Park Hours: 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Daily)
Dock Closes: 4:00 PM (Boats are called in @ 3:45 PM)
Last Plant: Dec 11th (1500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout)
Next Plant: Jan 25th (1500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout)
Water Temperature: 52-54 degrees

Dixon Lake Trout season so far has been excellent with conditions improving each week after a stock. Limit style fishing was the norm this week inside the cove area especially Trout Cove and Whisker Bay areas. The boats are having good numbers at the Buoy Line and around Catfish Cove. Top fish of the week goes to Ron Corr of Oceanside who landed a nice 9 lb. 4 oz. trout on a worm inside of Whisker Bay. Next best this week was Shawn Martinez of Ontario pulled in a 7 lb. 5 oz. on a green & white "Smokin Jig" inside of Trout Cove. The lake has received over 13,500 lbs. of prime grade "A" Nebraska tail walkers.

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 for trout have been Power bait in rainbow, green and yellow does very well. Green, red and orange color Power worms have been the lucky colors for big trout. The top lures are Kastmasters, Thomas Buoyant, and Rooster tail lures. Night crawlers are the trout's best friend and are good go-to bait when the bite slows down.

Dixon lake will have back-to-back stock with the first plant being 1500 lbs. of Nebraska "Tail walkers" trout on Jan 25th and another plant the next week with 1500 lbs. on 02/01/12 all pending weather and road conditions. For further information on the fishing regulations, rules and stocking schedule, call the Dixon Lake Ranger Station at 760-839-4680

Dixon Lake will be open Monday January 16th on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with normal operating hours being observed.

At the present time, Dixon Lake no longer requires a California fishing license from the Dept. of Fish & Game. Dixon Lake received and was granted an Aquaculture Permit. This permit is valid again until March 2012. 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.