Troutin Man
08-25-2012, 12:22 AM
Call me crazy, but I left work early today to fish...again...I just have this itch to throw the rod and reel a good fighter in!
I started out at lunch and went over to Legg. My first time there. The first lake, Legg Lake, was pretty nice. Fished there for a bit and caught 1 LMB...nice size on a chartreuse trout worm on a small jig head.
After a while, I drove up to Arroyo Seco Creek near Jet Propulsion Lab. I read about it in a book and decided to hike and give it a shot...thought it might be a bit similar to West Fork/East Fork. The water level was low (it feels like it hasn't rained in a decade). There were a few pools of water and the water rolled on down at a slow pace. I threw in a elk caddis fly, but got no action.
After a while of being bored of not catching anything, I decided to try out Peck Road Park Lake. Interesting place. My first time there also. So parked in the lot and walked to the nearest water point. Threw in my same chartreuse trout worm on small jig head and got action on LMB right away. Caught 2. One very small and one over a pound. Then I tried some wet flies and got some bites but could not set the hook.
It started getting dark so I decided my day of trying out new places was done. Not bad. I think I will definitely try Peck Road Lake and Legg again in the future if leaving work early for a couple hours of fishin'! Why not right?
All in all a great day of learning about waters around LA!
I started out at lunch and went over to Legg. My first time there. The first lake, Legg Lake, was pretty nice. Fished there for a bit and caught 1 LMB...nice size on a chartreuse trout worm on a small jig head.
After a while, I drove up to Arroyo Seco Creek near Jet Propulsion Lab. I read about it in a book and decided to hike and give it a shot...thought it might be a bit similar to West Fork/East Fork. The water level was low (it feels like it hasn't rained in a decade). There were a few pools of water and the water rolled on down at a slow pace. I threw in a elk caddis fly, but got no action.
After a while of being bored of not catching anything, I decided to try out Peck Road Park Lake. Interesting place. My first time there also. So parked in the lot and walked to the nearest water point. Threw in my same chartreuse trout worm on small jig head and got action on LMB right away. Caught 2. One very small and one over a pound. Then I tried some wet flies and got some bites but could not set the hook.
It started getting dark so I decided my day of trying out new places was done. Not bad. I think I will definitely try Peck Road Lake and Legg again in the future if leaving work early for a couple hours of fishin'! Why not right?
All in all a great day of learning about waters around LA!