This is a photo of a Tilapia that I caught on the San Gabriel River Bed at Whittier Narrows. I was using an Olive Woolly Bugger Size 12 and I caught about 20 Tilapia in the couple of hours that I was there. Tilapia are a great easy fish on a fly, and they will hit just about any fly that you throw in the water. I try a dry fly (bright colors) in the Early hours of the day and nymphs and small streamers work very well if the are fished on an extremely slow retrieve. There is also really good sunfish action at Whittier Narrows in the late Spring to early Fall.
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Where at Whittier Narrows were you at when you were catchin those tilapia.