So Cal Fish Report
Diamond Valley Lake Fish Report for 12-24-2007
Diamond Valley Lake Fish Report for 12-24-2007
Diamond Valley Lake Fish Report 12-24-07
Diamond Valley Lake - Hemet, CA (Riverside County)
by Jeff Leatherman
12-24-2007
(951) 926-7201
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Lake Elevation: 1711.74 and dropping
Surface water temp: 61 - 65 degrees
Fish Plants: an additional 2,500 pounds of Mt. Lassen rainbow trout will be planted on December 26th. The last trout plant was on December 20th.
Lake Hours: 6:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Marina will be closed Christmas day.
Weather:??Temperatures have been in the 40's in the morning and rising to the 60's in the afternoon. There were no severe winds this week.
Bass: Swimbaits are the best approach for big bass 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. LA sliders were effective swimbaits for fishing at greater depths. Ice jig reports were still effective for fishing as deep as 60 feet on the dams. Drop shotting or Carolina rigging plastics 45 ??? 60 feet down was a mainstay for finesse fisherman. 4" worms in green or purple worked great for the drop shot rig, and brushogs and lizards in green pumpkin or watermelon seed were great for those using the Carolina rig. Swimbait fisherman have been focusing on the dams and near the marina mainly in the morning while worm fishing has been the most productive on south shore points. Casey (last name omitted) got a 9 pound bass on a floating BBZ-1 swimbait and managed a few more on ice jigs, but would not reveal his fishing spots. Jesse Mena of Hemet got a 8.15 pound bass fishing from shore with a floating BBZ-1 swimbait.
Trout: Shore anglers found it impossible to limit out this week. Boat anglers were still having a tough time. Trout were biting near the marina specifically along the shoreline fishing area , but holdover trout have been few. Most trout were caught between 10-25 feet with Powerbait in green or rainbow. Inflated night crawlers fished off the bottom were heavily reported this week. Kastmasters, Thomas Buoyants, and mini jigs were the lures that worked the best for trout. Courtney Lopez of Hemet got a 4.42 pound trout fishing from shore with an inflated nightcrawler. John Dike of Hemet got a 7.05 pound stringer fishing from shore with rainbow Powerbait. Sue Xiang of long Beach got a 3.08 pound trout fishing with a plastic grub. Emilio Lopez of Hemet got a 4.46 pound trout fishing from shore with a nightcrawler.
Striper: The striper bite was considerably slower this week than in the past. Trout swim baits, Plugs or large topwater baits were the most reported lures for striper. Fishing points near the marina or on the inlet remain proven spots for boaters. Rob Bellohi of Atascadero got a 12.26 pound striper fishing near the marina with a Big Hammer lure.
Catfish: There was still a lingering catfish bite this week. Great spots for catfish are 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. There was one catfish reported with an unofficial weight of 8 pounds caught by shore fisherman Marcos on a Huddleston swimbait.
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
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 the shoreline fishing area.
Surface water temp: 61 - 65 degrees
Lake Hours: 6:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Marina will be closed Christmas day.
Weather:??Temperatures have been in the 40's in the morning and rising to the 60's in the afternoon. There were no severe winds this week.
Bass: Swimbaits are the best approach for big bass 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. LA sliders were effective swimbaits for fishing at greater depths. Ice jig reports were still effective for fishing as deep as 60 feet on the dams. Drop shotting or Carolina rigging plastics 45 ??? 60 feet down was a mainstay for finesse fisherman. 4" worms in green or purple worked great for the drop shot rig, and brushogs and lizards in green pumpkin or watermelon seed were great for those using the Carolina rig. Swimbait fisherman have been focusing on the dams and near the marina mainly in the morning while worm fishing has been the most productive on south shore points. Casey (last name omitted) got a 9 pound bass on a floating BBZ-1 swimbait and managed a few more on ice jigs, but would not reveal his fishing spots. Jesse Mena of Hemet got a 8.15 pound bass fishing from shore with a floating BBZ-1 swimbait.
Trout: Shore anglers found it impossible to limit out this week. Boat anglers were still having a tough time. Trout were biting near the marina specifically along the shoreline fishing area , but holdover trout have been few. Most trout were caught between 10-25 feet with Powerbait in green or rainbow. Inflated night crawlers fished off the bottom were heavily reported this week. Kastmasters, Thomas Buoyants, and mini jigs were the lures that worked the best for trout. Courtney Lopez of Hemet got a 4.42 pound trout fishing from shore with an inflated nightcrawler. John Dike of Hemet got a 7.05 pound stringer fishing from shore with rainbow Powerbait. Sue Xiang of long Beach got a 3.08 pound trout fishing with a plastic grub. Emilio Lopez of Hemet got a 4.46 pound trout fishing from shore with a nightcrawler.
Striper: The striper bite was considerably slower this week than in the past. Trout swim baits, Plugs or large topwater baits were the most reported lures for striper. Fishing points near the marina or on the inlet remain proven spots for boaters. Rob Bellohi of Atascadero got a 12.26 pound striper fishing near the marina with a Big Hammer lure.
Catfish: There was still a lingering catfish bite this week. Great spots for catfish are 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. There was one catfish reported with an unofficial weight of 8 pounds caught by shore fisherman Marcos on a Huddleston swimbait.
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
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 the shoreline fishing area.
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