Dixon Lake is a smallish, 70-acre reservoir outside of Escondido on the skirts of the Daley Ranch. Even though the lake doesn’t cover much surface area, the dam, completed in 1971, holds up to 80-feet ...

Dixon Lake, one of the smaller lakes in San Diego County, has proven itself mighty in the bass fishing realm. From April 2001 until May 2003, the little lake within the Escondido city limits produced ...

DIXON LAKE – Albert Lombardo Jr. is pumped. It’s 6 a.m., and he’s standing here shin-deep in alligator boots and enthusiasm. His bellowing voice carries across the water, breaking the early morning ...

The largemouth bass are starting to move into shallow water, their spawning instincts kicking in. So the question begs asking: Will the star of the show reappear again and take center stage this year?

State inspectors discovered leaks in Dixon Reservoir's dam in 2011 and 2013 but it's taken until now to begin repairing the leaks before they pose a hazard to the buildings clustered beneath the dam.

Water temperatures at Escondido’s Dixon Lake are at about 57 degrees, and veteran trout hunters know that’s about perfect. So do the trout and some of the big footballs have come out from hiding and ...

The unofficial world record largemouth bass that was caught andreleased at least twice at Escondido’s Dixon Lake was foundfloating dead in the water early Friday. Ranger James Dayberry said that just ...