LAKE POWAY CATCH REPORTS

TROUT REPORT
Lake Record:
17 pounds 14 ounces
Mike Long, 1999

Lake Poway was fortunate enough to yet again have a killer week of trout fishing! As shown above, we had an additional 4 fish over 10 pounds caught this week with close to another dozen or so fish between 5 and 9 pounds caught as well. Justin Sablana of Escondido, in the main photo won bragging rights for this week with his impressive 11.25 pound trout that he caught on the North Shore.

This 3,000 pound stock was chocked full of a great variety of healthy fish of all sizes. Hidden Bay and the Log Boom continue to crank out full stringers for many anglers. As noted above, many large trout were taken on the North Shore and Fishing Pier area as well proving you don't have to hike far to catch the fish of a lifetime! Best baits continue to be Powerbait, Nightcrawlers, or a combination of the two fished on the bottom in as shallow as 2 feet of water to about 20 feet deep. To reiterate a common piece of advice, these fish come from shallow stocking ponds and stay shallow once they get into our lake, despite the availability of deeper, cooler water.

Our next stock is scheduled for December 7, 2011 and will have another great load of 1,500 pounds of only the finest, fiesty Tailwalking trout! Fishing just continues to get better and better with time and additional stocks of quality of fish.

CATFISH REPORT
Lake Records:
Blue Catfish - 34 pounds 8 ounces, Scott Marchese, 2008
Channel Catfish - 28 pounds, Richard Kolas, 1981

Catfish continue to be caught both incidentally and intentionally by anglers on nightcrawlers. The best numbers of fish continue to be caught in the deeper water around the log boom area on both nightcrawlers and mackerel. Trout anglers are reporting catching a few back in Boulder Bay and Hidden Bay on nightcrawlers and Powerbait. No fish of size have been caught as of late, but many anglers are having full stringers of perfect pan frying sized cats ready to eat!

SUNFISH & BLUEGILL REPORT
Lake Records:
Sunfish - 2 pounds 4 ounces, Zach Greim, 2006
Bluegill - 2 pounds 8 ounces, Deadre McCullough, 2002

No large sunfish were caught like they were in previous weeks, but that does not mean that they are not out there! To target these slabs, fish in 10 to 30 feet of water around rock piles if you can find them. The Log Boom near the spillway has been an excellent place to catch them. Many are being caught on nightcrawlers fished simply on the bottom, intended for trout, but in my opinion, they cook up far better than trout!

BASS REPORT
Lake Record:
18 pounds 1 ounce
Mike Long, 2002

Bass fishing continues to be slow and steady. The presence of occasional shad bait balls appearing throughout the lake at random intervals has brought some phenomenal fishing for the anglers able to find them and effectively present a lure to them. The majority of bass fishermen are using a wide assortment of plastic lures over and through deep weedlines and rockpiles. Stomach content analysis shows that the bass are continuing to gorge on crawdads like its nobody's business!

With many of our previous trout stocks, we have had a few "runts," and they are quickly becoming tasty snacks for many double digit bass. Don't be surprised if you see the fish of a lifetime swim by and chomp down someones trout while they reel it in or crush one near the shoreline! They're hungry and are taking advantage of these vulnerable, fatty trout that make great prey!

Best spots continue to by Jump Off Point and Hidden Bay as both places have a variety of different types of structure, bottom contour, and a variety of different forage moving through the area. The key to getting these fish to bite is to fish slow because they are very lethargic. Just because you are not getting bit does not mean that the fish aren't in that area, it just means that they are too lazy to move off their rock for your lure. Trust me, they're down there and ripe for the picking!

STOCKING SCHEDULE
November 9 3,000 pounds for the Opener; Lake will be closed 11/9 & 11/10
. November 22 3,000 pounds CLOSED NOVEMBER 24th THANKSGIVING
December 7 1,500 pounds
December 21 1,500 pounds TROPHIES!!!!
December 28 1,500 pounds TROPHIES!!!!
January 11 1,500 pounds
February 1 1,500 pounds Small Trout for the Kids Derby!!
February 15 1,500 pounds
March 7 1,500 pounds
March 21 1,500 pounds
April 4 1,500 pounds
April 18 1,500 pounds
May 2 1,500 pounds
TOTAL: 21,000 pounds of pure Tailwaker Rainbow Trout Madness!!!!

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.

Mandatory Catch & Release on bass during March, April & May
All anglers require a daily fishing permit to fish.
All permits can be purchased at the Lake Poway Grill & Tackle.
You must carry your permit with you at all times.
Shad can only be caught using a dip net.

NOTICES
Quagga Mussels
In order to protect the integrity of the Lake Poway and surrounding water systems the following restrictions are now in effect. 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.