Park Hours: 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Daily)
Dock Closes: 6:30 PM (Boats are called in @ 6:15 PM)
Last Plant: March 21st (1500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout)
Next Plant: April 4th (1500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout)
Water Temperature: 54-56 degrees Water Level: Slowly rising

Dixon Lake Trout season so far has been excellent. It seems to be a pattern after each stock with limits galore and excellent fishing for about 3-5 days only....after that it really tends to slow down the fishing to single numbers being caught. This trend especially happens during a skip week in stocking the lake. Best spots for fishing have been Trout Cove, Whisker Bay and Boat Dock cove areas. The lake has received over 21,000 lbs. of prime grade "A" Nebraska tail walkers so far this season.

Top angler of the week goes to Abisai Gordillo of Carlsbad who landed a nice 6.8 and a 4.75 pound trout on a power bait fly jig combo at Trout Cove. For best result for fishing for the elusive trout, try using the lightest line possible in the 2-4 lb. test line with a long leader and a small light weight...this set up seems to works best for these picky fish. Best baits so far for trout have been Power bait in rainbow, green and especially yellow this week. Green, red and orange color Power worms have been the lucky colors for big trout. The top lures this week have been Thomas Buoyants and the mini crappie jigs in the orange color. Night crawlers are the trout's best friend and are good go-to bait when the bite slows down.

The bass action and spawns that usually starts around March are showing little signs of some activity...a few bass were caught this week from a group scouting out the fishing grounds. Still, not many anglers are targeting the bass this week. Still a tad early for the season to start with water temps being this cold. Plus a turn in the weather with the recent winter rain storms doesn't help conditions either. Things could turn around quickly if the right conditions and the warmer weather holds ups...could help water conditions improve over the next few weeks of March.

The lake will be planted with another 1500 lbs. of Nebraska "Tail Walkers" trout on 04/04/12 all pending weather and road conditions. The week of 3/26 to 3/30 will be a skip week for stocking. For further information on the fishing regulations, rules and stocking schedule, call the Dixon Lake Ranger Station at 760-839-4680.

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.