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Excellent story-telling and photos.
I am curious if there are any shore fishing spots, targeting large mouths on artificials on the river.
I didn't even realize we had a thriving river in SD county.

CKRZ,

As an Escondido resident, Lake Dixon has been my "home lake" for over 2-decades.
I am strictly a bass fisherman from shore and can only speak to this species.
I fish Dixon no less than once per week.
If you fish Dixon for bass, it's hard to beat a drop-shotted finesses worm rigged weedless ...

CKRZ,

One last comment in addition to my earlier reply.
My personal Lake Dixon rule of thumb is "never on a weekend."
Way too many people.

TaBASSco,

Some ramblings in response to your post.
Some history:
I am a 20+ year ago transplant from NYS residing in San Diego County.
Back "home," where I cut my fishing teeth, we had natural glacial lakes and multi-species river systems.
Moved to SoCal and pretty soon figured out a few things ...

Had my weekly opportunity to shore fish from 4-6PM today.
Got 2.
Both drop shots.
The best part for me was I finally caught something on other than a RoboWorm or Senko.
Got one on a drop-shotted Yamamota pumpkin Kreature bait hooked once through near the nose.
I threw this one a couple times ...

Hey SHEEP...

Get the jab.
We know what’s best.
Apparently not exactly.

Official data released by Canada’s government shows that 74% of triple-vaxxed Canadians now have Vaccine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (VAIDS).

Compared to the natural immune system of their unvaccinated ...

Vinny,
I've enjoyed your thread. Thanks for making me remember.
A few live dates from my experience to date:
Jimi at a small club in Schenectady, NY when in high school
Pink Floyd at Carnegie Hall (I challenge anyone to top this one)
Led Zeppelin
Jefferson Airplane
Bob Marley & the Wailers
Jeff Beck ...

I hope this is not inappropriate for this general forum.
Feel free to PM me with any response if not suited for here.
So...
Entered my 70s a couple years ago.
No boat, no tube, no kayak, shore bound.
A largemouth fisherman.
Fish alone more often than not.
Escondido resident.
Have walked the ...

Stephen
Youre not going to get a pass, let is slide due to age at the golf coarse ponds....
You will get kicked out, by the grounds keepers...
Thats why we call it "ninja bassin"......


Slater,
Your critique is recognized and appreciated, thanks.
However:
1. I can ninja with the best of them ...

Yes my Bills and Chargers disappointed.
Though Patrick Mahomes has several more year aheads to potentially be established as the GOAT; My Rule #1:
DON'T EVER BET AGAINST PATRICK MAHOMES.
It's that simple to me, a Chargers fan.

Had to throw in my 2-cents.
Not a live bait fisherman, so can make no comment here.
Now jig fishing, that's another thing.
Now I recognize there are many excellent jig plastic trailers (which I use), especially those craw-like; but I have my lifetime favorite jig rig.
3/8 oz black marabou jig with ...

Observation:
#1. Skunked from shore.
#2. Water level is lowest I've seen in at least 15-years (subject to change any day or week).
#3. At least for now, there is some level of increased shore access.
#4. Viewing the lake bottom to about 10' from a pier, seems a bit early for my fellow bass folks ...

Well our boat rental plans bombed, so chose to spend an hour on a pier looking for what is different from last week.
Last week:
Water level lowest I've seen in 15-years.
Through clear water to about 15', nothing looked attractive at all.
Skunked.
Crappy trout fishing as the scheduled plant could not ...

Dixon, now there's a word we've not heard for a long, long time... great report, gracias.

Reminds me of when you had a chance a catching a bass worth ONE MILLION DOLLARS!

I had a chance at her, one of just a handful of folks, story here:
https://www.seewald.com/had_chance_at_world_record_bass ...

With a little boat surgery, got 2 today.
Missed one pickup.
All on drop-shotted pumpkin Kreatures.
Got a chance to cruise the shoreline for the first time this year.
No well defined beds yet; but some smaller males are hanging around shallow developing beds.
Today's catch was all in about 20' of ...

3 from last evening at twilight in a little less than 2-hours.
At 72-years old, currently limited to pier fishing.
If anyone ever has a boat back seat opening, please inform.
Tight lines all.
Stephen

Nice. What did they bite on?


Galen,
However I may now be limited to lake pier fishing, I still throw every thing in my bass tackle box at 'em every time.
But.....as it was with these and seems to be with most others, they all came on a drop-shotted plastic. (Gotta use skinny sinkers; no knot ...

galen wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 12:47 pm Nice. What did they bite on?

Also, all in 20-25' of water.

Not sure if you knew, but that pier you’re fishing from is where the largest documented largemouth bass ever was caught. They even named her “Dottie” for an identifiable mark on her jaw. The fish was supposedly “accidentally” snagged a number of years ago by a big bass angler who was bed fishing ...

Hit Lake Dixon this AM
Got there late @ 0800 hrs.
By 0900 hrs, was too sun-exposed and freakin' hot to continue.
As I'm limited to lake pier fishing, threw the proverbial drop-shotted weedless 7" RoboWorm.
Had one "on" for a couple feet after attempting to set the hook on the first tap. I usually ...