Get Away to Arroyo Seco River

Our "Get Away to ..." series this week takes us to the Arroyo Seco River, a tributary of the Salinas River in Central California.

The Arroyo Seco is as difficult a river to fly fish as you'll find in the Golden State, but the wild river and its native trout are well worth the trip.

Why is this a "difficult" fishery? First, there’s its location, carving its way through a steep, brushy gorge that’s nearly impossible to fish early in the regular trout season when the river is swollen with runoff.

This Monterey County fishery also runs by a popular campground and is located near Salinas and the heavily populated Silicon Valley, which means it receives lots of fishing pressure during the summer months – even though the lower portions of the river are technically off limits during the general trout season.