Lake Elevation: 1729.96

Surface water temp: 58 - 62 degrees

Fish Plants: 2,000 pounds of Mt. Lassen rainbow trout will be planted on February 17th. (Trout plants are subject to change)

Lake Hours: 6:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Weather: Temperatures have been in the 50's in the morning and rising to the high 70's in the afternoon.

Bass
DVL bass fishing remains slow for boat or shore. For most anglers the drop shot is hot. Morning dawn and margarita mutilator were failsafe colors for drop shot lovers. If you're looking for something big you can drag a C rig 60 - 85 feet with a brush hog, or creature. LA Sliders or Huddlestons fished deep were the swim bait of the week accounting for a few heavy hogs.

Trout
This week's Lassen stock kept the trout train rollin. Fishing from the bank with crawlers or floating bait is the best way to hook a stout trout. Panther Martins, mini jigs, and Roostertails are great lures for those more aggressive bows. Shannon Hunter of Menifee caught a 6.92 pound trout fishing from shore with a jig. Doug ramos of palm springs caught a 5.62 pound trout fishing from shore with a jig. Eli Louk of los Angeles caught 3 trout at 6.67 pounds. Paul Greewell of Redlands caught an 8.63 pound trout fishing with a Thomas Boyant. Joel Ruiz of Palm Springs caught a 6.97 pound trout fishing with Powerbait. Kaitlyn Tassone of Hemet caught a 4 pound trout fishing from shore.

Striper
This week's Lassen plant did little to spur the striper. LA sliders, Lunker Punkers, Z Plugs, and Huddlestons are the most reported baits as of late. John Clay of Whittier caught a 10.42 pound striper fishing near the east dam with a swimbait. Bill Stone of Hemet caught a 10 pound striper fishing near the east dam with a swimbait. Terry Warp of Homeland caught a 11.37 pound striper fishing from shore with a Rapala. Derek Quinonez of Perris caught 3 striper at 9.15, 10.33, and 4.71 pounds fishing from shore with a producer plug.

Catfish
Not many cats were caught this week. Rawson cove and the inlet were familiar spots to try. Most cut baits, nightcrawlers, or Hog Wild will catch the cats. Kevin Shin of riverside caught a 6.68 pound cat fishing with powerbait. Taliv Traylor of Fontana caught 3 cats totaling 28 pounds fishing the east shoreline.

Panfish
Panfish has been slow except for those in the know. A few tight lipped folks have caught some crappie along the dams and where it is rock0y. Live worms, Crickets or jigs are the best baits.