Salton Sea glory days of fishing.
Oct 25, 2021 15:49:51 #
Jimmy creek
Loc: Simi valley
How many of you were lucky enough to camp and fish at the Salton Sea in California back in the day? Some of the we best fishing I’ve experienced was at the Salton Sea for orange mouth corvina. We used live baits and jigs to catch them. We would camp at Red Hill with mom and dad. Launch a 16 Valco skiff to fish North and South of Red hill sometimes going all the way across to the old navy installations. It was a 9 fish limit on the corvina and the bite could really heat up fast. I’ve also never been somewhere with such diverse bird life. This place was truely a top rate fishery back in the day. I’m attaching a photo of my brother and I with a small catch of fish.
Oct 25, 2021 16:14:05 #
Jimmy creek wrote:
How many of you were lucky enough to camp and fish... (show quote)
Wow. Those were the days.
My Aunt has owned and Operated Aheadofhair in Simi for a very longtime. I helped my uncle plumb it and do tile
Oct 25, 2021 16:33:58 #
Jeremy wrote:
Wow. Those were the days.
My Aunt has owned and Operated Aheadofhair in Simi for a very longtime. I helped my uncle plumb it and do tile
My Aunt has owned and Operated Aheadofhair in Simi for a very longtime. I helped my uncle plumb it and do tile
I assume she thought of you when she named it Jeremy.😁😂
Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺
Oct 25, 2021 16:36:44 #
I just saw on a special on tv yesterday that the saltonsea was drying up 🤷♂️and destined to be obsolete 🤷♂️🐟on
Oct 25, 2021 16:42:14 #
Jimmy creek
Loc: Simi valley
Jeremy wrote:
Wow. Those were the days.
My Aunt has owned and Operated Aheadofhair in Simi for a very longtime. I helped my uncle plumb it and do tile
My Aunt has owned and Operated Aheadofhair in Simi for a very longtime. I helped my uncle plumb it and do tile
Yes indeed! I have to drive a long ways now to find fishing like that any more. Jeremy I don’t have any hair lol so I’ve not been to Aunts establishment but I do still live in Simi.
Oct 25, 2021 17:00:30 #
I was fortunate enough to hit it multiple times during its peak. The volume of fish was insane, and size as well. Tossing various lures we easily caught and release 40-50 fish on every trip. I actually spent a considerable amount of time just before I retired tracking down a wanted fugitive I believed was by the sea. I did find him hiding under false identity of a person who died a long time prior, and I remember thinking his life was now over as well being sentenced to life in prison. At the same time, I found it ironic that this once fishing bonanza was also over. Surrounded by all the abandoned streets and cement pads for homes that never got built was fitting for a body of water that was now on its dead bed. It’s sad to remember what it was, and see the graveyard it’s become.
Oct 25, 2021 17:27:16 #
Jimmy creek
Loc: Simi valley
JB134 wrote:
I was fortunate enough to hit it multiple times du... (show quote)
Yes it has become an eyesore of a dust pit. Very sad to see when you’ve enjoyed the glory days. California’s inland fisheries are trending the same direction to sadly. I wish they could step it up and manage our state resources with some competence.
Oct 25, 2021 18:36:17 #
Jimmy creek wrote:
I’m attaching a photo of my brother and I with a small catch of fish.
Welcome to the forum, thanks for the memory pic and a description of the wonderful family trips. Always appreciated.
Oct 25, 2021 20:41:51 #
Jimmy creek
Loc: Simi valley
Weekend Hooker wrote:
Welcome to the forum, thanks for the memory pic and a description of the wonderful family trips. Always appreciated.
Thank you weekend hooker!
Oct 25, 2021 23:32:56 #
Jimmy creek wrote:
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“Small catch” of big fish. Nice. Thanks for sharing. Always cool to see those old photos. 👍👍
Oct 26, 2021 11:42:55 #
Oct 26, 2021 11:51:06 #
Fished saltonsea back in the early 60,s used mud suckers bouncing them off of the bottom,limited out most of the time.best eating fish,tasted like a striped bass. Miss those days.
Oct 26, 2021 12:49:17 #
Jimmy creek wrote:
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Yes, like some of the others, I fished it back in the 60's. Was a really great fishery! Sad to see it go.
Oct 26, 2021 15:27:35 #
Jimmy creek wrote:
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Yes my buddies and I would drive down from orange county and fish it in the Spring and have a ball catching fish on silver spoons and crocodile 🐊 spoon with the orange strip !! The biggest Covina I ever caught from the bank was 15 lbs.
We would walk out to our waist and cast out.
Loved the north Shore and you are right about the fishing I have pictures of my grandfather and great uncle with limits of Covina.!!
I also hunted at Wister Refuge since I was 11yrs old.
And the fish taste great.
Have a great week
Andy
The Good old days !!
Oct 26, 2021 15:35:04 #
Jimmy creek wrote:
Yes it has become an eyesore of a dust pit. Very sad to see when you’ve enjoyed the glory days. California’s inland fisheries are trending the same direction to sadly. I wish they could step it up and manage our state resources with some competence.
They are supposed to put water back in the the Salton Sea a bill was pasted years ago!! To save the Sea!!
SONNY BONO PUSHED THE BILL WHEN HE WAS ALIVE.+
All I can says it was h-ll of a fishery
Andy
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