The Catfish bite has turned on at DVL, Stripers & Bass have also been active

Diamond Valley Lake - Hemet, CA (Riverside County)


by Diamond Valley Lake Staff
5-16-2013
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Surface Water Temp: 60-69 degrees
Fish Plants: No more this season
Lake Hours: 6:00am - 6:30pm
Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the high 50's to high 80's this week. Wind has been picking up around 2pm.

Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories!

BASS
Bass are still being caught continuously. Plastic worms are still working along with good old fashion nightcrawlers. Quite a few females being caught but then released. Some anglers reported using chrome kastmasters.

STRIPER
There was one report of striper this week. Etsvin Perez, pictured from Homeland caught a 5.60lb striper using anchovies. Typical baits are anchovies, sardines and mackerel.

CATFISH
Catfish are coming in daily. Andrew Davis, Photo #1 from Hemet caught a 9.75 lb cat using a crank bait on the left side of shoreline by the east dam. Joby Peterson, John Vengas and Joseph Ferris, Photo #2 caught 4 catfish with the total weight of 34.60 pounds using nightcrawlers by the east dam. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp.

TROUT
No reports of trout this week. Typical bait for trout are mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms.

PANFISH
Waiting for the warmer weather to see some more panfish. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.


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