Sept. 4 is one of two yearly license-free fishing days in California, and was the final summer session of South Coast Trout Unlimited’s successful Vamos a Pescar learn-to-fish events. (Credit Miranda Robin) 
Patricia Perez, who took the Vamos a Pescar course in 2018, returns to catch and release a beautiful carp. (Credit Miranda Robin) 
With the help of California State Parks Luis Rincon, this young fisher examines her carp’s gills. (Credit Miranda Robin) 
Carp fishing put the LA River in the map, and now Ricardo knows why — hard to catch, lots of fight. (Credit Miranda Robin)
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