Cachuma Lake in Santa Barbara County received a second delivery of 4,000 pounds of triploid rainbow trout in early November, following an initial delivery in late October. The County Parks department has been granted a permit to release up to 16,000 pounds of trout into the lake between now and spring 2021, through periodic deliveries. The trout are trucked alive from a fish farm and released by pumping them from the truck's chambers into the lake over about 2 minutes. The newly-stocked trout provide recreational fishing opportunities at Cachuma Lake.

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Second 4,000-pound delivery of rainbow trout released into Cachuma
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Nov12,2020
CachumaLakereceivedasecondplantingoftriploidrainbowtroutTuesday,makingitthesecondsuch
releaseintwomonths,withtwoadditionalreleasesscheduledforDecemberandthespringof2021.
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2. Following a 4,000-pound delivery in late October, Cachuma Lake Recreation Area released
a second planting of triploid rainbow trout into the lake on Tuesday, just in time for Veterans
Day.
Santa Barbara County Parks, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife, was granted a private stocking permit for up to 16,000 pounds of triploid rainbow trout
for the 2020-21 season, according to County Parks officials, who noted that two
additional 4,000-pound releases are slated for the month of December and the spring of 2021.
"It takes about half an hour from the time the truck parks by the water to the time the driver gets
back in," said a County Parks spokeswoman, describing the planting process. "The fish are
housed in a large semitruck with four separate chambers. A tube is attached to each chamber
and the fish are released. For the fish to come out of each chamber, it takes about 2 minutes."
The fish that are trucked in come from Mt. Lassen Trout Farms Inc. in Paynes Creek, and range
in size from half-pound “catchables” to 8-pound trophies, officials said.
County Parks officials invite the public to enjoy the recreational area while continuing to follow
COVID-19 safety protocol reminders that are posted throughout the park.

3. Fishing from the shore in the recreation
area or from a boat is open year-round with
a valid fishing license.
Annual passes for U.S. veterans are $10 and
valid for one year from the date of purchase.
The special pass allows veterans access to
Cachuma Recreation Area and Jalama
Beach county parks during daylight hours.
A4,000-pounddeliveryofrainbowtroutwasrecently
releasedintoCachumaLake.
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For boating vessel inquiries, visit
https://www.countyofsb.org/parks/cachumaboating.sbc. For updated fishing tips,
refer to the Cachuma Lake weekly fishing report at
www.countyofsb.org/parks/cachumafishing.sbc.

4. Visitors are advised to check recreation area hours, road and weather conditions in advance. For
more information, contact the marina at 805-688-4040.
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AttendeesstoodatattentionaroundtheflagpolelocatedoutsideoftheSolvangVeteransMemorialHallonWednesday
morning inhonorofVeteransDay.
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