and above the second campground, with the feeder from the Punch Bowl, was the best. If you could see it from the road, it sucked. But back in those trees there were some good pools. That section by the cabins used to be beautiful. Then the "trashers" showed up. Mid/late eighties a local off road club decided to clean it up. As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Some of the "wives" thought it would be a good idea to knock down all the little dams and give those poor stockers a fair shot against we evil fishermen. Surprisingly, the USFS agent found that to be a sound idea. As long as there was some sort of flow though, DFG continued stocking up until I left Cali. I was starting to find the occasional 7 or 8 inch wild bow again. The native strain of bow was also just starting to come back. But I found my best fish below the bridge, more specifically, a skosh above the fire station to about a mile below Saint Andrew's Priory. Almost zero pressure. Real tough fishing because of the overgrowth, undergrowth, trees. I'm talking half the time my leader in the guides and just my tippet and dry dangling through a little opening in the bushes. Tied into about a twenty inch brown like that late one evening, through the hole into the bend with ancient elm tree roots in the undercut of the bank. I didn't stand a chance of course, but perhaps the most exhilarating 20 seconds of my life ROFL. But I got to see it. I got to FEEL it. And the thing I find funny, that was enough. It was disappointing, but in a very good way. Such a shame...When we moved to Palmdale, there were maybe 50k people in the entire Antelope Valley. Like from Barstow to Gorman. I loved those two streams. When I was on them I knew that all COULD be good, that we have a chance. Ten months out of the year I could fish them in shorts, flip flops, and my fishing vest and hat. Didn't need much gear. A few tapered leaders because the trees and brush were murder on them, a roll of tippet, small case of dries, mostly the green mosquitoes, little Adams, several sizes of elk hair caddis. My clippers and Ginkgo, smokes and lighter. An empty pocket with a closure for my trash. I could fish with the bats hitting my fly on the lay down cast and nobody said a word. I don't think I can still tie flies on in the dark like that. Fingers don't do what I tell them half the time in daylight. If you get the chance, try it somewhere in the late summer, just beyond twilight. Sun not set completely but the light doesn't reach the canyon floor, but yet reflects off the pool ahead anyway. Insects all around over the water and the trout feeding. No chance of casting now, It's gonna catch on SOMETHING, pop the fly off. So then, sometimes, I would just watch into the moonlight.

[@mikolboland8851]

Last time I was there it was pretty tough, hope it comes back with some water.

[@mbf3574]

@@andyfletcher3561 that was beautiful, wish I could experience that

[@andyfletcher3561]

@@mbf3574 Thank you. I was never more at peace than when I was on either of those two streams. Google both streams. There are a couple of vids of Big Rock, and you can get satellite views of Littlerock. The vids of Big Rock are not where I fished usually, that's the area they messed up. But it will give you an idea. Find you a stream like those, and there is no reason you can't do it too. Well, not a lot of reasons anyway. I taught myself, starting with the cheapest fiberglass rod/reel combo I could get at K-mart.

[@Beavertailgunner]

The third trout species: trouser