SoCal Trout Fishing Photo Box

Fishing for wild rainbow trout in the many mountain streams of Southern California has become one of my favorite pastimes. 

While I love hunting largemouth bass and other warmwater species, wild trout in crystal clear, ice-cold streams are a treat to catch like no other.

Recently, I took a new approach to photographing these fragile wild fish. 

Keeping them out of water too long for a picture unduly stresses them, making it difficult to get a nice shot. Instead, I brought along a small "trout box", a clear plastic container, filled with (on occasion) stream water, to allow the trout to calm down and get a nice photo.
(Click below for more photos after the jump)

Urban Creek Bass Blast Video!

Earlier this year, during my urban creek rush, I re-visited a small Inland Empire creek. I had initially avoided even dropping a line in it as it didn't appeal to me.

However, I'm glad I returned. Despite the brief torrential downpour and suspicious fish, I managed to land several bass and a few green sunfish, all within a couple of hours. 

While the creek wasn't very impressive in length, it made up for it in width with several spots allowing full-range of overhead casting. 

Check out the photos and video, notice the two fish I scored towards the end on the dropshot + purple worm!