Do any of you guys ever fish the San Gabriel Resevoir? I have heard that there is a healthy population of bass but you can't take a boat into the water. Can you guys give me some hints on how to get to these bass?

I have been there once and I saw numerous carp. Could you guys also give me some pointers on how to catch carp?

Pan, any accessible shore access will yield a great bounty on the bass, not to mention, everything else that swims in the reservoir. I know shore access is limited but it is well worth the effort to find any available. Trout, big Catfish, huge Carp, titanic Bluegill and the occasional fat Crappie are all off the hook in there. When the water is high the best spot for bass is on the East side, in the area where the East fork enters the reservoir. There is alot of tuleys and stick-ups all over that area and it holds big numbers but not necessarily big fish. Don't get me wrong, there are some pretty big bass to be caught but overall the quantity outweighs the quality. Take the East fork road across the bridge to Follows Camp and hike down the stream to the area. Following the stream opposite the side the road is on will take you there. It's a hike in a half but the spoils will definately make up for it. But anywhere you can find access to is really good. Bring an extra rod for Cats and/or Carp, too. Chicken liver, chovies or Mackeral are my favorite baits for cats and corn( oops, did I say corn?;-) )is the best of the best for Carp. Just make sure you have your license in plain view and you won't get hassled , if not...... Now I don't know about floatubes but you might want to inquire with certain authorities if they're allowed. That might be the ticket. Good luck and let me know how you did if you go.

GO BRUINS....GO RAMS....GO FISHING....!!!!
FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS!!!!

GO BRUINS....GO RAMS....GO FISHING....!!!!
FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS!!!!

Use semi-light line for the Carp. Maybe 6-8 lb main line and no more than 6 lb for the leader. They are very line shy and don't usually hit the heavier set-ups. Attach #16-#18 "BRONZE" treble hooks. No gold, please, for your sake. These are strong fish and will straighten the gold variety very easily, especially when your locked in a long battle with a large carp. Very brutal fish. Chum the area a little and put two kernels covering the barbs. Also, use as light a weight as possible. You don't need much. Good Luck.


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hey, when you say use corn, do you mean the corn you can buy in the cans where its kind of soft or the uncooked corn right off the cob when its hard? i think i saw a candaian sport fishing episode on carp fishing where they used corn to chum but i wasnt paying attention. now i wish i was paying attention.

I belive you are not allowed to use corn in calif.

The sweeter the better. The canned corn is the preferred but any will work. Yes, our friend Bert is right. If you get caught with corn on your hook be prepared to pay a hefty fine. Fish like Trout can't digest the corn properly and end up dead, but Carp don't seem to have a problem with it. If you noticed in my first reply I used the word "oops" after corn as in "did I say that?". Now I don't wish to be the guy that says "Go ahead and throw this stick of TNT in that pond over yonder, just make sure Cleetus and Boss Hog don't see ya" but I use only what is necessary to catch the Carp. That includes a little chumming in an area where the Carp are holding. The Carp are like vaccums, they suck up everything and don't leave much of anything behind for other species. So when a school is feeding and they hit the area of corn, forget it. It's history. Now I know I'm justifying the use of corn here, but....... If you wish not to use it you can put together a dough of flour, cornmeal and honey. This will work but not as good as corn. I better quit on this corn issue before I get myself in trouble. Pan, just do the Catfish thing with the bass. Forget the Carp! lol.


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FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS!!!!

GO BRUINS....GO RAMS....GO FISHING....!!!!
FLOWING THROUGH MY VEINS!!!!

I am glad you bring this subject. I have been curious about fishing down there. I fished there a couple years ago with my firends. I caught only 1 bass 12" and two of my friends caught many baby bass. that was it.
I also fished 2 or 3 times when there used to be water under the bridge to east folk before I go home after I fished at west folk.
But I never caught fishes and never seen people catching a fish. That was long time ago. So I don't know about now.
I went to west folk 5 times this year to dabut I saw 1 guy fishing down there once. I think it is kind of tough to get close to dam.
It may be good idea to fish there since nobody fish there.