7th Trip: Santa Ana River Lakes

By
Sean Glumace
– December 29, 2008Posted in: Fishing Photos, Fishing Reports, Freshwater

Headed down to the Santa Ana River Lakes the day before going out to Irvine Lake to get Jonathan ready. Got there around 7am and set up along the east shore after driving around the lake. I have not been here in 20+ years, so I did not know what to expect. It was not too crowded which was good. Set up with power bait and got to waiting. A few large rainbow trout jumped in front of us, but that was about it for the day. After trying different power baits and changing things up we finally moved around 11am to the smaller lake near the 91. After an hour or so there of getting skunked we packed up. We were not the only ones that were not doing well. All the places we fished no one was catching anything. Was going to stop by the kids pond for Jonathan to catch somthing quick but it was drained so we headed home.

From 7th Trip: Santa Ana River Lakes

Over all a good day out, the mountains where clear and weather great, but getting skunked at a pay lake sucks. Would I ever go back, nope. Being so close to the freeway is not fun, and even though I live 5 minutes away in Orange I would rather drive to Irvine or somewhere else.

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About Sean Glumace

Sean loves to fish in Southern California and this site is his journal of his adventures in fishing. He started fishing when he was a little guy with his dad David, and has continued to this day with his family. In his day job, Sean has been a graphic designer for over 15 years, designing everything from in-store displays and signage for supermarkets to e-commerce auction sites for an online consumer electronics company. He was a web and graphic designer then later an art director for McMullen Argus Publishing (Primedia), building and working on sites for Lowrider Magazine and Super Chevy, plus 30 other automotive magazine sites. Sean seized the opportunity to teach other aspiring designers - a passion that took him first to Learning Tree University and then to Golden West College in Huntington Beach, CA, where he has been an integral part of the renowned digital arts department for more than ten years. Throughout his teaching career, Sean maintained a freelance business, designing for clients including the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards), Image Comics and many more. See his work at http://www.glumace.com.