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Lake Wohlford opener angers anglers
Fishermen lose patience
Daniel Fernandez (of Downey) catches the largest trout at the 2016 Lake Wohlford opener
Last week, the City of Escondido stocked Lake Wohlford with 6000 pounds of Nebraska Tailwalker rainbow trout for the annual trout opener on December 10. The lake had been closed since December 4, and the day of the plant was kept a secret.
Cars were backed up a half a mile at 6:00 a.m. waiting to get into the entrance for the Saturday opener, according to Ranger Andy Anderson. The opener was expected to produce similar results as the city’s Dixon Lake opener the previous weekend, where a lake record was broken with a 16.41-pounder.
Bruce Smith, Clairemont, used a hand-tied fly to land his 11.7 pounder at the Lake Wohlford opener.
Daniel Fernandez, of Downey, recorded the largest trout, at 14.5 pounds, caught at the buoy line using a Smokin Jigz. Bruce Smith, of Clairemont, used a hand-tied white leech fly to catch the second largest fish of the day, 11.7 pounds, from a boat just outside Willow Cove.
Ranger Anderson says there were reports of a 16-pounder being weighed in, but apparently the angler didn’t wait around long enough to get a picture or record the fish. The lake’s 2013 record of a 16.95 pounder still stands, held by Phanomuanh Khounborin of San Marcos.
Getting onto the lake was a challenge. With the city no longer offering fishing permits across the street at Smokey’s Lake Wohlford Café, confusion reigned for the first few hours.
A new “Iron Ranger” machine at the ranger station was supposed to be up and running to sell fishing permits. It wasn’t. So permits were being sold out of the ranger station, but their credit card machine lost service into the morning hours. “It was a disaster,” said one angler, who waited a long time to get on the water.
Lake superintendent Dan Hippert said the decision was made earlier in the year to sell permits directly to anglers at the ranger station. A few insiders say the city became weary of delayed payments from the café, thus the change was made. The café still sells bait, tackle, and state fishing licenses. (The Dept. of Fish and Wildlife still stock other species in Wohlford, thus a state license is required.)
Opening day anglers also found that quickly growing reeds have almost choked out popular shoreline areas, include Boat Cove and the Senior Shoreline. With the drought, lake levels have become static, allowing the reeds to flourish. “When the lake level would raise and lower with rains, the reeds weren’t a problem,” noted Ranger George Scalo.
Unfortunately city water officials probably won’t address the need to eradicate the strangling reeds until the proposed heightening of the dam project takes place in a few years.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Lake Wohlford opener angers anglers
Fishermen lose patience
Lake Wohlford opener angers anglers
Fishermen lose patience
Daniel Fernandez (of Downey) catches the largest trout at the 2016 Lake Wohlford opener
Last week, the City of Escondido stocked Lake Wohlford with 6000 pounds of Nebraska Tailwalker rainbow trout for the annual trout opener on December 10. The lake had been closed since December 4, and the day of the plant was kept a secret.
Cars were backed up a half a mile at 6:00 a.m. waiting to get into the entrance for the Saturday opener, according to Ranger Andy Anderson. The opener was expected to produce similar results as the city’s Dixon Lake opener the previous weekend, where a lake record was broken with a 16.41-pounder.
Bruce Smith, Clairemont, used a hand-tied fly to land his 11.7 pounder at the Lake Wohlford opener.
Daniel Fernandez, of Downey, recorded the largest trout, at 14.5 pounds, caught at the buoy line using a Smokin Jigz. Bruce Smith, of Clairemont, used a hand-tied white leech fly to catch the second largest fish of the day, 11.7 pounds, from a boat just outside Willow Cove.
Ranger Anderson says there were reports of a 16-pounder being weighed in, but apparently the angler didn’t wait around long enough to get a picture or record the fish. The lake’s 2013 record of a 16.95 pounder still stands, held by Phanomuanh Khounborin of San Marcos.
Getting onto the lake was a challenge. With the city no longer offering fishing permits across the street at Smokey’s Lake Wohlford Café, confusion reigned for the first few hours.
A new “Iron Ranger” machine at the ranger station was supposed to be up and running to sell fishing permits. It wasn’t. So permits were being sold out of the ranger station, but their credit card machine lost service into the morning hours. “It was a disaster,” said one angler, who waited a long time to get on the water.
Lake superintendent Dan Hippert said the decision was made earlier in the year to sell permits directly to anglers at the ranger station. A few insiders say the city became weary of delayed payments from the café, thus the change was made. The café still sells bait, tackle, and state fishing licenses. (The Dept. of Fish and Wildlife still stock other species in Wohlford, thus a state license is required.)
Opening day anglers also found that quickly growing reeds have almost choked out popular shoreline areas, include Boat Cove and the Senior Shoreline. With the drought, lake levels have become static, allowing the reeds to flourish. “When the lake level would raise and lower with rains, the reeds weren’t a problem,” noted Ranger George Scalo.
Unfortunately city water officials probably won’t address the need to eradicate the strangling reeds until the proposed heightening of the dam project takes place in a few years.
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