Mike Foxhoven with his 4-8 Channel Cat.

For Immediate Catch and Release

May 13, 2012

Hello from Your Lake Jennings:
It's that time of year once again, so come out to Lake Jennings to kick off our NIGHT FISHING season. The lake will open on Friday at 5 PM and close at Midnight. Don't forget to bring your lantern. The lake will be stocked this week with 2,000 lbs of catfish and, just like in the past, the cats start to bite just before we stock. Several were caught this weekend at Cloister Cove under the "Bird Trees." Some trout are still being caught but no limits. Bass are still in 15' to 20' of water but are moving back to the points, but keep in mind that you can do very well night fishing for Bass. Redears have begun to spawn in a lot of the same locations the bass were occupying. Your best bet to catch a nice size Redear is to use a mealworm on a small baitholder hook.

Best Trout Spots:
Siesta Cove and Eagle Point.

Best Trout Bait/Lures:
Nightcrawlers and Power Bait.

Best Cat Spots:
Bird Trees and the edges of any flooded trees.

Best Cat Bait:
Mackerel and nightcrawlers. Use scent liberally.

Best Bass Spots:
Coves and off the points.

Best Bass Lures/Bait:
Plastics, nightcrawlers and crawdads.

Water Temp.:
68 degrees on the surface.

Notables:
Saturday, Brad Ranstead, Lemon Grove, 1-12 Redear, Hermit Cove; Sunday, Unknown, 6 Catfish totaling 20 lbs., Bird Trees.

Prognosis:
The trout are winding down and so is the bass spawning bite. The Redear spawning bite will go on for just a short period with the cats quickly moving in to the shallows to look for good spawning grounds. We will begin to plant catfish this week; see updated schedule below. Night Fishing will start off this Friday, May 18. The campground continues to draw great people with a fairly high occupancy so make your reservations online today.

The Lake Jennings Free Fishing University will be teaching catfishing….1 PM Sunday.

OPEN MONDAY, MAY 28 - MEMORIAL DAY.

New Hours:
Lake opens on Friday @ 5:00 PM closes for fishing at Midnight
Lake opens on Saturday @ 5:30 AM closes for fishing at Midnight
Lake opens on Sunday @ 5:30 AM closes for fishing at 8:30 PM

Catfish Stocking Schedule - 1,000 lbs. each

Stocking Date "is week of" Amount

5/14/12 1,000 lbs.
5/28/12 1,000 lbs.
6/18/12 1,000 lbs.
7/9/12 1,000 lbs.
8/6/12 1,000 lbs.

Total 5,000 lbs.

Lake Jennings Campground has WiFi at every campsite.

Lake Jennings Campground is open year round. Make your reservation.

For more information about fishing at Lake Jennings, contact Ranger David Acevedo (619) 962-8394.

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