Lake Wohlford fishing

Fishing at Lake Wohlford is on a reservoir, stocked with Mixed Trout and Rainbow Trout. It is stocked about 3 times a year since 2025, most often in January and February. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Last stocked

March 1, 2026

Plants on record

6

Species recorded

1

Elevation

1,457.5 ft

Common questions

What fish are at Lake Wohlford?
Fishing Lake Wohlford is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 6 plants on record are Mixed Trout. Mixed Trout was last stocked March 1, 2026. Rainbow Trout (Per CDFW's 2026 Provisional Stocking Plan for this water (a planning document, not a confirmed release)) is recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Lake Wohlford stocked?
Last stocked March 1, 2026. It is stocked about 3 times a year since 2025, most often in January and February.
How do you get on Lake Wohlford?
Shore fishing is available, there is no boat ramp, it is not float tube friendly, and a fee is required. The nearest town is Escondido, CA. Facilities include restrooms and dock. A City of Escondido domestic drinking-water reservoir at 25453 Lake Wohlford Road, closed to swimming and any contact with the water. Private watercraft, including kayaks and float tubes, are banned over quagga mussels, so anglers fish from shore or rent a boat at the Ranger Station.
Which lakes near Lake Wohlford were stocked more recently?
Doane Pond (12.7 mi), Cuyamaca Lake (27.6 mi), and Skinner Lake (28.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Doane Pond is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Cuyamaca Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Skinner Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Escondido, CA
Shore access
Yes
Boat ramp
No
Float tube friendly
No
Fee required
Yes
Facilities
restrooms, dock

A City of Escondido domestic drinking-water reservoir at 25453 Lake Wohlford Road, closed to swimming and any contact with the water. Private watercraft, including kayaks and float tubes, are banned over quagga mussels, so anglers fish from shore or rent a boat at the Ranger Station.

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How Lake Wohlford is stocked

Doane Pond (12.7 mi), Cuyamaca Lake (27.6 mi), and Skinner Lake (28.9 mi) were stocked more recently. Doane Pond is also stocked with Mixed Trout, Cuyamaca Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout, and Skinner Lake is also stocked with Mixed Trout.

Fish at Lake Wohlford

Fishing Lake Wohlford is most likely to be for Mixed Trout. All 6 plants on record are Mixed Trout.

Mixed Trout 6 plants
Plants
6 of 6
Last stocked
March 1, 2026

Stocking history

Source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 1, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
February 15, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 18, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
January 4, 2026 Mixed Trout – – report
December 14, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report
November 30, 2025 Mixed Trout – – report

Species found here

Confirmed present independent of the stocking records above, not from a stocking event.

Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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