Location and Directions:

25453 Lake Wohlford Rd
Escondido, CA 92025
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     Lake Wohlford is located north of San Diego near the city of Escondido. From Int. 15, exit Valley Parkway East to Wohlford Lake Rd. Turn right and follow the hill up to the lake.

Fishing Info:

    This is a smaller lake but offers some fine fishing for it's size. A fishing permit is required for fishing. Fees are as follows:
Adults: $5
Seniors $4
Youth 8- 15 yrs. $3
Under 8 are free but any fish caught counts towards limit of paying adult.

   Rainbow trout are stocked during the winter and spring months by DFG and county hatcheries. Channel catfish are stocked during the summer. There are also some BIG bass, crappie and bluegill in the lake. No swimming/skiing is allowed which makes this a nice lake to fish.

Lake Records:

• Bass - 19 pounds, 3 oz. by Steve Beasley of Vista, Ca. Caught on Feb. 3, 1986 using a golden shiner at Bass Point.
• Trout - 16 pounds, 4 oz. by Alan Vietor. Caught Jan. 30, 1999 using green Powerbait.
• Catfish - 27 pounds by Al Linares of Valley Center, CA. Caught Aug. 30, 1967 using cheese.
• Crappie - 3 pounds, 8 oz. by Delbert Carter of Pico Rivera, Ca. Caught April 12, 1982 using a crawdad.
• Bluegill - 1 pound, 4 oz. by Donna Bartels of Woodland Hills, Ca. Caught May 22, 1983 using a meal worm.
• Read and Post Wohlford Lake Fishing Reports Here

Comments and Tips:

  Like many of the smaller trout-stocked lakes in San Diego county, Wohlford has a reputation of producing some record-sized largemouth bass. Several 10+ bucketmouths have been posted here. Using soft-plastic trout imitation lures is a good method to entice one of these hogs into biting.

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