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The Los Angeles River’s overlooked anglers
Featuring the images of Roberto (Bear) Guerra, this piece by Miles Griffis shows how the LA River provides sustenance to those living along its banks, …
Eating Sewer Salmon From the LA River
Lino Jubilado has been fly fishing in the Los Angeles River for over 40 years. Though most LA residents view the river as a polluted …
Steelhead trout in the L.A. River?
Biologists and engineers are setting the stage for an environmental recovery effort in downtown Los Angeles that could rival the return of the gray wolf, …
Fishing the L.A. River is more than a quarantine hobby. For some, it’s therapy
Despite its concrete casing, installed in the late 1930s to rein in once-frequent flooding, signs of the natural river persist. Besides birds of many feathers, …
Fly fishing for ‘sewer salmon’ in the L.A. River
in search of Cyprinus carpio, the common carp, a.k.a. sewer salmon, mud marlin, pond pig, river rabbit, dumpster dolphin, ghetto grouper and septic steelie. If an …
Can We Ever Bring Native Fish Back to the L.A. River?
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Wendy Katagi—watershed planner by day, inspirational songwriter by night—got up in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Los Angeles …
Letter of Recommendation: Urban Fly-Fishing
James Pogue on how he learned to feed his fly fishing obsession in the urban wild. I may not be seeing otters or elk, but …
Unusual Suspects| Fly Fishing the LA River
Brian Faini talks fly fishing for carp in the LA River.
L.A. River: Conflict Ahead as Water Capture, Restoration Plans Converge
The iconic cement-lined channel is enjoying an overdue renaissance as a wildlife habitat and recreation site. But Katie Mika, author of a new study, says …