SAN GABRIEL RIVER BED
September 29th, 2008 by Sean Fenner
The San Gabriel River at Whittier Narrows is located at the intersection of the 605 & 60 Freeways. At this spot the San Gabriel River is a River Bed Reservoir. My Favorite spot along the Narrows to fish is under the Peck Road Overpass. There are Carp, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Red Ear Sun Fish, Tiliapia, and the occasional Largemouth Bass. Again this is close to home and under utilized for Fly Fishing. Please don’t Eat any of the fish. Practice CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY, and don’t litter!!!
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Anonymous:
June 16th, 2009 at 3:39 am
thats amazing! Ill deffiniltey have to try that out, any tips for a successful trip?
Rob:
July 27th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
You ever fish the San Gabriel River north of the 210?
clement:
July 27th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
just fished here a few hours ago, havent quite mastered fly fishing yet but tried my luck with some meal worms. I caught 2 small bluegill and a sunfish, i kept seeing bigger fish jump in the distance but didnt have much luck. Its a nice spot! surprisingly tranquil for being right under the peck rd overpass! any spots i should check out other than that?
Sean Fenner:
July 28th, 2009 at 9:03 am
(Rob)Yeah Check out West Fork and East Fork under our locations section!
Sean Fenner:
July 28th, 2009 at 9:05 am
(clement)Those fish you see jumping are Carp. There a a ton of spots to fish up in that area check out our locations section and see if anything catches your eye.
Rob:
July 28th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
“(Rob)Yeah Check out West Fork and East Fork under our locations section!”
I mean immediately north of the 210…I’ve fished the West Fork all the way to Cogswell and the East fork all the way to Fish Falls Camp…right next to Encanto Park in Duarte there are some nice pools with ample vegetation and weeds..
Sean Fenner:
July 29th, 2009 at 9:23 am
(Rob) Nope haven’t had a chance to fish on the SGR up by Duarte yet. What do you catch up there?
Rob:
July 29th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
I haven’t fished there but I might try this weekend. I took a walk and the water definitely looked “fishy.”
Chuck:
October 4th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Where is a good place to park at the Peck Rd site?
Sean Fenner:
October 5th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
The entrance is on Peck Road and you can also park on the street right there.
enoc:
December 25th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
hey where did you catch an oscar here or in florida
Clement:
March 6th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
So i explored the riverbed a few miles south of whittier narrows and found a spot teeming with fish, i have no idea what kind. Its located of of the 605 and rosecrans, make a right once off the freeway onto rosecrans and park at the Carrows restaurant on the left. If your walking up to the rosecrans bridge going towards the riverbed u can see an area where runoff from a different source is enetering perpendicular to the san gabriel and it forms a pool, literally hundreds of fish here, some pretty decent sized ones are hidden deeper in the source of the runoff. let me know if you ever check it out, really curious to know what they are! I didnt have my gear on me so couldnt do much fishing
Jay:
June 20th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Went there this morning to check it out. It’s an equestrian area, hardly anyone there. The place is run by the county park and rec, and unfortunately if you read the sign it says fishing is “prohibited”. Tell me I’m wrong because I saw a lot of good spots to fish.