SARL 24 hour fishing/camping

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06-30-2019, 12:18 PM
ANGLER-IN-TRAINING

SARL 24 hour fishing/camping

First of all,
Report- Skunked! Not even one nibble and we had 6 rods out.

I am beginning to think with them stocking on Thursday, you have to be here Friday or the very latest the Friday night 24 hour fishing/camping to have success here. We set up at the 'handicapped zone' on the south side of Chris' pond and wet our lines from 7pm till 7am for nada. I had the right line, the right hook, the right bait, and again nada. I was determined to catch fish this time, i stayed up all night while the family went to bed in the tent. I continued to refresh my bait to no avail.

SARL needs to stock more fish or stock twice a week. Something. the price to go in there is astronomical and getting to camp there eases the burden on the wallet, but people expect to catch fish.

The last few times, over the years, I fished for catfish and got nothing. I throw artificial for bass when i am bored and have caught bass in the past, but not today.

SARL needs to do something about this.

A-I-T
06-30-2019, 02:03 PM
etucker1959

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Originally Posted by ANGLER-IN-TRAINING

First of all,
Report- Skunked! Not even one nibble and we had 6 rods out.

I am beginning to think with them stocking on Thursday, you have to be here Friday or the very latest the Friday night 24 hour fishing/camping to have success here. We set up at the 'handicapped zone' on the south side of Chris' pond and wet our lines from 7pm till 7am for nada. I had the right line, the right hook, the right bait, and again nada. I was determined to catch fish this time, i stayed up all night while the family went to bed in the tent. I continued to refresh my bait to no avail.

SARL needs to stock more fish or stock twice a week. Something. the price to go in there is astronomical and getting to camp there eases the burden on the wallet, but people expect to catch fish.

The last few times, over the years, I fished for catfish and got nothing. I throw artificial for bass when i am bored and have caught bass in the past, but not today.

SARL needs to do something about this.

A-I-T

SARL has always been a tough catfish lake for many reason. Next week I'm hitting 2 of my can't miss catfish lakes. Lol If I succeed I'll be sure to write a report!
06-30-2019, 02:06 PM
bassmeister

How far out where you casting your baits? At night, cats tend to come up real shallow to feed. Deeper during the day due to sun. At Irvine lake I've caught channels in a foot of water. During full moon nights have seen em swimming along the shore in schools with there backs out of the water.
06-30-2019, 07:31 PM
ANGLER-IN-TRAINING

Casting

I tried short, medium, long casts. I was determined to catch fish, I had over 12 hours, I did a lot of experimenting.
06-30-2019, 07:52 PM
ANGLER-IN-TRAINING

High price of admission

For the amount they charge, maybe next time I will spend not quite so much to get the same experience.

Maybe try other fishing/camping locals like Rancho Jurupa, Prado, Glen Helen, Lake Skinner, Cuyamaca, there is quite a few.

Of course, the best fishing/camping, in my opinion, is the Colorado river or the IV, but even that has its draw backs, ie travel time.
07-01-2019, 07:41 AM
goodguy

Quote:

Originally Posted by ANGLER-IN-TRAINING

First of all,
Report- Skunked! Not even one nibble and we had 6 rods out.

I am beginning to think with them stocking on Thursday, you have to be here Friday or the very latest the Friday night 24 hour fishing/camping to have success here. We set up at the 'handicapped zone' on the south side of Chris' pond and wet our lines from 7pm till 7am for nada. I had the right line, the right hook, the right bait, and again nada. I was determined to catch fish this time, i stayed up all night while the family went to bed in the tent. I continued to refresh my bait to no avail.

SARL needs to stock more fish or stock twice a week. Something. the price to go in there is astronomical and getting to camp there eases the burden on the wallet, but people expect to catch fish.

The last few times, over the years, I fished for catfish and got nothing. I throw artificial for bass when i am bored and have caught bass in the past, but not today.

SARL needs to do something about this.

A-I-T

That sucks! SARL can be hit or miss in my experience. When catfishing, I like to give a spot an hour to an hour and a half. not bites. Move... But even then, sometimes it's just not happening.
07-01-2019, 08:19 AM
ANGLER-IN-TRAINING

goodguy,
yes, thats what i normally do when by myself or a friend, but i had the family there so, could not really move. we had the tent, fire ring, gear, we were not going to be moving.
07-01-2019, 08:42 AM
goodguy

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Originally Posted by ANGLER-IN-TRAINING

goodguy,
yes, thats what i normally do when by myself or a friend, but i had the family there so, could not really move. we had the tent, fire ring, gear, we were not going to be moving.

Yeah, having the whole crew and a home base makes it hard to move around.
07-01-2019, 08:19 PM
Theos

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Originally Posted by ANGLER-IN-TRAINING

First of all,
Report- Skunked! Not even one nibble and we had 6 rods out.

I am beginning to think with them stocking on Thursday, you have to be here Friday or the very latest the Friday night 24 hour fishing/camping to have success here. We set up at the 'handicapped zone' on the south side of Chris' pond and wet our lines from 7pm till 7am for nada. I had the right line, the right hook, the right bait, and again nada. I was determined to catch fish this time, i stayed up all night while the family went to bed in the tent. I continued to refresh my bait to no avail.

SARL needs to stock more fish or stock twice a week. Something. the price to go in there is astronomical and getting to camp there eases the burden on the wallet, but people expect to catch fish.

The last few times, over the years, I fished for catfish and got nothing. I throw artificial for bass when i am bored and have caught bass in the past, but not today.

SARL needs to do something about this.

A-I-T

Try using floats, your bait should be suspended like the fish are. longer rods are better as well, I seldom go there with anything less than 10' long even for trout and yes I have 10' light tackle. Also try scents, pro cure works well. Tight lines.
07-02-2019, 03:45 PM
Mister.Twister

12 hours! I would have CHUMED
07-15-2019, 01:43 PM
GhettoBasser

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Originally Posted by Mister.Twister

12 hours! I would have CHUMED

SARL has not been even close to the days it used to be. Its over fished and super poached.

I used to love going there with the family to fish, drink beer and hang out and watch the sunset.

Now its dusty and skunky.

So classic at the Fred Hall show, they make it like its the worlds best trout pond.
07-15-2019, 11:34 PM
Hells Angler

First of all, SARL is a the worst place I have EVER fished. It is a Hole in the ground, with water in it. Maybe they DO stock it weekly, but, having worked at a Fish Farm, the stock is usually very small, and NOT worth catching. 2nd, It's a Hole,..... full of water,....No natural elements, no structure, no eco system. Good fishing lakes have a system, it starts with Zooplankton, which feeds the Phytoplankton, that newly hatched fish feed on. No NEWLY hatched fish live there, because, AGAIN, no natural elements, no structure, no eco system. Birds eat the newly stocked fingerlings, and the few BASS that are there, eat the rest,......Horrible Place. If you REALLY need to get rid of $20, message me, I will take your money, and give you at least a LIKE! I caught more in a drainage ditch in Buena Park, got a Pamper, a few syringes, a nice Mallard carcass,......
07-19-2019, 09:00 PM
etucker1959

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Originally Posted by TheLuckyAngler

It’s been several years since I last visited SARL (this was before they began stocking ¿tilapia?), but I’ve always caught sizable trout there. Though certainly not the best place to fish in socal, it’s literally adjacent to the 91 freeway in the OC. Just wondering, does anyone know whether they stock Calaveras trout?

They stock Mount Lassen trout at SARL. Calaveras trout are stocked for sure at Lake Dixon and the Best trout lake in Southern CA Lake Wohlford!
08-13-2019, 03:34 PM
Old Hooker

"In the short term, Irvine will be open Fridays through Sundays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with hopes that enough early use and demand for the gem of an Orange County resource will be high enough to justify further expansion of public use in the future beyond the already agreed upon one-year deal between the county and Serrano and Irvine Ranch water districts."

This smells really strange.

Gary James Entertainment, a concert promoter who has the exclusive right to sponsor large events on the property and has no prior experience in recreational fishing , has been given responsibility for bringing back the recreational fishing? He seems to have the backing of OC Supervisor Wagner, but why are there no fishing folks involved? Even DFW is excluded because it will be managed as "private aquaculture" without the requirement for fishing licenses.

Does anyone really think that long term weekend fishing is compatible with the kind of concerts, corporate picnics and special events that GJE promotes? If I was a concert promoter who wanted to stage events there on weekends, I would basically open the lake to fishing with very little forethought or organization and hope that a logistical catastrophe caused by lack of planning is followed by general disillusionment so those pesky fishing folks can be removed as "an experiment gone wrong" to clear the weekends for "Orange Coachella." Doing laps on Silverado Canyon waiting for the gates to open seems like a good first step to chaos.

I really hope I'm wrong, but if the result of this disorganized opening is a "Fish-ageddon" at Irvine this weekend, it may really just be a premeditated step to "landing" Taylor Swift....
08-13-2019, 03:48 PM
etucker1959

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Hooker

"In the short term, Irvine will be open Fridays through Sundays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., with hopes that enough early use and demand for the gem of an Orange County resource will be high enough to justify further expansion of public use in the future beyond the already agreed upon one-year deal between the county and Serrano and Irvine Ranch water districts."

This smells really strange.

Gary James Entertainment, a concert promoter who has the exclusive right to sponsor large events on the property and has no prior experience in recreational fishing , has been given responsibility for bringing back the recreational fishing? He seems to have the backing of OC Supervisor Wagner, but why are there no fishing folks involved? Even DFW is excluded because it will be managed as "private aquaculture" without the requirement for fishing licenses.

Does anyone really think that long term weekend fishing is compatible with the kind of concerts, corporate picnics and special events that GJE promotes? If I was a concert promoter who wanted to stage events there on weekends, I would basically open the lake to fishing with very little forethought or organization and hope that a logistical catastrophe caused by lack of planning is followed by general disillusionment so those pesky fishing folks can be removed as "an experiment gone wrong" to clear the weekends for "Orange Coachella." Doing laps on Silverado Canyon waiting for the gates to open seems like a good first step to chaos.

I really hope I'm wrong, but if the result of this disorganized opening is a "Fish-ageddon" at Irvine this weekend, it may really just be a premeditated step to "landing" Taylor Swift....

Doing the laps part on the highway is pretty funny! I'm sure their will be people who still will try to park on the highway. I wonder if CHP will write them tickets?