NOTABLE CATCHES
Lake Poway held another very successful Midnight Catfish Craze on Friday night, July 31. Over 400 anglers enjoyed pleasant temperatures, great prizes and a raffle courtesy of the City of Poway Community Services Department, the Lake Poway Grill & Tackle and Rex Trophies of Poway.

The winners were:

- 1st place (Grand prizewinner): Aaron Ogilvie of San Diego with a 13.47 Catfish caught using the Mackerel off of the Log Boom. He took home about $500 in prizes.

- 2nd place: Long Nguyen, Escondido - 5.40 pound Catfish on Mackerel off of the Log Boom.

- 3rd place: Michael Galbraith, San Marcos - 5.17 pound Catfish on Mackerel (location unknown).

- 4th place: Joshua Sidley, Poway - 5.11 Catfish on Mackerel at Pine Point.

- 5th place: Thomas Hall, City unknown - 4.76 pound Catfish (bait & location unknown).

- Smaller Catfish: Jason Gutzner, Poway - 0.62 pound Catfish on Antelope off of the Log Boom.

- "Ski" Muszvnski, San Diego - 7.50 pound Catfish on Macerel of off the Log Boom.

FISHING TIPS
Big Cats Still Showing Up! The catfish bite continues to be very good with limits in different areas of the Lake; at the Log Boom, on the shorelines and back by Boulder Bay. The bass bite is slowing down due to the extreme hot weather. The bluegill bite is best in Hidden Bay. The water level of the Lake has stabilized and the Lake will remain full all summer.

FISH STOCK
LAST STOCK: Wednesday, July 29 was 1,000 pounds of Catfish
NEXT STOCK: To Be Announced (There will be one more catfish stock)

EVENTS
Hours -During the month of August the gates to Lake Poway will open at 7:00 AM.

Night Fishing - Night Fishing extended one week! There is night fishing on every Friday and Saturday night through August 22, 2009. Fishing in boats until 11:00 PM and fishing on the shoreline until 11:30 PM.

T-Shirts -Be the first one in your neighborhood to sport a new Lake Poway T-Shirt. They are forest green and have the following logo on the front. They are available for purchase at the Lake Poway Grill & Tackle.

NOTICES Fishing Requirements - Adults (anyone 16 years of age and older) require both a California State fishing license and a City of Poway Adult Fishing permit to fish at Lake Poway. Youths between the ages of 8 and 15 years of age only require a Youth Fishing permit. Youths under the age of 8 only require a Youth Fishing permit when their accompanying adult is not fishing.. All permits and licenses can be purchased at the Lake Poway Grill & Tackle.

Quagga Mussels -The Quagga mussel is not in Lake Poway. It is known that there are Quagga mussels in other lakes. In order to protect the integrity of the Lake Poway water system the following temporary restrictions are now in effect. Until further notice, the following items are prohibited at Lake Poway:

 ? Float tubes
 ? Private motors and anchors
 ? Live Bait Containers
 ? Fish Finders
 ? Floating Catch Baskets
 ? Live Bait (shiners, crawdads, etc) from any source other than the Lake Poway Concession
 ? Any other items, determined by Staff, to be potential contaminants

Parking Fee - From now through October 26 there is a $5 parking fee for non-residents of Poway on weekends and holidays. If you are fishing and purchase your adult permit at the Entry Station the parking fee is waived. The Entry Station is now open from 7:00 AM to thirty minutes before sunset on weekends and holidays.

No Smoking at Lake Poway -Smoking is prohibited on Lake Poway, in the park and on the trails. Smoking is only permitted in the designated smoking area that is located on the Northeast side of the Lake Poway Grill & Tackle building.

INFORMATION: Lake Poway Information Line: (858) 668-4770, Lake Poway Grill & Tackle: (858) 486-1234