All American Canal

Location and Directions:      The All American Canal System is located in the southeast corner of California. From Los Angeles, take Int. 10 East to the 111 South past Palm Springs. From San Diego, take Int. 8 East. There are numerous canals and irrigation ditches throughout the area which are mostly accessible by dirt road.

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Fishing Info:

    Channel and BIG Flathead Catfish are the main target here. There are also some Striped and Largemouth Bass, Panfish and Huge Carp here. Lot's off Bullfrogs too if you enjoy frog gigging. There are hundreds of miles of smaller canals that run off the main canal. All offer good fishing. Even the smallest trickle can have Big Catfish hiding in the deep-pooled "drops".

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Comments and Tips:

    I like fishing the All American Canal just below Imperial Dam north of Winterhaven. The cats here are big! Lots of flatheads and channels. Have had good luck using Doc's catfish bait and worms along with Night crawlers, goldfish and bluegills. Typical take over a weekend is 20 -30 fish between three of us. There are literally hundreds of fishing spots in this area. Watch out for the mosquitoes though because they are vicious!

Louis

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