BEGINNERS GUIDE TO SANTA ANA RIVER LAKES

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This is a Beginners Guide to Santa Ana River Lakes. Intended for someone new to the lake or for someone who may need a little more information that may help them be more successful at the lake. The video covers the What? Why? When? Where? How? questions regarding Santa Ana River Lakes. A lot of time and effort was put into this video. I hope it helps in your future trips to Santa Ana River Lakes.
--Contents of this Video--
0:00 -Intro
02:50 - What is Santa River Lakes?
06:58 - Why should I fish Santa Ana River Lakes?
09:24 - Where should I fish?
12:21 - When should I go to fish?
16:41 - How to Fish SARL?
19:21 - Huckleberry Pond
21:49 - Outro
Big thanks to the lake staff for allowing me to film at the lake.
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@Ftke685 2 ай бұрын

I fished that lake in the mid-eighties as a child.I now live in North Carolina but I'm 49 I forgot it existed.Thank you for taking me back

@pokedad.fishes 2 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. Yup still going strong as well. 🤙🏼

@iloveamerica5047 28 күн бұрын

Cherry point north Carolina Best fishing of my life so far will never forget it.

@Ftke685 28 күн бұрын

@iloveamerica5047 we have some insane trout fishing in the mountains here,much like Cali mountains,but we do not have steelhead or salmon .but I'll have to checkout cherry point.much love

@TroutWest 4 ай бұрын

Nice job dude, it's definitely a circus.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha that's a great way to put it. Tight lines brother! 🤙🏽

@BroskiArmy23 4 ай бұрын

True

@Playersprosper 2 ай бұрын

Great video!! You pretty much answered all the questions that I had about this location. The only question I have left is, how are the campgrounds and how is it fishing at night?

@pokedad.fishes Ай бұрын

I actually haven’t fished over night myself, but it’s definitely someone I want to do this season. You basically fish right next to the spot you choose to fish. 🤙🏼

@CruzinWithCJ 4 ай бұрын

Bruddah... By far the best video of SARL... Like you I go for memories since I was a couple years old my Dad would take me... My only question is have you ever done camping overnight and you think the Trout would bite at those times? Keep up the great videos!

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Brother!!! Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate you and the support. You know that is something on my “to do” list. A little overnight session. I feel like there’s a good chance for a good bite. Just gotta get some scent and some glow. 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@angelinajohnson5205 4 ай бұрын

You covered all the bases. What a masterful delivery of information. Congratulations.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!! 😘🙏🏼🙏🏼

@kevinsalgado7394 4 ай бұрын

Nailed it.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Kevin thank you brother! Coming from you that means a lot. 🤙🏼

@gabrieldelatrinidad4422 4 ай бұрын

Great information. Thanks for sharing 👍.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words brother. Appreciate you. 🤙🏼

@poundsonwood 4 ай бұрын

That was fun. Thanks.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! 🤙🏼

@RoyalHurtado Ай бұрын

Super cool video man thanks for taking your time

@pokedad.fishes Ай бұрын

Thank you brother! Hope you enjoyed the video!

@oscarramirez8041 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the good information 👌🏽🎣

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

You are welcome brother. Thank you for watching 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@jaymoneyfishing 4 ай бұрын

Great video!! 🤙🏽

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thank you brother! Appreciate the kind words! 🤙🏼

@Mike_Y. 4 ай бұрын

Subscribed because im an Anaheim/Placentia local. Great video. Fished here many times.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Mike brother! Thank you for the support. Appreciate you. 🤙🏽

@Mike_Y. 4 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishes no worries brother, supporting locals is what im down for. Have you been to Irvine lake recently?? I havent been since before they closed up.

@hungrysteeler 4 ай бұрын

That was a great video. You were informative and gave great tips. I go fishing probably once every three years, but I will be fishing at SARL this week. Wish me luck.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate the kind words! For sure good luck when you come out here. Hopefully some of the information in the video helps get you on some fish.

@meandub 2 ай бұрын

Nice vid. Looking forward to a video on the bass/catfish lake.

@pokedad.fishes 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Yup that is in the works. 🤙🏼

@meandub 2 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishesI fished the catfish/bass lake from 6am until 4am this past Tuesday and got zero bites. Wish there was more access around the banks. The overgrowth is a mess 😢

@TheSkipperdcn9 4 ай бұрын

As a guy who fishes here every Friday. Nailed it!

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Skip, coming from a regular like you, that means a lot. Appreciate you brother. 🤙🏽

@Bryancaughtone 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate it Braddah 🤙🏻 look to fish sometime soon

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thank you brother. Love to hear it. Hopefully some info in the video helps you out on your trip out to the lake. 🤙🏼

@SeaSpankerOutdoors 4 ай бұрын

OUTSTANDING!! Great video brother.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH MY BROTHER! LET'S GET SOME MO'!

@apwkastmaster2096 4 ай бұрын

Ty from Northern Nv that was a great video to watch!!!

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Wow appreciate the support from NV. Thank you so much 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@fisherdaddy 4 ай бұрын

Nice video Rod. Some solid info. Maybe next one you can get Jeremy Wade to tell us about catfish lake. 😂

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

BAHAHA! Thank you brother! I’ll have my people contact his people! 🤣😂🤣

@jeremiahlafferre2931 4 ай бұрын

Great video… Appreciate all the info

@jeremiahlafferre2931 4 ай бұрын

Where on the big lake do you recommend to setup

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thank you brother! Appreciate the kind words! 🙏🏼🤙🏼

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Toad Road and Pumphouse are my favorites. Then Connie's Corner is my favorite at Chris' Pond. Good luck out there brother. 🤙🏼

@stevejohnson7618 4 ай бұрын

Very professional Rod.😊

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Uncle Steve! 🙏🏼

@dcfishingforlife 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video brotha! Yeah it is definitely a circus there. Especially Fridays and Saturdays. Kinda why I stopped going there on them days. Monday..Tuesday are my days there. No bs to deal with and open fishing spots! Let me know when you go there on the wek days🤙🤙

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

DC! Thank you brother! Appreciate the kind words. I hear yah. Weekdays are my favorites for sure. I'll let you know the next time ... "I'm not feeling well and might miss work." 😜Haha

@dcfishingforlife 4 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishes cough cough.. me too man😁

@RIPNLIPS408 4 ай бұрын

Great video I drive out there from the Bay Area some days have been tough but have also had my fair share of limits would like more info on that catfish lake still searching for the 20 plus pounder

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thank you brother! Heck yeah. I actually wanna head up to the bay and do some fishing up there too. For sure brother, I'm gonna be working on a video with some people who know more about the catfish lake. 🤙🏽

@buttlet2.014 4 ай бұрын

Caught a carp by accident about 2 weeks ago at Chris’s pond. Used a frozen hot dog chunk with garlic powder for catfish, caught the carp instead

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Haha nice! That's crazy. I caught a catfish on the drop shot trying to catch trout. Crazy FISH!

@rich.e714 4 ай бұрын

I’m looking to try this lake for the first time soon.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Awesome! Hopefully some of the information in this video helps your visit to the lake 🤙🏼

@ejo4454 4 ай бұрын

Expect the unexpected! All rules are out the door and guaranteed skunk!!! Do what I do...When no one is looking walk into a rental boat and fish...That's without paying of course! And if your short on change, jump the gate at Casa Corner

@franciscosaldivar6251 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video brother I’m one of those who come to this lake cuz it’s a hard lake to fish but I love it , most I’ve caught this season has been 4 trout , ima try my luck tmrw and see how we do 👊🏾😎

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Francisco brother! Heck yeah ... get that limit!!! Appreciate the kind words. I also keep coming back because of the challenge. If it was easy, it wouldn't be fun. 🤙🏽

@franciscosaldivar6251 4 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishes yessir hey brotha what’s a good leader size for SARL im planning to fish toad road tmrw

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Try short. 3-6 inches. With the rain and the murky water, they might be hunkered down at the bottom. When I fished on Friday, the short leader was key.

@franciscosaldivar6251 4 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishes awesome ! Thank you

@cMONoutdoors 3 ай бұрын

gotta get a boat if u want to fish on friday cuz shoulder to shoulder fishing is no fun

@pokedad.fishes 3 ай бұрын

100% fishing really close to people can get tough. Float tubing is a nice option. 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@tm8747 3 ай бұрын

3 things work at santa ana river lakes, garlic, mice tails and chartruse powerbit the rest you do need , heel even the fish that are feed hatchery brown pellets , they dont want to pellets when they can get something better? nice tour? but ou forgot to mention the increase in prices coming i heard 5.00 across the board.

@pokedad.fishes 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Can't go wrong with garlic and mice tails. One of my favorite combos! 🤙🏽

@fishingtacoz9343 4 ай бұрын

Bro last year I was fishing at the big lake and some dude in less than an hour pulled like 20 catfish and took off they are not watching that shit I can tell you that. I got skunked that day

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

That sucks you got the skunk. Been skunked too many times haha. I feel yah, I know they can’t catch them all, but I know they do keep an eye out a good amount of times. 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@thatitguy1507 Ай бұрын

We can still bring some nice beer to fish with right? :D

@rath748 4 ай бұрын

Ahhh yes the Santa Ana fishing casino

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Hahaha and me and many others are all the degens that keep coming back. 🎣

@wackymaverick 4 ай бұрын

Does SARL use reclaimed water?

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

As I understand it, No. It’s not treated. The water comes from the Santa Ana River.

@gusvegasluv7376 4 ай бұрын

What's a good spot for someone from out of town coming to camp and fish? Been there twice a got skunked both times 😢. Seems like not worth the 4hr drive.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

That is quite the drive indeed brother. Toad Road or the Pump House would be great choices, if you're gonna fish the Big Lake. If you're gonna fish Chris' Pond I would fish Connie's Corner. I'll try to have up to date videos posted to give you an insight on how the water level and clarity is. Good luck when you come out. 🤙🏼

@gusvegasluv7376 4 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishes looking at April- May. Taking family and friend for their first time camping and fishing. Would like them to hook a few fish and feel the excitement of reeling one in!

@michaelg752 4 ай бұрын

Can i take my kid to Huckleberry pond without paying the General admission fee for the main lake?

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. No need to go up to the main gate. When the pond is open, there is a separate entrance located where the car line forms. Basically before you turn right towards the main pay gate.

@mannyg9059 4 ай бұрын

Warning: if you are an experienced but short-tempered fisherman, these ponds may not be the "lakes" for you. If you hate people crossing your set lines, tangling your lines or have constant bottom snagging or have newbies fishing next to you, nope, these are definitively not the ponds for you. If people arriving really late to the lake and want squeeze next to you, who had been waiting since 2:00 AM to get a good spot; Nope, these ponds are not for you. IF you do not have deep pockets to fish here, nope these are not the ponds for you. Finally, if you have never taken any anger management classes, please do not fish at these ponds. Don't say that I didn't warn you. lol

@bobbydeleon8303 4 ай бұрын

I do like less anglers I would go on Monday Tuesday or Wednesday with my boys... I never been there...

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Bobby brother ... that's my preferred time to go as well. I hope the video was useful and hope you get one some fish when you come out.

@bobbydeleon8303 4 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishes Thank you when I do go I will let you know if I get some Fish On!!

@edgarisaac668 4 ай бұрын

That's crazy. I'll pass. Stick to local fishing. Good video though 👍

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate the kind words Edgar! 🙏🏼🤙🏼

@Moes_Sports_Cards 4 ай бұрын

That 2 rod limit is not enforced at all sadly One angler has 8 poles set up and takes up 3 car lengths of room I wish they kept it to 2 rods

@pokedad.fishes 3 ай бұрын

I hear yah brother. I've seen it myself.

@donaldstephensen8654 4 ай бұрын

Can I bring my dog on leach?

@buttlet2.014 4 ай бұрын

They got a no pet rule on their website I believe

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Donald, I'm sorry brother, but I believe pets are restricted.

@flyguy6006 4 ай бұрын

Make sure you get ready to spend $100 everything is expensive there makes no sense that it cost $36 just to go fishing and most of the time you don't even catch fish there

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely correct. Things are not cheap now a days. I'd imagine the owners of the lake must have to pay a good amount of coin for the fish that they stock to provide this "fishing" experience. Plus they've got to pay the staff that works there. Things aren't cheap on both ends. Appreciate you brother. 🤙🏼

@flyguy6006 4 ай бұрын

@pokedad.fishes yeah that's understandable but they make plenty of money at that Lake paying their staff and producing those fish should be easy as many times as they have ripped me off. It's a good lake but it would be much better if the prices were cheaper

@_Lt__Dan_ 4 ай бұрын

Great video. I assume if i'm float tubing it wont matter what time arrive since ill be out in the water and can get into the good spots? I've never tubed at SARL and always wanted to.

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Dan. That's the beauty of the float tube. Don't need to worry about getting to a spot super early. Just find a nice and safe place to launch. Then just pick your favorite spot from there. Definitely give it a shot. I really like float tubing SARL. Good luck out there brother. 🤙🏼

@_Lt__Dan_ 4 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishes Do you know how they stock Chris' Pond? Do they? Or do the trout just find their way in there from an underground hole that connects the two lakes

@pokedad.fishes 4 ай бұрын

@@_Lt__Dan_ Yup they stock Chris' Pond first and then the big lake. Unfortunately I didn't have footage that I recorded, but if you follow the links in the description you can see the footage of the stocking of both lakes. 🤙🏼🤙🏼

@_Lt__Dan_ 4 ай бұрын

@@pokedad.fishes Thank you! 🙏

@iloveamerica5047 28 күн бұрын

People are rude and lake is too over priced not sure y you would go there with all the beautiful lakes we have like Prado regional park Lake gregory Laguna regional park Lake Irvine or even hansen dam.