Sam Salas, 9, Moreno Valley Troop 520 Boy Scout, proudly holds one of the largemouth bass caught and later released by the visiting scouts at a Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto November 18. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
Early morning rain and fog did not hinder Boy and Girl Scouts invited to fish, some for the first time ever, in a small, well-stocked bass lake at Golden Era Golf Course in San Jacinto Saturday, Nov. 18.
Assistant Scoutmaster Jarod Salas from Moreno Valley gathered up a small contingent of scouts from Boy Scout Troop 520 and Girl Scout Troop 898 just as dawn was breaking under cloudy skies after a rainfall and set off to the golf course lake on the invitation of Golden Era Productions Community Affairs Director Murial Dufresne to enjoy a morning of good fishing.
For one young scout, it became a never-to-be-forgotten moment as he snagged a hefty large mouth bass for the first time in his life. Other scouts hooked a few more fish, but somewhat reluctantly and with a little help unhooked th
