TEMPORARY BAN!!!
Personal watercraft and livebait temporally banned due to the potential of Quegga of
mussels being spotted in lakes in San Diego County. Click here for more information.
Warmer days and our shallow lakes water temperature is on the rise. If feels like Bass Season!!!
Night Fishing is back by popular demand!!! May 8th & 22nd; June 5th; July 17th & 31st; August 14th & 28th; September 11th & 25th. Click here for event flyer.
TROUT:
Robert Bosco of El Cajon caught a 11lb. Trout out of lake #3 on yellowcorn PowerBait.
Ray Peterson of El Cajon landed a nice 10lb.3oz. Rainbow out of lake #4 on a zara puppy.
Ed Decoteau caught a Golden Lightning Trout out of lake #4 on chartreuse PowerBait.
Bob Walker caught a nice rainbow Trout out of lake #3 on Rainbow PowerBait.
Mike and Jared from Santee reeled in a 7lb.8oz. Trout out of lake #4 on PowerBait.
Dan Thibault caught an 11lb. Trout out of lake #4 on green PowerBait.
Gary Lavaliere caught a 10lb. trout out of lake #4 on a Kastmaster.
John Olivarez caught a 7lb. trout out of lake #4 on nitro green PowerBait with light tackle.
Jamial Ali caught an 8lb. Trout out of lake #4 on Chartreuse PowerBait.
Gerilynn Eierman caught a 6lb.5oz. trout out of lake #3 on salmon eggs with a bobber.
CATFISH:
Steve Whyte of El Cajon landed 14lb.3oz. Catfish using an inflated nightcrawler.
Isaac Flores of Chula Vista caught a 4lb.8oz. Catfish out of lake #2 on nightcrawlers.
Jay Fuentes of San Diego caught a 3 lb. Catfish out of lake #4.
Will Turner of Lakeside landed a 4 lb.3pz. Catfish out of lake #4 on mackerel.
Khan Dee of San Diego caught a 11 lb. 6 oz. Catfish out of lake #3 on a nightcrawler/mealwork combo.
Ben Dayton age 13 of Santee caught a 1lb.1oz. Catfish out of lake #4 on PowerBait.
Wanda Hoskins of San Diego caught 4 Catfish out of lake #4 on cheese bait.
Kalvin Payne age 14 of San Diego caught a 1lb.15oz.Catfish out of lake #4 on a nightcrawler.
Jerome Johnson of El Cajon an 11lb.12oz. and a 9lb.8oz. Catfish out of lake #3 on mackerel.
Art Ramierez of Santee caught a 10lb. Catfish out of lake #4 on a nightcrawler.
Michael Scott caught a 9lb. Catfish was out of lake #4 using night crawlers.
Bruce Phen caught a 21lb.3oz.Catfish (see photo above) out of lake #3 on a bread ball.
Joe Mannon caught a 8lb.12oz. Catfish out of lake #4 on Rainbow PowerBait.
Bruce Smith, age 6 caught three Catfish out of lake #4 on Orange PowerBait.
Chris Walker caught a 5lb. Catfish out of lake #2.
May Nam caught an 11lb. Catfish out of lake #4 on mealworms.
BASS::
Steve Whyte of El Cajon landed a 3lb. Bass at this lakefront campsite on lake #6 using an inflated nightcrawler.
Brain Grawey caught a 10 lb. Bass out of lake #7 on a Robo crawdad. He also landed a 14lb.9oz. out of lake #7. This would have broken the lake record; however it was not weighed by Park Staff.
John Peterson of Poway caught a 7lb. Bass out of lake #5 on a jig.
Troy Walsberg of Santee landed a nice 6 lb. Bass out of lake #5 on a plastic worm.
David Holley of Santee caught a 6lb. Bass out of lake #3 on a plastic worm.
Justin Holley age 13 of Santee caught a 3lb.8oz. Bass out of lake #5 on a plastic worm.
Norm Breen of San Diego reeled in a 5lb.12oz. Bass out of lake #5 on a purple robo worm and 4 lb. test. Norm stated "what a fight on 4 lb. test and ultra light spinning gear"
Michael Garnica of El Cajon caught a 2lb.12oz.Bass out of lake #4 on a Phoebe spinning lure. The fish was released.
Adam Robert Joyce age 12 of San Diego caught a 5lb. 4oz. Bass out of lake #5 on a saltwater lure.
CARP::
Brandon Leonard: of Spring Valley caught a huge 27lb. Carp out of lake #4 on a rattletrap!!
Edward Scott: of San Diego caught an 18lb. Carp out of lake #3 on mealworms.
** No California State Fishing License required to fish at Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve.
Adult (ages 16 and over) $8.00 per day
Junior (ages 7 to 15) $5.00 per day
Second fishing pole stamp $3.00
*One child under 7 may fish for free with a paid adult