The San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department will once again put on a one-day trout derby at Prado Regional Park on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For the derby, 1,660 pounds of trout, including lightning trout, will be stocked on Friday, Jan. 9. Due to the derby stocking, the lakes will be closed to the public for fishing on Friday, Jan. 9, and will reopen for fishing after the derby ends at 1 p.m. Jan. 10.
To prepay the derby fees, visit bit.ly/3XgaY7Q.
Gates open at 6:30 a.m. and prepaid derby fees are encouraged. Derby fees are $20 per person and $15 per vehicle. A fishing license is required for all participants ages 16 years and older.
Derby cash prizes will be awarded for:
• First place: $1,000
• Second place: $500
• Third place: $250
Participants will receive a wristband and packet with derby entry forms and rules. The derby is rain or shine, and no refunds will be given.
Regional Parks will have a weigh-in station available, and officials encouraged participants to allow plenty of time to weigh and enter their fish prior to the 1 p.m. cut-off time. Winners do not need to be present to claim their prizes. Winners will be announced at approximately 1:15 p.m. at the Regional Parks weigh-in station area.
Prado Regional Park is located at 16700 S. Euclid Ave., in Chino. Park hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The park is closed on Christmas Day.
All prepaid participants will enter the park from Johnson and Pine Avenues, just east of Euclid Avenue near the Prado Park Equestrian Center.
For seasonal stocking dates and fishing license information, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/park-fishing. For derby forms, park map and rules, visit parks.sbcounty.gov/fishing-derby.
