Wellness Studio
About Us Founded by Dr. Eric Baumgartner and Cheserae Scala, Alquimia is a new generation of wellness center, where self-care meets community care, and eastern medicine joins forces with western functional medicine to provide a new level of holistic wellbeing.
Our Services Alquimia is dedicated to restoring community connections, to facilitate a greater opportunity for the health and wellbeing of the individual as part of a healthy, thriving community. We offer an array of holistic services that include Acupuncture, Functional Medicine, Skincare, Bodywork, Yoga and Meditation.
Contact Us hello@alquimia.life 805-633-0920 445 W El Roblar Drive Ojai, CA 93023
Fishing in Ojai YEAR-ROUND If you are so inclined, pack your fishing gear when you come to Ojai. While many people don’t typically associate vacationing in Ojai with fishing, fishing there is to be had. In fact, one of the largest-ever largemouth bass caught came from Lake Casitas, a 21-pound, 3-ounce tank caught by Ray Easley in 1980. It was the state record at the time. The largemouth bass record, set by George Perry in Georgia in 1932 is the fishing world’s equivalent of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak, considered unbeatable. There is world-class deep-sea fishing in the nearby Channel Islands, and Ventura and Oxnard harbors host fishing boats that go out virtually every day, weather permitting. Lake Casitas doesn’t just hold the potential world-record largemouth bass, but also sizable populations of bluegill, red-eared sunfish, black and white crappie, channel catfish, carp (an underrated sport fish, especially for bow fishing) and winter stockings of rainbow trout. 66
The best bets for casual fisherman and those with young children is panfishing off the dock by the boat ramp, in the Wadleigh Arm when the lake level returns to normal, or around Mallard and Grebe campgrounds. Ask the staff in the marina tackle shop for the latest information and fishing reports. You can get a peek Easley’s monster bass as well. (Lake Casitas Marina Bait & Tackle Shop, 805-649-2043.) For those who like to get off the beaten path, there are opportunities to stalk native rainbows in Ventura River tributaries, as well as the Sespe River watershed just over the hill from Ojai. Be prepared to hike in from the trailheads, and be prepared to catch small, albeit colorful and feisty, rainbows that seldom exceed one foot in length. Perhaps with recovery efforts, the endangered southern steelhead will again return. Estimated spawning runs before Casitas Dam was built in 1947 were 5,000 to 10,000 fish heading up the Ventura River. 2022 OJAI VISITOR
