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Riverside County Approves Contract to Stock Catfish at Lake Cahuilla

Tue, 09/05/2023 - 05:00

LA QUINTA – Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park is gearing up for catfish season, with a new vendor contract in place that will supply the county’s fishing lakes with catfish during the summer months.

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The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today approved a contract with Pacific Aqua Farms, Inc. for catfish stocking at Lake Cahuilla, Lake Skinner and Rancho Jurupa regional parks. The first stock of the season will take place May 26, with 900 pounds of catfish to be delivered at each lake.

The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District has released the attached restocking schedule. The county park district will extend the park hours of the Friday stocking dates so people can come in the evenings to fish in the summer.

“There are quite a bit of fisher folks out there at Lake Cahuilla and throughout the County of Riverside,” said Supervisor V. Manuel Perez. “I am pleased we have a contract in place to stock Lake Cahuilla for the summer season, and we welcome visitors to come out and fish there this summer.”

Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park is located at 58-075 Jefferson Street, La Quinta, CA  92253. The admission fee for fishing is $10 per adult and $8 per child.

A state fishing license is required for anyone 16 and older. The state fishing license is not sold at Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park, but can be purchased at local retailers.

Riverside County offers veterans and military free admission and fishing at Lake Cahuilla Veterans Regional Park annually on Memorial Day weekend (Saturday through Monday) and Veterans Day (November 11). The offer is open to active duty military personnel, veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, National Guard and federal and state reservists, and those in their vehicle. Memorial Day weekend is Saturday, May 27 through Monday, May 29.

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Supervisor V. Manuel Perez represents the Fourth Supervisorial District on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The largest district in the county by geography, the 4th District covers eastern Riverside County, from Whitewater, stretching across the entire Coachella Valley south to the Salton Sea, up Highway 74 to Idyllwild and the mountain communities, and heading east of the Coachella Valley to Blythe and the Colorado River.

Supervisor Perez’s office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.