Holiday Greetings from Lake Cuyamaca: DFG stocked 1,800 lbs of trout from the Fillmore hatchery last week to add to the inventory. The bait bite has been slow but steady for mixed size trout. Use scent as the inflow of water has visibility very poor. Run off has raised the lake level by 2 1/2 feet.

!!!!! Junior Water Fowl Hunt is Feb 6, 2009. Open to hunters 12-15 years of age!!! Send post card with Name, Age, Hunting License number, Address and Phone number, to : Lake Cuyamaca Jr. Water Fowl Hunt, 15027 Hwy 79, Julian Ca, 92036. to be entered in drawing...

!!!! WINTER HOURS STARTING DECEMBER 1, 2008-JANUARY 31, 2009 !!!!
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8AM-4PM Saturday 6AM-4:30PM.
SUNDAY 10:00 A.M.- 4:30PM !! Wednesday LAKE is CLOSED !!
Trout Bait: 12-16"inch leader, night crawler smeared with scent fished below a bobber, or Power Bait fished off the bottom. (Pautzkes Krill gel or liquid Krill scent)

Best Trout Lures: Orange Rapala, Yellow Roster Tail, Gold Panther Martin. Use scent (Krill gel works best)

Best Trout Spots: Lone Pine, Dike, Chambers Park, Trolling entire lake.

Notable: Mike Rizzo, San Diego, 7lbs Rainbow, Power bait/ worm combo. Patrick Higgins, Julian, 4lbs 8oz Rainbow, Power bait, Handicap pier. Andrew Treadway, San Diego, 2lbs 4oz Rainbow, Silver/Blue Kastmaster, Chambers Park. Jeremy Treadway, San Diego, 1lbs 8oz Rainbow, Power bait/ worm combo, Lone Pine.

Fly Fishing: Try a Matuka or a Wolly Bugger worked slow on the fall.

Nature Walk: The self guided walk is 3 1/2 miles around the lake. The trail is open for daily use.

Free Fishing Class Saturday at 10:AM: Ranger Willard will teach cold water Trout tactics ..

Prognosis:!! Warming weather all week should have the trout on the chew. Try bait with scent close to shore, open bail and let them take it. Trolling close to shore lines with Rapala's or Panther Martins will provide some action. Lake level has came up over 2 and 1/2 feet. Lots of feed from runoff and recently flooded shore line.

Water Fowl results: (4) Mallard (3) Bufflehead, (1) Widgeon, (1) Redhead.

THE DECONTAMINATION WASH DOWN IS NOW OPERATIONAL PRIVATE VESSELS ALLOWED AFTER WASH DOWN! A fee is charged. (boats, motors, float tubs, waders) More details under boat wash down.

Johnny Rodriques landed a 11?? pound trout (June 2, 2008) on rainbow power bait Pumphouse Cove (picture posted View Picture here

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