message board with more reports than it has been lately. I know some want to be tight-lipped on their personal spots, but at least report something. Not asking for exact details. I will report on my next post.
Hey Bank Lber.,
How has the duct been?? I have not been there in a very long while.
Hey guys,
How about Castaic?
Piru?
Silverwood? - I hear it is all open now.
Lake Isabella?
I JUST HOPE TO SPARK A FIRE OF POSTING. PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, GOOD TIMES & BAD IN REGARDS TO FISHING CALIFORNIA!! I REMEMBER WHEN EACH DAY HAD LOTS OF POSTS. NOW, JUST A FEW PER DAY. MAYBE I AM OVER-EXAGGERATING BUT I HOPE YOU GET MY DRIFT. THANK YOU "ALL" FOR HELPING TO MAKE THIS SITE A GREAT SITE TO VISIT!! I, PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN SUPER-BUSY WITH WORK. SO, NOT MUCH FISHING TIME, BUT I ALWAYS CHECK THIS SITE ON A DAILY BASIS. THANKS AGAIN TO YOU ALL WHO CONTRIBUTE!!
:-)

I have only posted once. 61 people have read my post. I agree with you fisher 4 life. all we need is just some pointers God forbid their special spot . I know someone has some good times they would like to share with other anglers. Keep the lines tight y'all. hope to hear from more folks.
Thanks j.c. in southern ca. :7

I understand your topic but....Heres where i have a problem posting about "my" spots. Everytime i go fishing at a local place...i see trash. I am not blaming anyone in here, but i know a lot of people use these sites to get info on where fish are easiest to catch. Many of "those" people dont understand what trash does to our ponds,lakes, and ocean. People that leave trash on the ground and in the water ruin whats left in this state. Name a lake or pond in Socal that has no trash littered throughout its banks. Actually i take that back; dont name that lake or pond, for i fear its pristine wellbeing. The point is...trash ruins nature. SO report with caution. These fishing places will never be clean, but we can help by using those little metal bins they call TRASH CANS. Oh and for those of you that think a cigarette butt is exempt from the title: "trash"...you are wrong.

Sorry to digress, but i think i am speaking for a lot of us on this site.

1st things 1st: I HATE TO SEE TRASH ALL OVER LOCAL FISHING SPOTS!

Now, do you really think that public lakes such as Castaic, Piru, Casitas, Cachuma, Silverwood, Big Bear, etc. are gonna have less trash because you stop posting your fishing experiences?? LOL! Yeah right! Also, people know of the duct as a place to fish. Trying to say nothing is your prerogative! I am really glad someone told me about the duct! I had lots of good times there. Too bad the good guys get to miss out on your news. I love to hear what's going on! It helps me make a choice on where I may go for a short vacation. I work a lot and love to take time off to soak the line. But, stop posting and you may keep a couple of bad ones away but more so the good ones.

Some people are just too SELFISH! PERIOD!!

I have to agree with VenBrone. I have made posts in the past and my spots have been THUMPED HARD and there are no fish to be caught at those locations for quite a long spell. The "Catch-and-Kill" gang have been there with their Crawfish, and the place is trashed. Sorry, but there it is.

Fred B

I see both sides to the points made. Hopefully you still give over-all advice to noobies & help out with some general info.

i agree with everyone who has replied. it is true that if we don't take care of what we have today what will we have tomorrow. we need to police up after ourselves i'm speaking to the guilty ones. i teach my kids to pick it up. if you dropped it pick it up. if there is no trash can hold on to it, put it in your pocket till we find one. here's alittle food for thought "IF IT DON'T GROW THERE IT DON'T BELONG THERE"
lets all pitch in to keep our lakes clean.
thanks

AMEN! - that means i agree. :-)

How did we go from where's all the posts... to let's not trash the environment?!? I really don't see how the trash on EARTH has ANYTHING to do with sharing fishing experiences....?!?!? There's trash on the grounds at Disneyland, are you not going to share your experiences there? Sorry, just had to put my two cents in. Just didn't get how trashy lakes keeps people from talking about fishing those spots... Is it just an assumption that WE will trash it...? I dunno... just confused as to what that has to do with anything... (Don't mean to sound rude.... just confused...)

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It kinda stems from this post from awhile back.

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=3&topic_id=13441&mesg_id=13441&page=2

More people equals more trash and more pressure,posting about specific spots seems to increase people's interest sometimes. I enjoy reading just about any report,good or bad, specific or vague but you can't insist people share more, either they do or they don't.

The boards seem to slow down as the trout plants do :P It's the off season,it'll pick back up.

Trev-

In response to SHARKGIRL:
Yes, as PHISNUTS responded. It does sort of stem from that post. I do feel that post has kept some people from reporting.

This is NOT an off season right now. Just a transitional time. Different approaches, different species, different locations, etc.
As for trout - the Sierras offer great angling experiences during this time of year. Fish plants or no fish plants - fishing can still be good during summer. I like to do catfishing during summer & saltwater fishing too. Have a great summer fishing. >>>P.S. >>> DON'T FORGET SUNBLOCK & PLENTY OF WATER! :D