94 Life in the Open 



drainage of a large area of mountains, is one of the 

 most attractive streams in Southern California for the 

 early trout fishing. From Los Angeles it is reached by 

 taking the train to Fillmore, about fifty miles distant, 

 from which the angler goes about five miles by team to 

 Devil's Gate, reaching Pine and Coldwater creeks and 

 the West Fork. If the angler desires to intercept the 

 Sespe between its rise and the sea, he can go up the 

 Ojai Valley from Ventura. Along this road, a fine trout 

 stream flows, a constant delight to the stroller. 



From Nordhoff, the little town in the Ojai Valley- 

 one of the most fascinating bits of country in Southern 

 California, with its big trees, its velvet-like carpet, its 

 multitude of birds, and lofty hills all about, the angler 

 can ride on horseback twenty miles over the mountains, 

 coming out at the Sespe near Sulphur Springs. 



Near here is the romantic Matilija Cafton ; and at 

 Santa Paula the picturesque creek of that name and 

 the Sisar flow through a wild and attractive country, 

 affording ideal conditions for the angler. Santa Paula 

 Carton is one of the most interesting in this part 

 of the Sierras, and the accommodations at Sulphur 

 Mountain Springs are excellent. The summit of Sulphur 

 Mountain, easily reached from here, is the centre of a 

 fine hunting country ; deer, dove, quail, and trout being 

 the special attractions to the stroller through the range. 



The Los Angeles River as it passes through the 

 City of the Angels is a river by courtesy at times, but 

 after a rain in the mountains, it often runs banks full. 



