Over 300 anglers fished during the annual Lake Poway Open Trout Derby held on Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, 2010. Rainy weather made fishing challenging. The winners were:

2010 LAKE POWAY OPEN TROUT DERBY RESULTS
Grand Prize Winner - Taylor Oshinski -6.25 pound trout

Men's Division
First Place- Jeff Dazey (5.55 pound trout)
Second Place-Ron Hart (4.37 pound)
Third Place-Taylor Kowlaski (4.12 pound trout)

Women's Division
First Place-Linda Firme (3.46 pound trout)
Second Place-Elizabeth Martinez (2.97 pound trout)
Third Place-Maria Bacajas (2.39 pound trout)

Youth Division
First Place-Ashton Heidmann (5.28 pound trout)
Second Place-Rudy Malano (3.80 pound trout)
Third Place-Alexandra Krupnak (3.76 pound trout)

FISHING TIPS
Rainy Weather! Fishing was very good this week if you wanted a limit but did not care about size. 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 another week or so as spawning approaches. The catfish bite was 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 5:30 AM until Daylight Savings Time starts on March 14, 2010 when the gates will open at 6:00 AM.

Trout Fishing Classes- The City of Poway offers trout fishing classes for youngsters between the ages of 6 and 12. The classes are taught by Captain Ron Baker. Captain Ron teaches children how to become successful trout anglers and good sportsmen. The program provides kids with the basic skills on how to catch trout. Classes are taught on the shoreline, with one class in boats. Classes meet on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. at the Pavilion of Lake Poway. Rods are provided by Okuma Fishing Tackle Corporation. There is a material fee and you must register your child into the class. For more information go to http://poway.org/Index.aspx?page=671 and click on the purple logo to register for classes at Lake Poway.

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.