Anza resident Russell Kitchen displays a large trout he caught at Lake Hemet recently. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo
Lake Hemet has attracted a gamefish fan following after a huge stocking of trout was announced in fishing circles across southern California recently.“The California Department of Fish and Wildlife stocked Lake Hemet with 1,500 pounds of trout on Jan. 3. This rainy winter weather should make for great fishing this week,” reported Hemet Lake Campground on social media. “We will be planting another 4,000 pounds at the end of January, so make your camping reservations now or come up and visit us for the day.”The lake will be privately stocked with trout four more times this season with 4,000 pounds of fish each time.That’s about $100,000 worth of trout for campground guests, according to a Lake Hemet spokesperson.The 2024 fish stocking schedule is as follows:Late
