TROUT STOCKED TWICE A MONTH CASTAIC FISHING OFFERS LEISURELY ESCAPE.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer CASTAIC -- Summertime isn't here yet, but the living is easy and the fish are jumping at Castaic Lagoon lagoon Area of relatively shallow, quiet water with access to the sea but separated from it by sandbars, barrier islands, or coral reefs. Coastal lagoons have low to moderate tides and constitute about 13% of the world's coastline. . John Marascalco, 76, was among about a dozen fishermen on hand Friday for the lagoon's twice-monthly stocking with quick-biting rainbow trout rainbow trout Species (Oncorhynchus mykiss) of fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae) noted for spectacular leaps and hard fighting when hooked. It has been introduced from western North America to many other countries. . Marascalco, who shaded his face with a towel wrapped around a straw hat, co-wrote Little Richard Little Richard, 1935–, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded "Tutti Frutti," "Long Tall Sally," and "Good Golly Miss Molly." Since then, he has turned to religion. hits including "Good Golly gol·ly interj. Used to express mild surprise or wonder. [Alteration of God.] golly interj an exclamation of mild surprise [originally a euphemism for , Miss Molly," "Rip It Rip It is an energy drink that is produced and distributed by National Beverage Corp., maker of Shasta and Faygo. It is National Beverage Corp.'s first energy drink. Rip It is usually sold for one dollar or less, while most energy drinks are sold for about two dollars. Up" and "Ready Teddy." Now the Mississippi native prizes his fishing time. "It's my only escape," Marascalco said while casting his line and throwing back trout too small to keep in his icebox. "If I were to put every one in right now, I'd be home in two minutes," he said. "And I waited two weeks to go fishing." The California Department of Fish and Game released 3,380 trout into Castaic Lagoon on Friday. It's a move that's repeated twice every month from January to May, said Ken Robledo, manager of the Sylmar hatchery hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. that supplies the fish. As the trout were trucked to the lagoon Friday and pumped into the water, some errantly headed for shore and flopped onto the sloping concrete boat launch. Wearing a black leather cowboy hat, Mel Rodney, 52, "wrangled" the fish back into the water. Then he clapped and exulted, "OK, now to go fishing." alex.dobuzinskis@dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Fisherman John Moreno helps unload more than 3,300 rainbow trout into Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² on Friday. (2) Fishermen waste no time luring the more than 3,300 rainbow trout that were unloaded into Castaic Lake on Friday. The lake is stocked twice every month from January to May, said Ken Robledo, manager of the Sylmar hatchery that supplies the fish. Would-be fishermen can call (661) 775-6232 for daily fishing updates. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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