These are the current state game fishing records for both freshwater and saltwater fish caught in California.
Imperial County is a hot dry place, but it has a handful of oasis-worthy spots to cast a line, including the Colorado River and a couple of stocked lakes.
Big Bear Lake is only a few hours from LA, but this high-mountain getaway offers excellent trout fishing and lots of other sport fish. We’ll get you off to a great start.
If you like fishing for big trout and kokanee, Hell Hole Reservoir can be far closer to heaven. We reveal the tips that catch fish at this remote Sierra Nevada mountain lake.
Stampede Reservoir is deservedly famous for its kokanee fishing. But you can also catch mackinaw, rainbow and brown trout and smallmouth bass. We show you how.