Lake Elevation: 1669.65
Surface water temp: 62-64 degrees
Fish Plants: DVL will stock 1000 pounds of Mt. Lassen trout Christmas week.
Lake Hours: 7:00am to 4:00pm
Weather: The weather has been moderate. 50's in the morning and up to the 70's in the afternoon.

Stop by the Marina and tell us about your fish!
BASS

The Bass bite at DVL was considerably slower than previous weeks, but there were some big fish caught this week. Anglers have been relying on big baits and shaker heads to get bit close to the surface and ice jigs to pull up the deeper fish. The east dam has been a good spot for folks using swimbaits. Shayne Tucker of Cherry Valley caught the biggest reported bass of the week at 7.6 pounds fishing in the marina cove with a Spro BBZ-1. Elliott Lewis caught a 5.77 pound bass fishing from shore with a Huddleston.

TROUT

DVL trout fishing has been fair to good. Shore fisherman and boaters have been catching quality rainbows on Powerbait, mini jigs, nightcrawlers and Powerworms. Near the marina or the east dam have been the best trout spots. Jeremy McFarlane of Hemet caught a 5.41 pound trout on a Kastmaster.

STRIPER

The continuous trout plants and stormy conditions made it a perfect week for striper. Z plugs, BBZs, Rock Hards, and shaker heads have caught some big striper this week. John Banderson of Temecula caught 160 pounds of striper fishing with a Z plug. Robert Ahmanza of colton caught a 21.55 pound striper fishing with a BBZ at the east dam. Richard H. Troncatti II of Murrieta caught a 25.71 pound striper fishing by the east dam with brown powerbait. Ricky Iler of Beaumont caught a 12 pound striper fishing with an AC minnow. Scott Holley of Torrance caught a 16 pound striper fishing with a BBZ near the east dam.

CATFISH

There were very few catfish reported this week. Those who did catch catfish were fishing near the quarry or inlet tower with mackerel.

PANFISH

It was another slow week for panfish due to ever decreasing temperatures. Most anglers have luck with live worms or mini jigs for panfish. The bite will typically remain slow until the spring.

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 October 29, 2008: Jason Walsh, of Temecula, caught a 42.56 pound catfish using an LA Slider near the inlet tower.
- Lake Record Trout, December 3, 2008: Cesar Cruz of Hemet holds the DVL trout record at 15.06 pounds. He was fishing on the north corner of the east dam with a Thomas Buoyant lure.