Lake Elevation: 1662.30
Surface water temp: 63 - 65 degrees
Fish Plants: 2,000 pounds of Mt. Lassen rainbow trout will be planted on Thurs April 29th. (Trout plants are subject to change)
Lake Hours: 6:30am to 6:15 pm
Weather: Temperatures have been in the 60's in the morning and rising to the high 70's in the afternoon.

Stop by the Marina and tell us about your fish!

BASS
Bedding bass have been biting in the coves and along the dams between 5 and 15 feet. Texas or Carolina rigged lizards and brush hogs, Senkos, tube jigs, and drop shot rigged straight tails in purple variations have been the most reported baits. There has been sporadic lure action for the first hour of the day mostly with topwater and shallow jerks or cranks. Gary Baker of San Marcos caught a 7.5 pound bass fishing the north shore with a green pumpkin Senko. Steven Frazier had his best topwater day ever catching over 20 bass back to back in the early morning. Steven summed up DVL bass fishing by saying. "If every day was like today, fishing would have a new name....it would be called catching instead of fishing."

TROUT
Trout fishing has been fair for boaters and shore anglers. Nightcrawlers, Powerbait, Powerworms, and mini Jigs have been the best baits. Most trout catches have been on the east dam or the coves west of the marina.

STRIPER
Anglers reported a few small striper catches this week on swimbaits. The most reported spots have been Rawson cove, near the rock quarry, and by restroom 2. LA Sliders, Lunker Punkers, and Zplugs are the most common baits. Louie Vega of Hemet caught 3 striper at 22, 19, and 18 pounds fishing from shore with a Zplug.

CATFISH
The cats have made a comeback! Several anglers reported catches over 5 lbs. Mackerel and anchovies have been the most reported baits, but shrimp and chicken liver has accounted for a few reports. The most reported areas have been the inlet tower, Rawson cove, and the wave attenuator.

PANFISH
The panfish reports were fair this week with crappie being the predominant species for panfish anglers. The bite will improve as the water gets warmer. Rawson cove and the saddle dam were the most reported spots Mini jigs, and live worms are the most common panfish baits. Andrew Anchondo of Stanton reported a 1.11 pound crappie fishing with jigs near restroom 1.

The biggest fish of the week was a 25 pound carp caught by Phillip Sanchez.
LAKE RECORDS
Lake Record Striper: April 17, 2010: Jesse Mena of Hemet broke the DVL striper record with 33.27 pounds. He was fishing near the inlet tower with a Lunker Punker.

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: Jesse Mena of Hemet caught a 3.47 pound crappie fishing near the saddle dam with a white crappie jig.

Lake Record Red Ear Sunfish: Michael Wolf of Redondo Beach caught a 3.45 pound bluegill fishing with trout Krilla near the rock quarry.

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: March 14, 2009: Andrew Aralos of Hemet caught a 15.45 pound trout. He was fishing with Powerbait near the east dam.