TROUT:
Trout fishing has been excellent this past week despite the rainy weather.

Bailey Mak, pictured above from San Diego caught the "Lunker of the Week" tipping the scales at 7 lbs. 8 oz. Caught out of lake 4 on a nightcrawler. Bailey also pulled in a 5 lb. 8 oz. Trout from lake 3.

Angelo Salazar, Photo #1 age 11 caught a 6 lb. 3 oz. Rainbow out of lake 4 on powerbait.

Webster Dizon, Photo #2 from National City caught a 6 lb. 2 oz. and a 5 lb. 15 oz. out of lake 3 on powerbait. Webster also filled his stringer earlier in the week with the largest at 4 lbs. 8 oz. Caught out of lake 3 on a powerbait mousetail.

Justin DeLorenzo, Photo # 3 from Santee caught a 5 lb. 7 oz. Trout using nightcrawler and rainbow powerbait.

Randy Kay, Photo #4 from El Cajon caught a 5 lb. 4 oz. Trout out of lake 4 on a powerworm.

< Eric Weber and Ricky Huckins, Phto #5 caught 6 Trout between the two of them. The largest weighed 3 lbs. 15 oz. These fish were pulled from lakes 3 and 4 on rainbow and chartreuse powerbait.

Frank Demarte from Norco caught 4 Trout with the largest weighing 3 lbs. 2 oz. All were taken on rainbow powerbait.

Recipe of the Week:

Pan Fried Trout

Ingredients
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper,
• 4 small fresh whole trout, (about 1 1/2 pounds total)
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• Lemon wedges

Preparation
1. Mix buttermilk and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a shallow pan or bowl large enough to hold the fish in a single layer. Add fish and turn to coat evenly, rubbing buttermilk into cavities. Cover and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
2. Combine cornmeal and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a shallow pan or on a large plate. Set aside.
3. Remove fish from refrigerator. Heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Shake excess buttermilk off trout, then dredge in cornmeal mixture, turning to coat evenly. Place fish gently in heated pan. (If pan is smaller, cook fish in two batches.) Turn heat to low and cook fish until cornmeal crust is well browned, about 10 minutes. Turn carefully, using tongs or 2 spatulas if needed; continue cooking on second side until well browned, another 10 minutes. Serve immediately with lemon wedges.

Night Fishing (registered campers only, lakes 6&7)

** No California State Fishing License required to fish at Padre Dam's Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve.

Fishing Permit Fees
Adult (ages 16 and over) $9.00 per day
Junior (ages 7 to 15) $6.00 per day
Second fishing pole stamp $4.00
*One child under 7 may fish for free with a paid adult
NEXT STOCK (stock will arrive on or before date below) December 21, 2012 1,000 lbs. of Trout