Lake Wohlford Press Release 12/10/22

Date: 12/10/22


Park hours: 6:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Open Seven Days a Week, Closed x-mas day)
Dock closes: 4:30 p.m.
Last Plant: 5,500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout for the Sat. December 10th opener.


Next Plant: 1,500 lbs. of Rainbow Trout the week of December 18th -24th.


Water temperature: At surface 53.42 f., 9.65 D.O. @ 15’ 54.14 f., 9.43 D.O.


Water level: Low level, private watercraft are currently banned.





Permits and boat rentals are sold at the Ranger Station. We are credit/debit only, no cash transactions. We do not sell fishing licenses so anglers must obtain them elsewhere prior to their visit. The lake is offering half price motor boats to seniors (60+) on Tuesdays and Thursdays and to active military every Saturday


In order to protect Wohlford from invasive exotic Quagga mussels there is a ban on private watercraft and equipment that could have been exposed to mussels. Restricted equipment includes; private boats, canoes, kayaks, float tubes, trolling motors, fish finders, anchors, and other equipment that contacts the water.


There was a huge turnout for this season’s trout opener with a lot of large rainbows being caught early in Boat Dock Cove. The leader, so far is ten-year-old Elias Rizzotto of Escondido who landed a 9.10# trout on pink hook-up bait on Bass point. Joel Wright tied the leader with a 9.10# taken in Boat Dock Cove. Other notable catches included; Robert Pellico’s 8.70#, Sam Bush’s 7.90# and Jesse Tran’s 7.30# trout. The trout are hitting jigs, powerworms, and inflated nightcrawlers. Thank you to all the folks who showed up for the opener and made it such a big success.


Largemouth Bass can be found lurking around structure. With the re-introduction of trout to the menu this might be just the time to dust off one of those big swimbaits in the hopes of landing a double-digit bucket mouth.


Each month Whopper Contest winners in four categories are awarded a free fishing and boating permit. Contest winners must legally catch their fish at Lake Wohlford and have it weighed in by a Wohlford Ranger on our scale. For information on the contest or fishing conditions, please contact the Ranger Station at (760) 839-4346.


To view our current fish photos, visit our website at:


http://www.wohlfordlake.com


WHOPPER CONTEST WINNERS FOR NOVEMBER WERE:


JESSE JURADO 12.40# CATFISH - JESSE TUMAN 5.40# BASS





WHOPPER CONTEST LEADERS FOR DECEMBER ARE:


ELIAS RIZZOTTO 9.10# TROUT -MICHAEL VILLANUEVA 4.40# CATFISH