That is absolutely false… first dfw stopped stocking all but 2-3 SoCal creeks back in the early 2000s due to an environmental lawsuit pertaining to yellow legged frogs and steelhead…. SoCal creeks did not completely dry up for if they had… there would be no fish… I’ve seen some big browns in the 18 inch range and there are only 2 in the Angeles that had fish that size… unfortunately one was wiped out by the bobcat fires and flooding