Fish Report for 8-5-2013

Stripers & Catfish are on the bite at Diamond Valley Lake

8-5-2013
Diamond Valley Lake Staff

Surface Water Temp: 81 degrees

Fish Plants: No more this season

Lake Hours: 5:30am - 6:30pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the mid 50's to low 90's this week. Drink plenty of water and watch out for snakes!

Upcoming Events: Public night fishing September 6th ,7:30 PM to 12:00 AM.
Striper King Classic September 28th weigh-in 2:30 pm. Call marina store for more details.
August Special- Bike rentals: $10 an hour or $40 for 5 hours.

Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories!

BASS
Anglers are catching limits on bass between 4-7 pounds. Plastics work best in the pink, purple and brown colors. Senko's also work great in the green, brown, and pumpkin colors.

STRIPER
Stripers are back on! Anglers are catching striper between 4-8 pounds. Trolling with flies and using lures that replicate baby bass and shad work best for striper. Rich O'Neill, of Yucaipa caught a total of 8 stripers weighing between 5-6 pounds while trolling with flies.

CATFISH
There were many reports of catfish between 6-12 pounds this week. Anglers are catching limits using mackerel, anchovies and night crawlers.

Nicky Luu, YifuChen, Nha Tong and Vincent Tran, Pictured above of West Minister caught a nice catfish weighing crawler by the North West dam.

TROUT
No reports of trout caught this week. Typical bait for trout are mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms.

PANFISH
Anglers are catching limits on panfish between 1-2 pounds! Night crawlers and mealworms work best for panfish. Nicky Luu, Yifu Chen, Nha Tong and Vincent Tran of West Minister also caught a redear weighing 1.41 pounds using a night crawler by the North West dam


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