A couple of big fish this week but still generally slow fishing. The weekend's night fishing had a decent shoreline bite. The bass bite is slower and patience is needed. The rock pile near the Log Boom is now out of the water and the top water bass fishing should start to improve. The bluegill/sunfish bite is slow. Water temperature is at 70 degrees and the level of the Lake will be lowered until 6 July.

LAST FISH STOCK
1,006 pounds of Catfish
Wednesday - June 23

NEXT STOCK
1,000 pounds of Catfish
Wednesday - JULY 9

During the month of July the gates to Lake Poway will open at 7:00 AM. Senior and Military discount rates for fishing permits and boat rentals are now available every day that Lake Poway is open for fishing and boating. Night Fishing now on every Friday and Saturday night through August 7, 2010. Fishing in boats until 11:00 PM and fishing on the shoreline until 11:30 PM. The Lake Poway Midnight Catfish Craze is scheduled for Friday, July 23, 2010 from 4:00 PM to Midnight. The catfish stocking schedule has been posted on our website, www.poway.org . 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. 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

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. From now through October 31 there is a $5 parking fee for non-residents of Poway on weekends and holidays. If you are fishing the fee is waived. The Entry Station opens when the gates open and closes 30 minutes prior to sunset.