Fishing reports for Dixon Lake

Dixon will receive its first catfish stock of the season on July 12th, with night fishing kicking off the same day (5:45pm - 11:45pm). Catfish anglers are still hooking the occasional holdover from last season, and they've been big.

The bass action has been hit and miss, and extremely hot temperatures this week won't help much. The early morning bite has been best on flukes, some topwater, and bluegill-colored reaction baits.

A lot of smaller bass at Dixon are being caught and reported. But quietly, anglers have recently hooked a couple of giants. Two chunky 8+ pounders were caught in the last week, one on a big swimbait, and the other on a plastic worm. This spring has produced plenty of action, but not much size. It looks as though this is changing as big females are becoming more active late in the spawn.

Trout action is slow with warming water and no stocks within a couple of months. Catfish should pick up here shortly.

The bass are starting to make an appearance, easing their way into pre-spawn behavior (mostly cruising the shoreline). Water levels are high, and with another warm spell, the bass bite should really take off. Trout anglers are still catching fish, but numbers are dwindling. Another stock is expected late March.