Date: 5/19/12
Park Hours: 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM (Daily)
Boat Dock Closes: 7:00 PM (Boats are called in at 6:45 PM)
Last Plant: May 16 (1500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout)
Next Plant: To Be Determined
Water Temperature: 65 degrees
Water Level: Low
Dixon Lake’s trout season so far has been outstanding with trout being caught in the 2-4 pound range. This last stock did bring back the life to fishing for the next week or so…It seems to be a set pattern after each stock with limits galore and excellent fishing for about 3-5 days only….after that, the fishing really tends to slow down the to single numbers being caught. Best spots for fishing have been Trout Cove, Whisker Bay and Boat Dock cove areas. With a touch of warmer waters, trout may be holding in the deeper water so the Buoy Line may be a prime spot. The lake received a total of 27,000 lbs. of prime grade “A” Nebraska tail walkers so far for the season. Best baits this season have been Power bait in rainbow, especially green and yellow this past week. Green, red and or white color Power worms have been the lucky colors for big trout. A deadly combo has been inflated night crawler with a Berkley’s power worm.
The bass action and spawns are showing some steady signs with some activity around the spawning beds…a few small male bass have been caught and released this week from anglers who are scouting out the shallow nesting spots. The spawn may have already come and gone as large schools of bass fry have been seen throughout the lake especially near the boat dock cove areas…one of those may be the next world record. There might be some late arrivals as it’s still the season with bigger females still hanging around the nests.
The lake’s last stock was on 5/16/12 with 1500 pounds of tail walkers from Nebraska. We will be stocking catfish starting in July for our catfish season. Night fishing nights will be on Thursday and Friday only. Night fishing will start the first week in July. These dates are tentative and could change without notice. For further fishing regulations, park rules and stocking schedules please call the Dixon Lake Ranger Station at 760-839-4680 or visit www.dixonlake.com.
At the present time, Dixon Lake no longer requires a California fishing license from the Dept. of Fish & Game. Dixon Lake has been granted an Aquaculture Permit. All anglers 8 yrs. and older will still need a daily fishing lake permit. All other park rules, fishing regulations and City of Escondido municipal codes will remain in effect until further notice other than no fishing license required.