Lake Wohlford Press Release 4/9/21

Date: 4/10/21
Park hours: 6:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Open seven days a week)

Dock closes: 7:00 p.m.

Last Plant: 1,500lbs. of Rainbow Trout Wednesday April 7th.
Next Plant: 1,500lbs. of Rainbow Trout Wednesday April. 14th.
Water temperature: At surface 64.04 f., 8.56 D.O. @ 15’ 64.40 f., 8.34 D.O.Water level: Lowlevel, private watercraft are currently banned.Permits and boat rentals are sold at the Ranger Station. Currently we are credit/debit only no cash transactions. We do not sell fishing licenses so anglers must acquire them elsewhere prior to their visit. Facial coverings are required when purchasing a fishing permit or when entering or exiting the boats or boat dock area. The lake is offering $20 all day motor boats to seniors 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.
We have a new Lake Record Catfish! The top spot now belongs to Elliot Berquist of Escondido and his 62.70# Blue Catfish caught in Willow Cove on mackerel yesterday afternoon. Berquist is an avid catfish angler here at the lake and he and his fishing buddies have been pursuing the record for a few years and with an increased fervor in the last few weeks. Their efforts resulting in several sizeable catches culminating in yesterday’s record fish. Berquists catch begs the question; Just how big might the largest catfish in the lake be? Both Lower Otay and San Vicente have record catfish in the triple digits, but both of those lakes are considerably bigger. The last few years have shown that Wohlford has a healthy population of blues that continue to grow in size. Could Wohlford’s murky waters be concealing an 100# catfish? Only time will tell, but two things are certain, it seems a good deal more plausible than it did last week, and Berquist and his crew of catfish hunters stand a better than average chance of being the ones to do it.
Each month Whopper Contest winners in four categories are awarded a free fishing and boating permit. 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.comWHOPPER CONTEST WINNERS FOR MARCH WERE:
JACOB LOPEZ 9.60# TROUT - JUSTIN KENNEDY 5.20# BASS
TAYLOR OSHINSKI 37.10# CATFISH & 2.20# CRAPPIE

WHOPPER CONTEST LEADERS FOR APRIL ARE:
ERWIN LeBLANC 8.90# TROUT - JERRY HARRIS 2.10# CRAPPIE
ELLIOT BERQUIST 62.70# CATFISH