BASS The bass bite underwent big changes this week. Swimbaits became the bait of choice. LA Sliders in a trout or baby bass are highly recommended. Topwater baits worked early in the morning, or the overcast days we had this week.

TROUT The trout have yet to cooperate with anglers at DVL. Those trolling 40-50 feet down with needle fish or nightcrawlers have caught some trout and the drift fishers have managed a few fish. The west dam and around restroom 3 have the most reported spots.

STRIPER Stripers have yet to appear, but as the surface temps drop over the upcoming weeks we expect the bite to improve. Floating swimbaits or large topwater lures have been the best methods for striper in previous years.

CATFISH The catfish have a still biting. The third cove of shoreline fishing, Rawson cove, and the inlet are the usual hot spots for catfish. Cut Bait such as mackerel, shrimp, or anchovies usually do the trick.

PANFISH If all you want is an easy catch bluegill have been biting great along the dams. Live worms or mini jigs work the best.

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: Mike Long of Poway, 16.43 lb 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.