bass fishing

Escondido, Sports February 22, 2025

Lake Hodges opener: Fishes still biting despite low water

Lake Hodges swung open its proverbial gates on Wednesday, Feb. 7, under the same ironclad rules and regulations that were holding court in 2023. Ah, fishing—a pursuit as noble as whittling a fine piece of oak into a chair leg, but with the added benefit of possibly getting dinner out of the deal. The grand season opener at Lake Hodges arrived with all the pomp…

Sports February 29, 2016

MONSTER ALERT! 16.3-pound bass caught at Lake Wohlford

Rising big bass star Greg Springer of Vista has caught and released the largest bass in San Diego in almost two years, a truly massive 16.3 pounder. Springer landed the fish on Friday at Escondido’s Lake Wohlford near the South Shore Rockpile, while fishing from the shoreline with a 3:16 Lure Company Kokanee Glide Bait (pictured in one of those photos below). Springer had been on a mission to…

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