NOTABLE CATCHES

Pat McHugh, La Mesa - 7.25 pound trout on a Night Crawler , Middle of Lake (see photo)
Richard Peterson, San Diego - 7.5 pound catfish on Mackerel, Log Boom

FISHING TIPS
Lots of Limits! Fishing was very good this week, if you don't want big fish. Many quick limits of trout were taken in both boats and on the shoreline. The best spots were on the other side of the Lake, and near Jump Off Point. The bass bite is mostly small ones, the bite should pick up in about 10 days as spawning approaches. The catfish bite is great near Boulder Bay. The bluegill bite is slow. The water temperature is at 57 degrees.

FISH STOCK

LAST STOCK	NEXT STOCK
Thursday MARCH 4 2,500 pounds of Trout	Wednesday MARCH 17 1,500 pounds of Trout

EVENTS
Hours - During the month of March the gates will open at 6:00 AM.
Bass Season - Now that Bass Season is almost here, we realize that bass fishermen like to fish closer to shore than our 100-foot rule allows. We allow some flexibility, between Boulder Bay and the East end of the log boom you can get as close to shoreline as possible without beaching the boat. The rest of the Lake still has the 100-foot requirement. Also, if there is someone fishing on the shore, you must give him 100 feet of clearance. Beaching boats to fish on the shoreline and standing on/steering the motor with your foot are prohibited.

NOTICES
Fishing Requirements - A State of California Fishing License is no longer required to fish at Lake Poway. Each angler is allowed to use a maximum of two rods. The trout limit is now 4 trout.

Adults (anyone 16 years of age and older) require only 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 can be purchased at the Lake Poway Grill & Tackle. You must carry your permit with you at all times.

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

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.