The big fish that for decades marked the entrance to Trout’s Nightclub in Oildale is still missing.
The sign that many believe is a valuable chunk of local history that belongs in Bakersfield and to Bakersfield — whether or not the nightclub ever reopens — was taken down in mid-May, apparently by longtime nightclub proprietor Thomas Rockwell, who said in a Facebook post-May 20 he was having the sign refurbished.
