San Bernadino mtn.s

[matt marquardt]

I live in So. Cal. and never seriously thought of fishing the local mtn. creeks. Anyone give Bear,Holcom,Deep Creek a try?

Matt

[FishPOET]

Bear Creek and Deep Creek are part of the Heritage and Wild Trout Program
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/fish/Resources...ters/index.asp

Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. Bag limit 2 but catch and release is recommended.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/regulations/Fr...-ch3-art3.html

I have no info about fishing in Holcomb Creek.

The Santa Ana River gets stocked every other week with rainbow trout. Wild Brown trout are also caught.

[Hafwit]

I fished all 3 of those creeks years ago and was pleased to catch beautiful native rainbow and brown trout. I have always been a strict catch and release fly fisher, but from what I have seen and been told, many others have taken advantage of the scarcity of DFG personnel and they have put a great deal of pressure on the fishery by catching fish with all manner of gear and killing them. I too would be interested to hear if anybody knows the current status of the fishing there. There were also some fires a few years back that affected the area. I hope there are still fish!

Cheers,
Greg