The smaller crowds this week left the lake wide open for anglers but the trout were hard to come by but when they did their sizes were worth the wait. The trout moved into deeper water with nightcrawlers and powerbait working the best off a slow troll. The catfish were biting at the log-boom and bass near Boulder Bay. Please remember, Bass has a 12" minimum for keepers. Please do not keep female bass, catch and release. Water temperature is at 56 degrees and the level of the Lake is slowly dropping.

Trout Season Stock Schedule
November 25, Thursday 4,000 pounds (Stocked)
December 8, Wednesday 1,500 pounds (Stocked)
December 22, Wednesday 1,500 pounds (Stocked)
December 29, Wednesday 1,500 pounds (Stocked)
January 19, Wednesday 1,500 pounds
February 2, Wednesday 2,000 pounds
Youth Fishing Derby, 2/5/2011
Lake closed 2/2/2011, 12pm Wednesday to start of the Derby
February 23, Wednesday 1,500 pounds
March 9, Wednesday 3,000 pounds
Open Trout Derby, 3/12/2011
Lake closed 3/9/2011, 12pm Wednesday to start of the Derby
March 23, Wednesday 1,500 pounds
April 6, Wednesday 1,500 pounds
April 20, Wednesday 1,500 pounds

Youth Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday February 5 from sunrise to 12pm. 2,000 pounds of Rainbow Trout will be stocked for this event. In preparation for the derby Lake Poway will be closed to fishing and boating Wednesday February 2 at 12pm until sunrise Saturday February 5. Open Trout Derby will be held on Saturday March 12 from sunrise to 6pm. The Open Derby will be a one day event this year. 3,000 pounds of Rainbow Trout with 25% Trophies will be stocked for this event. In preparation for the derby Lake Poway will be closed to fishing and boating Wednesday March 9 at 12pm until sunrise Saturday March 12. During the months of November through May the gates to Lake Poway will open at s unrise and close at sunset. If you would like an official opening / closing time schedule please send an e-mail to tsholl@poway.org. Senior (55+) and Military discount rates for fishing permits and boat rentals are now available every day that Lake Poway is open for fishing and boating. Starting with Trout Season Lake Poway will be offering two new monthly passes, a Trout Pass and a Bass Pass. The passes will be valid from the first of the month to the last day of the month. The Trout Pass ($90 per month) is a catch and keep permit that allows you to fish the entire month during regular fishing days and keep the fish you catch within the posted fish limits. The Bass Pass ($42 per month) is a mandatory catch and release (no keepers) permit that allows you to fish the entire month during regular fishing days. Abuse of the monthly passes will result in a minimum of a 30 day eviction from Lake Poway with the first offense. Examples of abuse are listed below. For more information regarding the new monthly passes please send e-mails to tsholl@poway.org. Adult 10 Day Permits will no longer be sold. All Adult 10 Day Permits will expire on October 31, 2011. Senior and Youth 10 Day Permits will continue to as normal.

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.

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.