November 2007 Blog Posts (7)

How long do fish live?

I often wonder how long fish live in a natural environment. That is to say their life was not cut short by habitat, disease or one of us anglers cooking them for dinner! Here are a few species life expectancies;

Rainbow Trout - 11 years

German Browns - 12 years

Golden Trout - 9 years

Bullhead Catfish - 25 years

Bass (large or smallmouth) 10 years

Blue-fin Tuna - 20…

I hope to post a fish fact or tip weekly to help us all become better, more knowledgeable anglers.

Enjoy,

Trout Slayer

Native or Wild Trout, what is the difference?

A wild trout is a trout that was born in the wild and spends its life cycle in the wild, regardless of the origin of its parents or ancestors. A native trout is a fish that was found here originally, prior to human influences. The California State freshwater fish is the Golden Trout. It is…

Apparently they've stocked some good sized trout (all makes and models) into Irvine lake recently. Anybody up for a trip out there over the Thanksgiving holiday? Check out this article from today's LA Times, maybe this will entice you:…

Caught this tidbit on SpikeTV’s Manswers show last night……

Friday morning (11/2/07)… Having not been able to come up with any local fishing and not having time to go more than an hour or so away, we had all but given up on getting to fish during the weekend.…

I found out the hard way this morning after driving up with Lu to check the holes and see if there has been any progress in the trout stock. Angeles forest is closed. No Parking. No hiking. No camping. NO FISHING.

See for yourself...

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/news/2007/news-2007-10-31-forest-closure-extended.shtml

LANCASTER - Thousands of anglers from around Southern California are expected to compete Saturday in Apollo Park's spring fishing derby.

The four-hour competition offers cash prizes for the 10 heaviest trout legally caught from…