Fish Report for 7-28-2012

Dixon Lake has a hot Catfish bite, a 14.1 lb. & a 13.8 lb. Catfish were taken

7-28-2012
Dixon Lake Staff

Park Hours: Night Fishing Hours: Park closes @11:45 PM (Thursday &Friday Nights Only)
Dock Closes: 7:00 PM (Boats called in @ 6:45 PM) (Saturday to Wednesday)
Night Fishing Hours: 5:00 PM -10:45 PM (Thurs & Friday Nights Only)
Last Plant: July 27th (1000 lbs. of Channel Catfish)
Next Plant: Aug 3rd (1000 lbs. of Channel Catfish)
Water Temperature: 76-78 degrees
Water Level: slowly rising/steady

Dixon Lake's summer season is here...warm days and cool evening hours are the perfect time to a soak a line for the whisker fish. Bring the family and try your luck....with a weekly stock of 1000 pounds, fishing is in its prime.

Quite a few catfish have been coming in the 3-5 pound range all on cut mackerel. Best fishing areas have been the buoy line and the 2 closest piers from the boat dock. Once again, another double digit catfish was caught this week by none other than Jed Dickerson, pictured of Carlsbad. He landed this monster near Bass Cove tipping the scales at 14.10 lbs. on cut mackerel. Not to be left out, is another double digit 13 lb 8oz.catfish caught by Noe of Vista inside of Whisker Bay on a piece of hotdog. Best baits in the past have been cut mackerel or sardines, chicken livers and shrimp.

Night fishing nights will be Thursday and Friday nights only starting July 5th. Boat rental start at 5PM and must return to the dock by 10:45PM. Boats are called in at 10:30. Boat rentals are $30 for a motorboat and $14 for a rowboat. Shoreline fishing is available on a limited area of shoreline near the boat dock areas until 11:45 PM. Minors must be with a parent or guardian over the age of 18 for night fishing. No alcohol or smoking is permitted at any time anywhere at the lake. No day use of picnic areas or BBQ's are allowed. No gas or propane lanterns are allowed in boats. Battery operated lights or flashlights ARE allowed in the boats as we supply a safety orange running light for boats that must be on at all times. Permit prices are the same for night fishing. Next stocks for catfish will be 3 back-to-back stocks on July 20th, July 27th and Aug 3rd with 1000 pounds each.

Bluegill action is warming up with some up to 1 pound off the piers near the weeded, covered areas of the lake. Try using Red worms or meal worm for the gills.


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