Fishing was fair to good at Diamond Valley Lake this week

Diamond Valley Lake - Hemet, CA (Riverside County)


by Diamond Valley Lake Staff
5-29-2013
(951) 926-7201
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Surface Water Temp: 66-72 degrees
Fish Plants: No more this season
Lake Hours: 5:30am - 6:30pm
Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the low 50's to high 90's this week. Wind has been picking up around 2pm. Drink plenty of water and watch out for snakes! Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories!

BASS
Anglers are still catching largemouth! People are using plastic worms in the green and dark brown colors, shad replica lures and have started to use nightcrawlers. We had some reports of smallmouth bass being caught also this week.

STRIPER
There was one report of striper this week. Maria Bermudez, pictured above from Lake Elsinore caught a 4.10 lb striper on a nightcrawler. Typical baits are anchovies, sardines and mackerel.

CATFISH:
Catfish are coming in daily. Anglers are fishing in the 3rd cove on the right side of the marina using a boat or shoreline. 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:
One report of panfish this week. Blue gill and Crappie should be showing themselves soon. Chris Fisher, Photo #1 from Riverside caught a blue gill on nightcrawler. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.


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