03-04-2003, 01:50 AM
Hey JAMartin: I spent 3 years running around Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco. We had a cabin in Holy Jim Canyon where I chased those wily rainbows all up and down the stretch. That was 1947-1950. In the summer when the water went down we helped the ranger transport all the trout stuck in the receeding waters to the 2 big pools by the Ranger Station. I used a handline with a salmon egg to catch them for the frying pan. (Was there any other bait?) and grabbed them with my hands for the summer time restocking. I knew all the secret holes and could always eke out a couple for the table. Those were the good old days,especially since I knew the stocking truck guys personally. I haven't been back to the canyon in 50 years, I often wonder how it looks now.
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