Lake Hours: 6:30am to 6:30pm
Fish Plants: Trout plant will be in the week on 4/20/09.
Weather: The weather varied this week with highs in the 80's.

Stop by the Marina and tell us about your catch!

BASS
Bass fishing remains outstanding at DVL. Drop shot rigged purple plastics, watermelon brush hogs, senkos and grubs have been the predominant bass baits. John Haskin of Lemon Grove caught a 7.5 and a 6.1 pound bass fishing with plastic worms on the west dam. 12 year old Bailey Riley caught a 4.57 pound bass fishing with a Zara Spook on the north shore. Matt Thompson of Hemet caught an 8.15 pound bass fishing with Senkos on the west dam. Stephen Heathcoat of Hemet caught an 8.03 pound bass fishing with brush hogs on the west dam.

TROUT
DVL trout fishing has been fair to good. Nightcrawlers, Powerbait, and mini jigs have been the hot baits. Most reports have been from anglers fishing near the east dam. Keith Draxlen of Hemet caught a 8.75 pound trout fishing from shore with a Kastmaster. Danai Mamuong of Santa Ana caught a 6.16 pound trout fishing with a crankbait along the east dam. Dale Rangel of Menifee caught a 6.22 pound trout fishing with nightcrawlers.

STRIPER
There were no reports of Striper catches this week. The most common baits for striper are swimbaits and large plugs either trolled or fished on the points and near the inlet/outlet tower.

CATFISH
The Cats are back! The most effective catfish baits have been mackerel, anchovies, and shrimp fished near the east dam, 3rd cove of shoreline fishing, and near the wave attenuator.

PANFISH
The panfish reports have remained slow but that is not to say the opportunity is not there. The bite will improve as the water gets warmer. Mini jigs, and live worms are the most common panfish baits.

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, holds the lake pan fish record by bringing in a 3.06 pound blue gill. He got it on a nightcrawler 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, March 14, 2009: Andrew Aralos of Hemet caught a 15.45 pound trout. He was fishing with Powerbait near the east dam.