lake Fairmount

[J-Dub]

hey everybody i just wanted to ask for a few tips for fishing this place....i live in fontana and recently discovered this lake and i took a walk around the smaller lake and was wondering do i have to pay to fish this lake? and im assuming i have to have a license to fish it too right? is it free to fish there cause when i got there i just drove in and i didnt really see a booth where i had to pay. and what kind of species is good to target there? i did see alot of small baby bass i think and some bluegills. i was gonna talk to people who were fishing there with catfishing poles but they didnt seem too friendly so i didnt want to bother. any info is much appreciated thanks in advance! oh and what kind of fish is best to target there? i probably would just catch and release there cause the water didnt seem too clean to me....:Embarrassed:

[zen]

its free to fish fairmount park there are bass catfish and bluegills in there

[J-Dub]

thanks for the info. do i need a license to fish there?

[GhettoBasster]

thanks for the info. do i need a license to fish there?

Yes. All the CA state rules apply. DFG does show up, but the homeless guys will usually ride around on bikes and warn people.

[angelsfan951]

carp also park is kind of ghetto at night. U have to put some serious work to figure the lake out tho. i live like 10 mins away and never go there. I cant catch anything lol but good their is a couple ppl on here that go often and know the lake good luck out there

[J-Dub]

thanx for info! i dont have a fishing license and i probably wont buy one because i dont usually fish city park lakes...i was thinking about taking my nieces and my nephew there cause hes been wanting to go fishing really bad. is it a safe enough place to take my nephew fishing there?

[Ducttapeking]

Just don't let them leave your side i went to restroom there once seen two guys in one stall heavy breathing also heard stories from the old timers there bout men hitting them up in the restrooms

[carpanglerdude]

Fairmount has a lot of water to fish and plenty of interesting cover. However, if you get skunked, don't give up. It's a very difficult lake to figure out but there are some large bass hiding in its waters!