Lake Hours: 7:00am to 6:00pm
Fish Plants: DVL will stock 1000 pounds of Mt. Lassen trout the week of March 15th.
Weather: The weather was warmer this week with highs in the 80's with little or no wind.

Stop by the Marina and tell us about your fish!
BASS
The Bass have moved up tight, but have not been inclined to bite as much as anglers would like. There have been plenty of catches between 2-3 pounds for largemouth and smallmouth alike with a few double digit reports this week. Senkos, drop shot rigged purple plastics, and Carolina rigged brush hogs have worked well. Most bass have been caught within 10 feet of water on the points or along the dams. Shallow water fishing requires light line and flawless presentation to entice the bass. Bo McNeely of Upland caught a 7.6 pound bass fishing with a jig in one foot of water. Gary Anderson of Bloomington caught a 10.81 pound bass fishing with a plastic shad on the east dam.

TROUT
Trout fishing slowed a bit this week, but there were still some notable catches. Nightcrawlers, mini jigs, and trout worms were the most reported baits. Shore anglers seemed to do better than the boaters. The trout were caught in as little as 3 feet of water so light line is a must. James Arney of Murrieta caught a 9 pound trout fishing with chartreuse Powerbait near the marina. Kyle Tiedeman of Murrieta caught a 6.7 pound rainbow fishing with chartreuse Powerbait near the Marina.

STRIPER
Striper fishing was slow this week. Stripers are always on the move, but the most consistent spots have been the inlet tower or the east dam. Anglers have caught striper on swimbaits, either trolling as deep as 50 feet, or throwing into boils. Eddie "Fish Taco" Martinez of Fontana caught 3 stripers at 6,7,and 9 pounds fishing with a Fish Taco lure along the east dam.

CATFISH
The water is still too cold for a great cat bite, but there has been some big fish caught over the past few months. Mackerel, anchovies and shrimp have been the typical baits.

PANFISH
Panfish have been gradually moving into the shallows so the hot bite is just around the corner. Steven Williams of Glendora caught a 2.66 pound crappie fishing with a jig . Robert Gutierrez of Riverside caught a 2.7 pound crappie fishing with a jig.

LAKE RECORDS

Lake Record Striper November 11, 2005: Art Berry of Hemet; 29.77 lb. striper caught at East Dam using swimbait.

Lake Record Largemouth Bass March 16th 2007: Mike Long of Poway, 16.43 lb bass. He was fishing the west dam with a 6" "Real Trout" Rago swimbait.

Lake Record Crappie: 3.0 pounds landed by Keith Thomas. He was fishing with shad.

Lake Record Blue Gill: John Arganda, of Menifee, holds the lake pan fish record by bringing in a 3.06 pound blue gill. He got it on a night crawler fishing near the saddle dam.

Lake Record Catfish October 29, 2008: Jason Walsh, of Temecula, caught a 42.56 pound catfish using an LA Slider near the inlet tower.

Lake Record Trout, December 3, 2008: Cesar Cruz of Hemet holds the DVL trout record at 15.06 pounds. He was fishing on the north corner of the east dam with a Thomas Buoyant lure.