Lake Elevation: 1697.80

Surface water temp: 80-85 degrees

Fish Plants: Scheduled trout plants will resume when surface temps decrease.

Lake Hours: 6:30am -- 6:00pm

Weather: Temperatures have been in the 80's in the morning and rising to the high 90's in the afternoon.

BASS
Morning topwater action is wide open. Poppers, Zara spooks and puppies, Vixens, Rapala Xraps, rattle traps, Z plugs, and Sammie's are some great topwater baits. Bass are cravin the cranks in shad pattern. When the weather gets hot the paoints are great for senko fishing. Bass are 20-40 feet around the saddle dam, the inlet tower, west dam, and restroom 3.

TROUT
DVL needs anglers to come scout for trout. There has not been a trout report in weeks.

STRIPER
This is the summer of striper at DVL! Topwater action in the morning near the inlet tower and the west dam is great. Sammies, Zara puppies, Poppers, and Zplugs are great baits for topwater. Kastmasters and Krocodiles are great baits for striper. 1/4oz to 1oz either trolled up top or jigged deep. The Tower and west dam are the better spots for the morning. The afternoon spots are near the marina and the saddle dam. Jesse Mena of Hemet caught a 14 pound striper fishing near the wave attenuator with a Krocodile. Craig Joachim of Anaheim caught a 16.2 pound striper fishing with scroungers along the east dam. Max Armenta of Corona caught a 8.37 pound striper fishing with Rapalas along the saddle dam. Frank Nikac of La Habra caught his two biggest striper at 19.96 and 14 pounds fishing with a Krocodoile near the inlet.

CATFISH
The catfish bite is still strong. Anchovies, mackerel, or chicken liver are the recommended baits for cats.

PANFISH
Bluegill is bold but crappie is spotty. Shore anglers should fish in the twigs with worms or jigs. From a boat fish the dams with a worm and a float. The biggest bluegill of the week was caught by Fred Pease of Lake Elsinore who weighed in a 1.64 pound bluegill that he caught on a shad while fishing near the inlet.