I met with some locals (Jeff and Mark) to do some fly fishing above JPL.  They’re a couple of musicians that fly fish in their spare time. What a life!

Jeff was kind enough to show me his super secret fishin’ spot and I wasn’t disappointed.   The stream is accessible after a short hike or bike ride.  The real gold up here is hidden in the plentiful pools fed by this stream.  Find one, approach it stealthily from down stream and cast your favorite dry fly ( I used a #14 Grey bodied Parachute Adams with a white plume) for some excellent wild trout action.  You’ll only get a few shots at these spooky fish before you’ll have to move on.  I saw many lunkers hiding in the depths but just couldn’t lure them to the surface.  I also got many teaser surface bites from all of the small fry.  In my opinion, it’s quite a technical stream with ultra-clear water and lots of canopy.  To get to the good stuff you’ll need to do the requisite rock hoping, wet wading and, of course, watch out for all that poison oak! A short 6-7′ 3wt is just the ticket for this stream.  That’s a fly rod I’m hoping to acquire sometime real soon because I love this type of fishing.  Instead I delicately flipped my 9′ 5wt for a couple of hours and managed to land two of these wild beauties.  They were in the 5-6″ class.  Standard fare for many of our local urban streams but much harder to come by in these picturesque surroundings.   I had my camera with me but, unfortunately, I didn’t think to take any pics of the fish.  I promise some on the next go around.  Go get em!

-tOoLb0x

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