Striper King Classic Derby
Good morning. Just ahead of the Striper King Classic 3 charity event at Diamond Valley Lake in the Hemet/Temecula area, there were a few monster stripers caught. Attached are the pictures for your review and descriptions:

1. Kenny Baldwin of Redlands, pictured above 19.96lb striper caught on the East Dam area using white flies. Kenny makes his own white trolling flies. Kenny's getting some "practice time" in prior to the Striper King Classic 3 event on September 28th. Note: Kenny placed 3rd in last year's SKC2 event and is the owner of the popular Producer Plug lure.

2. Vern Galliher of Hemet, Photo #1 25.00lb striper caught on the south side of DVL. Vern was using a Mike Southerland special fly. Vern stated, "When I opened the stripers mouth, I could almost fit my entire head in it!". Vern also noted that the striper was blind in one eye.

Thanks for everyone's efforts in spreading the word about the Striper King Classic 3 charity event. The benefitting charities are Valley-Wide Recreation & Parks District of San Jacinto/Hemet and the Wounded Warriors. If you need any additional information/pictures, please advise. Many thanks!

Diamond Valley Fish Report

Lake Elevation: 1722
Surface Water Temp: 79.9 degrees
Fish Plants: No more this season
Lake Hours: 5:30am - 6:30pm
Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the low 60's to high 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 smaller bass this week, yet there were a few bigger bass between 5-8 pounds. Plastics work best in the pink, purple and brown colors. Senko's and night crawlers also work great for bass.

John Falcone Jr. of Murrieta caught an 8 pound bass using a hula grub near the saddle dam.

STRIPER Stripers picked back up this week! Anglers are catching limits on stripers between 5-25 pounds! Sardines and trolling with flies work best for striper.

Vern Galliher, Photo #1 and Corey Harrison, Photo #2 of Hemet caught a nice 25 pound Striper using a fly.

CATFISH
Anglers are catching catfish between 5-13 pounds! Mackerel, sardines, chicken liver and night crawlers are working best for catfish. Vern Hinson, Photo #3 of Menifee caught a total of three catfish using cut sardines in the 3rd cove to the right of the marina. The biggest catfish weighed 12.5 pounds!

PANFISH
Anglers are catching still limits on panfish 1 pound and under. Night crawlers, mealworms and wax worms work best for panfish

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