[mikester]

I've been looking for a good Socal fishing spot. If anyone has a recommendation for something within an hour or so around Los Angeles I'm looking for some. We don't have a boat and my kids are not that old. Fresh water or saltwater ideas are on the table.

me and my boys who are 7 and 10 checked out Castaic Lake yesterday - it was mid-afternoon so I didn't expect anything to be biting. It was more about checking out the site. The lower lagoon looked interesting with nice looking camping sites on one side and a decent park area on the other. You can tell the drought is impacting the water level too. You could see some smaller fish in the water but as I said, nothing was biting. Normally I would get out there in the very early morning.

I'm looking for something that is fishable - so not requiring a ton of skill but I don't want to just take them to troutdale in Ventura (trout farm). I want them to learn how to actually fish...