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Thread: SoCal: Where to fly fish

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    Default SoCal: Where to fly fish

    Hello all

    First post here on FNN! With the Sierras opening up this weekend I have been itching to dust off the fly rod! This late summer/fall in the sierras is going to be a great one, so I need some practice before heading up north and was wondering the best place to shake the rust off. I was thinking the castaic lagoon since I have a float tube setup, but have never had success there in the past. Any recommendations on flys for targeting LMB? I have a moderate assortment of wooly buggers and some poppers, but nothing else for bass really.
    Any fly suggestions are welcome, including other places to fish.
    Thanks again and tight lines!

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    Clouser minnows and crawfish flies.

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    wooly buggers and some poppers.....covers both top water and deep water.

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    I'd suggest Silverwood. I've had great success in years past in Miller Canyon stripping buggers for holdover trout in the summer and the occasional largemouth. With the extra plants Silverwood is getting and the better creek flow in Miller keeping the oxygen level better and water cooler I'm hoping that this summer will be a return to years past (dry weather and lack of holdover trout has affected that bite negatively I believe the last few years).

    Big black buggers with a red head will kill largemouth, stripers and trout there.

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    Thanks for the advice! I'll invest in some craws and minnows.
    Where do you guys buy your flies? I usually order mine from flyshack.com but must admit I am not particularly impressed with the quality of the flies.
    Never been to silverwood, are float tubes permitted?

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    Yes, they allow float tubes, but you need to tell them you have one when you enter and they will inspected it for Quagga and Zebra Mussels. Be sure it is clean and dry. As far as they are concerned, a float tube is a boat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdink18 View Post
    Hello all

    First post here on FNN! With the Sierras opening up this weekend I have been itching to dust off the fly rod! This late summer/fall in the sierras is going to be a great one, so I need some practice before heading up north and was wondering the best place to shake the rust off. I was thinking the castaic lagoon since I have a float tube setup, but have never had success there in the past. Any recommendations on flys for targeting LMB? I have a moderate assortment of wooly buggers and some poppers, but nothing else for bass really.
    Any fly suggestions are welcome, including other places to fish.
    Thanks again and tight lines!
    Halibut are on the move to the shallows ... any so cal beach with rip tide cutouts is a great place to start! 4 inch bait fish imitations green back / white flash bodies ... silver and blue etc...etc will work. Pulled lots of flatties up and out of the water a meer stones throw from the sand! Corbina and yellow fin croakers will hit the same type of custome flys! Good luck and bring lots of quarters!

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    Quote Originally Posted by seal View Post
    I'd suggest Silverwood. I've had great success in years past in Miller Canyon stripping buggers for holdover trout in the summer and the occasional largemouth. With the extra plants Silverwood is getting and the better creek flow in Miller keeping the oxygen level better and water cooler I'm hoping that this summer will be a return to years past (dry weather and lack of holdover trout has affected that bite negatively I believe the last few years).

    Big black buggers with a red head will kill largemouth, stripers and trout there.
    Sounds like a good time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ornery Bob View Post
    Yes, they allow float tubes, but you need to tell them you have one when you enter and they will inspected it for Quagga and Zebra Mussels. Be sure it is clean and dry. As far as they are concerned, a float tube is a boat.
    Well they really don't enforce this very strictly to tell you the truth. There is no paperwork to fill out on a float tube last I checked there so there is no way to verify inspection on float tubes since they don't have you do the paperwork. Now things change often but as of recent this really has not been "enforced" at Silverwood.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdink18 View Post
    Never been to silverwood, are float tubes permitted?
    Yes and although a bit of a kick Miller is very reachable from a tube (as long as you don't get blasted by wind on the way back).

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