Elevation: 1712.80 and dropping

Surface water temp: 61 - 65 degrees

Fish Plants: 2,500 pounds of Mt. Lassen rainbow trout will be planted December 6th.

Lake Hours: 6:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Weather:??Temperatures have been in the 50's with stormy conditions present late in the week. As a general rule, Santa Ana winds do not negatively affect the lake.

Bass: Big bait time is upon us!?? Swimbaits remained the predominate method for success at DVL. Z -Plugs, California Swimbabes, Spro BBZ, and Huddlestons were the most reported lures with most of those catches occurring within the first 15 feet of water. Ice jig reports were still effective for fishing as deep as 60 feet. Drop shotting or Carolina rigging plastics 45 ??? 60 feet down was a mainstay for finesse fisherman. The east dam, the west dam, shore line fishing, and the point to the left of the marina were the most reported lake locales for those looking for bass. Dennis Horn of Moreno Valley got a 5.48 pound bass fishing with a swimbait on the east dam. Jeff Harper of Hemet got a 6.53 pound bass fishing with nightcrawlers 10 feet down on the first point of the shoreline.

Trout: ????Shore anglers continue to hammer the trout while boaters look on in envy. Trout were biting from 10-25 feet near the marina mainly along the shoreline fishing area as well as the east dam. There continued to be an absence of the intangible holdovers. Kastmasters, mini jigs, Power Worms, and nightcrawlers all duped the DVL trout. Daniel Quiroz of Whittier got a 5.21 pound trout fishing the east dam with and Owner lure. Tim Carnahan of Sky Valley got his biggest trout at 5.3 pounds fishing the east dam at 10 feet with a Rapala. Shore Angler, Jim Mehan of Winchester, got 4 fish at 13.32 pounds sinking a nightcrawler to 10 feet. Louie Vega of San Jacinto got a 6.62 pound trout fishing from shore with nightcrawlers. Garrett Adair of Sun City got his biggest trout at 3 pounds fishing with corn Powerbait on the first point of shoreline.

Striper: ??Striper fishing slowed a bit this week. Trout swim baits, Plugs or stick baits were the most reported lures for striper. Shore anglers reported many catches this week. We have yet to hear of anything under 10 pounds, so set your drags loose. Fishing points near the marina or on the inlet remain proven spots for boaters.

Catfish:????Catfish have refused to go away in the face of dropping water temps.??Best bet is the third cove of shoreline fishing, and near the east dam or wave attenuator. The most effective baits included anchovies, mackerel, and raw shrimp. Most catfish have been found on the bottom in 25 - 50 feet.??Craig and Skielur Allard brought their uncle Kenny Peterson to DVL to bring in 18 pounds of catfish. All were caught on the east dam by dropping nightcrawlers to 20 feet. Roger Harsha of La Verne got 9 cats totaling 55 pounds that were hungry for mackerel. He fished at 40 feet in various cove on the east side of the lake. Congratulations to Kerrie Carter of Hemet who not only got the biggest fish of the week, but her first at DVL. The monster was 12.60 pound channel cat caught by the wave attenuator with anchovies.

Panfish: There is still a panfish bite at DVL and most anglers have the best luck fishing along the dams, specifically near the stairways. The panfish have recessed from the banks in recent weeks. Anglers have found that fishing 20 -30 feet off the dams using live worm dropped to 25 feet has been a consistent method.

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: DVL would like to congratulate Mike Long of Poway who became the new Largemouth bass record holder this week with a 16.43 pound 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, broke 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 January 19, 2007: Congratulations to Doug Hagadorn of Valley Center! He caught a 32.80 pound catfish. He was fishing at 60 feet with a Pig N' Jig around the first island on the north shore.

Lake Record Trout, March 12, 2005: Shawn Luhmann got a 11.30 pound rainbow trout on on the shoreline fishing area.