STATE OFFERS LOTS OF PRIVACY.Byline: BRETT PAULY Angling While few are tony or scenic enough to fetch $135 a day, Southern California's private fishing facilities do have their draws. No fishing license is required and lakes cater to the anglers by providing better opportunities to catch more fish and bigger specimens. ``Each of those operations are managed differently, but some rely on very heavy stocking, so it's almost impossible not to catch fish,'' said Bob Hulbrock, the Department of Fish and Game's state aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. coordinator in Sacramento. ``Some work deals with suppliers who agree to a certain percentage of trophy fish.'' That means brutish brut·ish adj. 1. Of or characteristic of a brute. 2. Crude in feeling or manner. 3. Sensual; carnal. 4. trout and bruiser bruis·er n. Informal A large, heavyset man. bruiser Noun Informal a strong tough person, esp. a boxer or a bully Noun 1. catfish. Two weeks back, a 21.7-pound rainbow was taken at Riverside County's Corona Lake, while 10 fish topping the 10-pound mark, including a 17.6-pounder, were landed at Santa Ana River The Santa Ana River begins in San Bernardino County, California in the San Bernardino National Forest. Its highest source lakes are Dollar Lake (9220') and Dry Lake (9065'), both on the northern flank of San Gorgonio Mountain (11,502') in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. Lakes in Orange County. Nearby Irvine Lake has a habit of cranking out mammoth catfish. And many private fisheries feature quality sturgeon sturgeon, primitive fish of the northern regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. Unlike evolutionarily advanced fishes, it has a fine-grained hide, with very reduced scalation, a mostly cartilaginous skeleton, upturned tail fins, and a mouth set well back on the , largemouth bass largemouth bass see micropterus salmoides. , wiper (a white bass-striped bass hybrid), bluegill bluegill: see sunfish. bluegill Popular game fish (Lepomis macrochirus) and one of the best-known sunfishes throughout its original range, the freshwater habitats of the central and southern U.S. It has been introduced throughout the western U.S. and crappie crappie: see sunfish. crappie Either of two deep-bodied freshwater North American fish species (family Centrarchidae) that are popular as food and prized by sport fishermen. Native to the eastern U.S. . Many anglers shy from admission fees, which helps keep the crowds thin and fishing pressure low, Hulbrock said. While private lakes and keep-what-you-catch trout ponds need not abide by DFG DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council) DFG Department of Fish and Game DFG District Factor Group DFG Data Flow Graph DFG Difference Frequency Generation DFG Diode Function Generator DFG Dog Faced Gremlin regulations because their fish are considered ``product'' and not wildlife, all must obtain a state aquaculture registration to charge a fishing fee. The DFG approval helps to ensure that private stocks are healthy in case they get into a state-operated fishery, Hulbrock said. Still, he advised, ``Make sure you know what you are paying for.'' Listed are regional fish-for-a-fee outfits recognized by the DFG. (Gear and bait are provided at trout ponds.) Troutdale, 2468 Troutdale Drive, Agoura Hills. Admission: $3. Keep rates: 95 cents for trout 7 to 8 inches up to $8.95 for lengths 15 inches or greater. Hours of operation: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends. Information: (818) 889-9993. Mount Baldy Mount Baldy or Baldy Mountain may refer to:
Santa Ana River Lakes, 4060 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim. $12 adults, $10 ages 5 to 14, free for ages 4 and younger. Five-fish limit. Two daily fishing sessions: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (714) 632-7851. Corona Lake, 12510 Temescal Canyon Road, Corona. Same stipulations as Santa Ana River Lakes. (909) 277-3321. Irvine Lake, 4621 Santiago Canyon Road, Silverado. $13 adults, $10 ages 62 and older, $5 ages 4 to 12, free for ages 3 and younger. Limit of five trout and catfish; bass must be released. 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. (714) 649-9113. Laguna Niguel Lake, 28241 La Paz Road, Laguna Niguel. $2 per car, plus $10 adults, $8 ages 62 and older, $7 ages 4 to 16, free for ages 3 and younger. Five-fish limit. 6 a.m. to midnight daily. (949) 362-3885. Hesperia Lake, 7500 Arrowhead Lake Road, Hesperia. $5 adults, five-fish limit of trout and catfish; $2.50 ages 15 and younger, two-fish limit. 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; two sessions Thursday through Saturday - 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight. (760) 244-5951. Alpine Trout Lake, 440 Catalina Road, Big Bear Lake. $5 for a family of six. $4.89 per pound of trout caught. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends. (909) 866-4532. Angler's Lake, 42660 Thornton Ave., Hemet. $12 adults, $9 ages 10 and younger. No limit, except on bass, which must be released. 7:30 a.m. to dusk Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 6 a.m. to dusk Sunday; closed Mondays, except holidays. Night-fishing: 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. (909) 927-2614. Whitewater Trout Co. (Rainbow Rancho), 9160 Whitewater Canyon Road, Whitewater (northwest of Palm Springs). 50 cents per person 2 and older, plus $2.50 fishing fee. $2.72 per pound of trout caught. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, except holidays. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Fewer anglers, less pressure and larger fish define private lakes. Eric Rowland of Garden Grove landed a 66-1/2-pound blue catfish blue catfish ictalurusfircatus. last June at Irvine Lake. Jim Niemiec/Special to the Daily News |
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