Lake Perris is similar to Lake Elsinore in many ways. They are shaped similarly and are very popular lakes for power boating, jet and waterskiing. Because they are both located in extremely hot regions, I would recommend paddling these lakes during the spring or early fall. Both lakes allow all types of boating recreation and each has a 5mph buoy zone around the perimeter of the lake.

A few differences are, Lake Perris provides more shady shoreline pullout access locations; it is not as large as Lake Elsinore; there is a bicycle and horseback riding trail around the entire lake; and Lake Perris has a small island to explore in the middle of the lake. All boats, including kayaks and canoes, must travel in a counter clock-wise direction.

Lake Perris boosts excellent kayak fishing opportunities throughout the entire year for striped, Alabama and largemouth bass, carp, sunfish, bull and channel catfish. It also offers a good population of rainbow trout, which the Department of Fish and Game stocks regularly during the wintertime. Fishing is permitted from 6am until 10pm during the summer and from 6am until 8pm in the winter. The best fishing action is near the dam of on the back side of the island.

This is an ideal spot to immerse yourself in nature and unwind in the sprngtime. It gets rather toasty in the summer months.

Map of Lake Perris


  
 
 
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