An Angler's Guide To
The World's Most Productive Trophy Fisheries
Fishing Santa Ana River Lakes, California
Santa Ana River Lakes, California, USA
Check out this hot spot for the biggest Rainbow Trout in the country and indeed the world. They breed these trout to be huge and they're doing a great job. Read on! ...
"Last season (2003) a 27 1/2 pound rainbow was taken at Santa Ana River Lakes by John Chapman of Yorba Linda, Calif. But to give you an idea of how tough it is to land a 27 1/2-pound rainbow, Chapman's fish looked like it had whiskers on its chin. With six hooks embedded in its mouth, all trailing shards of monofilament, the trout was a veteran of several battles when Chapman finally finessed the fish over the edge of a huge net.
Chapman's big rainbow was the last of five trout that broke the California state record for rainbow trout caught at this Southern California water during a one year span. In all, there were 10 trout that topped the 23-pound mark landed at Santa Ana River Lakes over that year, and there have been literally hundreds and hundreds of 10-pound and bigger fish landed since Mt. Lassen Trout Farms has been planting its triploids in this lake." Extract in quotes taken from
FishingLakes.com
LaTimes.com, "Freakoid Fish"
Fishersnet.com, Santa Ana River Lakes Map
Southern California Camping
FishingNetwork.net, Santa Ana River Lakes