Carping on the LA river - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Tigermidge · 09-19-2019, 03:13 PM

24 inch was my biggest.
5 landed
4 pop offs
On the FLY!

Mark F.

Amish Ed · 09-19-2019, 08:26 PM

Very cool that you can do that in L.A. Is that a well known fishery?

Tigermidge · 09-19-2019, 08:35 PM

No not really. It's an acquired taste.
You have to be a little crazy to do it.
Mark F.

Amish Ed · 09-19-2019, 09:35 PM

Awesome! I wish i knew how to fly fish.

CardShark · 09-19-2019, 10:01 PM

That's awesome

I used to love fishing for Carp in the local lakes when I grew up in LA.

That water looks pretty clear, are you sight fishing them?

monstahfish · 09-23-2019, 08:25 AM

Yeah it's sight fishing. People don't realize the LA river, before most of it was channelized into concrete was a freestone stream that had it's own run of steelhead. There's also some bass in there too but I've never gotten one. It's pretty dirty and there are homeless encampments all along it but the fish are there and the water's clear.

09-19-2019, 03:13 PM	#1
Tigermidge Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lakewood, Ca Posts: 172	Carping on the LA river 24 inch was my biggest. 5 landed 4 pop offs On the FLY! Mark F.

09-19-2019, 08:26 PM	#2
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Very cool that you can do that in L.A. Is that a well known fishery? __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

09-19-2019, 09:35 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Awesome! I wish i knew how to fly fish. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

09-19-2019, 08:35 PM	#3
Tigermidge Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lakewood, Ca Posts: 172	No not really. It's an acquired taste. You have to be a little crazy to do it. Mark F.

09-19-2019, 10:01 PM	#5
CardShark Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Mission Hills, CA Posts: 184	That's awesome I used to love fishing for Carp in the local lakes when I grew up in LA. That water looks pretty clear, are you sight fishing them?

09-23-2019, 08:25 AM	#6
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 421	Yeah it's sight fishing. People don't realize the LA river, before most of it was channelized into concrete was a freestone stream that had it's own run of steelhead. There's also some bass in there too but I've never gotten one. It's pretty dirty and there are homeless encampments all along it but the fish are there and the water's clear.