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Lake Elevation: 1737
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Surface water temp: 60 - 66 degrees

Fish Plants: Rainbow trout, 2,400 pounds March 22nd.

Lake Hours: 6:45 am - 6:00 pm.

Weather: Temperatures have been in the 90 's. there have been no high winds but there have been some dense fog in the morning, burning off by 8:30 am.

Bass: DVL bass action has been exceptional. most successful anglers have been pounding the shore lines in the 5- 10 foot range with Senkos, Ikas, brush hogs, and lizards using Texas or dropshot rig. Most anglers focusing on the beds have found that gravely and sandy areas have been ideal spots to find the spawning fish. There has been some big fish caught on swim baits at 20 ??? 30 feet. Most bass have been up on beds in the backs of coves. Rawson cove has been the most reported bass cove this week, with the third cove of the shore line fishing area, the north corner of the east dam and around the saddle dam also producing well. Shoreline anglers have had consistent catches, but with less success than the boat anglers. ??Brian Stern of Riverside released more fish than he could count all weighing at least 5 pounds his biggest weighed 7.5 pounds. He was fishing at 5-15 feet in Rawson cove dropshot and Texas rigging plastic worms for what he deemed to be phenomenal day of bass fishing. Honree Davis of Winchester got a 6.5 pound bass near the east dam fishing with a plastic worm at 15 feet. James Nissen of Hemet got a 5.3 pound bass on a swimbait fishing at 30 feet on the west dam. Travis Sherman of Yucaipa got a 5.1 pound bass fishing near restroom 2 at 20 feet with a live crawdad. Kyle Sherman of Grand Terrace got a 5.6 pound bass also fishing with crawdads. 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.

Trout: Trout fishing improved tremendously this week. Shoreline and boat anglers have been getting limits with Kastmasters, Power Bait and Roostertails being the top baits. The marina has been the top spot for stockers. Holdovers have made appearances on the west dam, east dam, south shoreline, and near restroom 2. Most trout have been pulled from 10- 20 feet either by trolling crank baits or drifting night crawlers. Richard Dunn of Homeland got a 4.57 pound trout while fishing from shore. This full tailed holdover fell for rainbow Powerbait.?? Bill Spreen of Hemet got an 8.89 pound trout trolling at 20 feet with a trout pattern Rapala. Albert Causey of Corona got a 4.8 pound trout trolling the west dam at 40 feet with a Rebel Minnow crank bait. Daryl Willis of Hemet got a 7.48 pound trout fishing with chanteuse Powerbait on the shoreline. John Selfridge of Menifee got an 8.4 pound trout while bass fishing with a black spinnerbait. He got it at 12 feet in the north corner of the east dam.

Striper: Jim Dixon of Valle Vista got a 7 pound striper fishing with an X- rap Rapala near the inlet tower.

Catfish: Jason Nielson got a 6 pound catfish fishing near the saddle dam with plastic worms at 20 feet. Victor Segura of San Jacinto got a 19.46 pound catfish in the third cove of the shore fishing area fishing with a night crawler.?? ??

Panfish: Kenan Moore of Menifee got his two largest crappie at 1.93 and 2.09 pounds. He was fishing the south east shore with night crawlers.

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.

NEW 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 an 11.30 pound rainbow trout on the shoreline fishing area.