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