Park Hours: 6:00 AM - 5:30 PM (Daily)
Dock Closes: 4:30 PM (Boats are called in @ 4:15 PM)
Last Plant: Jan 16th (1500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout)
Next Plant: Jan 30th (1500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout)
Water Temperature: 50-52 degrees

Dixon Lake Trout season so far has been excellent with conditions improving each week after a stock. After a few cold nights and back-back stocks, fishing continues to be good with trout in the 6-8 pound range coming from several different cove areas. Trout cove and Jack Creek cove has been the most productive with Whisker Bay and fishing near the Buoy line has been busy too. The opening bite has been the key to a good start and lasting several hours and the bite slowly tapering off...then picking up again in the late afternoon. Just ask well known Jed Dickerson from Carlsbad who was fishing the afternoon bite inside of Trout Cove who caught an 8 lb. 8 oz. trout on power bait. Kevin Hogue from Vista landed an 8 lb. 6 oz. trout from Jack Creek cove on a night crawler.

For the best results in fishing for 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 for trout have been Power bait in rainbow, green and orange does very well. Green, white 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.

The next stock will be planted with 1500 lbs. of Nebraska "Tail Walker" trout on 01/30/13 pending all weather and road conditions. The week of Jan 21st -25th will be a skip week for stocking. For further information on the fishing regulations, rules and stocking schedule, call the Dixon Lake Ranger Station at 760-839-4680.

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 for the 2013 calendar year. 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.