The San Diego Region consists of six tournaments, (4) at El Capitan and (2) at San Vicente at  This region has an Angler Of The Year Race and the winners will receive a custom silver belt buckle. Teams that fish five tournaments qualify for the year end 2-day Tournament Of Champions at Lake Havasu in September.

 

Robert, Julie and co-owner Rick Smith all grew up together in Santa Clarita, CA. Robert & Julie started fishing local bass tournaments in the early 90's and a husband/wife team until they decided to have kids (two daughters). After the kids arrived, Robert and Rick continued to fish many different tournaments over the years. Robert always had a vision of how he would like to run a bass trail. When the opportunity came up, Robert was the first to jump on it. Roberts main vision was always to give back to the anglers. "If you take care of the anglers, they will continue to support our efforts". Since Julie can count without taking her shoes off, she handles the money and the payouts (she is very good at it!).

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El Capitan Reservoir was created in 1935 with the completion of El Capitan Dam. That same year, the reservoir was connected to the City's water system via El Capitan Pipeline. Located approximately 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego, on the San Diego River, El Capitan had the largest capacity in the City reservoir system until the San Vicente Dam Raise Project was completed in 2015. When full, the reservoir has 1,562 surface acres, a maximum water depth of 197 feet, and 22 miles of shoreline. El Capitan Reservoir has a water storage capacity of 112,806.9-acre feet.

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The lake is open Thursday through Monday and is closed Tuesday & Wednesday. The hours of operation are 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset.

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This information is for reference only. Please check with the lake for current operating hours.

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16850 El Monte Road

Lakeside, CA 92040

(619) 668-2050

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San Vicente Dam was originally constructed in 1943. In 2016, a project to raise the dam by 117 feet was completed as part of the San Diego County Water Authority's Emergency and Carryover Storage Project. San Vicente is a deep, steep-sided impounding reservoir on San Vicente Creek, approximately 25 miles northeast of San Diego. It currently has a depth of 306 feet when full. It is the largest of the City's reservoirs.

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The lake is open Friday through Tuesday and is closed Wednesday & Thursday. The hours of operation are 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset.

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This information is for reference only. Please check with the lake for current operating hours.

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12387 Moreno Ave.

Lakeside, CA 92040

(619) 668-2050

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