While driving home from Lake Shasta, just last week, a thought came across me, wouldn't it be nice to have a Lake Shasta as your home lake? Here it is January, and you can catch more fish in 6 days than you can in 6 weeks at any one of the Colorado River Lakes of the Southwest. Oh well, the days are getting longer, and it's time to put the Shasta fantasy behind us. After all, I am a Desert Rat and the Colorado River Lakes are where the majority of my fishing will take place. Fishing is suppos...

BW Giant Bass by Terry Battisti with Bill Siemantel
		The quest for the world-record bass still continues at a strong pace, especially since it could possibly mean up to $1 million dollars to the person who catches...
Catch and release not an ‘extreme’ sport by George Kramer
		“Europeans are crazy!” Or so says the drummer in the Volkswagen commercial. But unless you happen to have a secret bank account there, you may not be aware of w...
Reel Tips and Techniques by Connie Kilpatrick
		Now days, anglers are interested in cleaning and maintaining their own reels, changing out bearings, jazzing up the gears and constantly pushing their reels to...

Cuyamaca is perhaps the most beautiful lake in San Diego County, set in the high elevations of the Cuyamaca Mountains.

This small 110 acre lake sits at 4,620 feet above sea level in the mountains to the east of San Diego

The Dam at Cuyamaca is the second oldest in California and was completed in 1888 to store water which was then piped down to San Diego in wooden flumes to help quench a desperate need for water in San Diego.

Available species include largemouth bass, smallmouth ba...

Monday, Jan 28
Hi: 46˚ F  Lo: 31˚ F		Showers / Wind Wind: W 19 mph Precip: 70%		Partly Cloudy Wind: W 14 mph Precip: 20%