Fishing’s surge in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t seem to have diminished – at least at Lake Poway. The number of fishing permits sold over the last few years continue to increase, a trend that started even before the lake opened for an extra day of fishing & boating starting last spring.
One of the most anticipated days of the year at the lake is trout season opening day. Poway starts stocking trout on Friday, Dec. 5 and will stock 19,000 pounds of trout through April 16, up 500 pounds from last year.
Most experienced fishermen have a tried-and-true game plan for reeling in a catch, but for those just getting started, Lake Poway rangers shared a few tips.
Within a day or two of a new stock, trout often migrate toward Half Moon Bay (at the south end of the grassy hill), making for great shoreline fishing. By the end of that week, fishing by boat in the open water between the pier and Bucktail Bay (directly across the lake) tends to provide more opportunities to hook trout. - All that glitters may not be gold, but it’s definitely a gem of an option for bait. Trout seem to be most lured by scented glitter bait by PowerBait, which is available at The Lookout at Lake Poway (lake concessions).
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