Diamond Valley Lake, CA Fishing Report

Lake Elevation: 1726

Surface Water Temp: 60-68°

Fish Plants: no more this season

Lake Hours: 6:00am — 6:30pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the high 50’s to high 70’s this week. With a chance of rain on Monday and Tuesday. Wind has been picking up around 2:00pm. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Bass

Anglers are continuing to use senko’s in watermelon and green pumpkin colors. Anglers have still been bed fishing, wacky worm rigging have been the best for senkos. Some anglers are venturing out with lures and having some luck. Switch it up a bit for better luck. Anglers are coming in with fish off boats and shoreline. Striper

Anglers are reporting striper catches this week. Smaller 5-9lb full of roe are being caught on cut bait and flies. Looks like they are getting ready to spawn. Anticipating boils very soon! Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp. Panfish

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

General Conditions

Lake Elevation: 1728

Surface Water Temp: 60-67°

Fish Plants: no more this season

Lake Hours: 6:00am — 6:30pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the high 50’s to low 80’s this week. Wind has been picking up around 2pm. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Bass

Anglers have been using senko’s in watermelon and green pumpkin colors. Also reports of morning dawn and margarita mutilator colors for the drop shot. Anglers have still been bed fishing, wacky worm and fly lining have been the best for senkos. Striper

Jesse Mena caught a 5.71 pound striper using a white fly by the south side of the west dam. Anglers are still using cut bait like anchovies and sardines. Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. 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

With warmer weather this week we should see some more panfish up in the shallows. Jesse Mena from Hemet caught a beautiful crappie this week. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.

Lake Elevation: 1729

Surface Water Temp: 60-67°

Fish Plants: no more this season

Lake Hours: 6:30am — 6:15pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the high 50’s to low 80’s this week. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Bass

Anglers are still seeing tons of bass this week. They are bed fishing and have been catching daily. Multiple catches this week. Art Richardson from Hesperia caught a 5.43 pounder using a trout lure. Don Weinthal (on photo at the right) caught a 9.95 pound bass. Devin Gross (on photo at the top) from Claremont caught a 10.5 pounder using a slide swimmer by the Dam. Anglers have been using senko’s in watermelon and green pumpkin colors. Also reports of morning dawn and margarita mutilator colors. Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp. TROUT

Rainbows have been coming in from people using mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms. Panfish

With warmer weather this week we should see some more panfish up in the shallows. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.
Gift certificates are available in the Marina or by calling 1-800-590-LAKE.

General Conditions

Lake Elevation: 1732

Surface Water Temp: 60-66°

Fish Plants: last fish plant was on April 2nd

Lake Hours: 7:00am — 6:00pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the low 50’s to mid 70’s this week. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Bass

Anglers are still seeing tons of bass this week. They are bed fishing and have been catching daily. Multiple catches of smallmouth bass bedding also. Andrew Marshall (on photo) from riverside caught a 9.43lbers using plastic worms on the shoreline. Anglers have been using senko’s in watermelon and green pumpkin colors. Also reports of morning dawn and margarita mutilator colors. Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp. TROUT

Rainbows have been coming in from people using mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms. Panfish

With warmer weather this week we should see some more panfish up in the shallows. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.
Gift certificates are available in the Marina or by calling 1-800-590-LAKE.

General Conditions

Lake Elevation: 1733

Surface Water Temp: 60-65°

Fish Plants: scheduled for March 26th

Lake Hours: 7:00am — 6:00pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the low 50’s to mid 70’s this week. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Bass

Anglers have been getting tons of bass this week. They are bed fishing and have been catching daily. Chelsea Ayala from Hemet caught this 7 pound bass fishing the 3rd cove using pumpkin with black specs plastic worm. Anglers have been using senko’s in watermelonand green pumpkin colors. Also reports of them using morning dawn and margarita mutilator colors. Striper

We had a big boy come in from Rainier Bernal (on photo at the top) from Fontana weighing in at 30.99 lbs using Deps. Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp. TROUT

We stocked on the 19th and saw some 4lbers come in from Lane Hoffarth and Gabe Strape using Powerbait. Rainbows have been coming in from people using mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms. Panfish

We saw some nice panfish come in this week. With the warmer weather this week we should see some more shallow. Matt Thompson from Hemet caught a 1.65lb and 1.56lb redear. Ruthy Shannon from Hemet caught a 2.03 crappie using nightcrawlers. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.

Gift certificates are available in the Marina or by calling 1-800-590-LAKE.

The spawn is becoming more steady around San Diego. Bass are moving in and searching for that perfect place to do the business which keeps us all happy! "The Spawn". Millions of eggs are layed this time of year. It is crucial to release all spawning bass for greater reproduction results in a bassery. Diamond Valley still has a good size medium in their gene pool. A good bag can be caught carolina rigging the 10-20 foot points with brush hogs and baby brush hogs in watermelon and Green Pumpkin. Ikas will work in the 1-15 foot range. 4,5,and 6 inch Senkos while running bank. Spinner Baits  along with a standard DV swimbait bite. Nest fishing with white jigs and drop shots will prevail. I like a white trailer on my jig.  Contact us any time for a Guided Trip with one of our licensed guides or a  hard to get BIG BAIT purchase!

Good Luck Out There!

Mark

http://www.thetackletesters.com

Lake Elevation: 1734

Surface Water Temp: 55-59°

Fish Plants: Scheduled for the week of March 18th.

Lake Hours: 7:00am — 6:00pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the low 50’s to low 80’s this week. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Striper Derby Winner!

Jesse Mena (on photo) from Hemet won this week's Striper Derby with a 20.08 pound striper in the cove by the store using Matt’s deadstick lure. Way to go Jesse! Bass

We have had a lot of reports of smaller fish ranging in the 2-3lb range being caught this week full of eggs. It’s just a matter of time before the big guns start showing themselves. Anglers have been using senko’s in watermelon and green pumpkin colors. Mike Southerland (on photo) from Hemet caught a beautiful 6.12lber using Mike’s fly. He of course released it. Striper

Stripers were being difficult this week. Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp. TROUT

Trout are slowing down a bit at DVL. Rainbows have been coming in from people using mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms .
Gift certificates are available in the Marina or by calling 1-800-590-LAKE.

Lake Elevation: 1734

Surface Water Temp: 52-59°

Fish Plants: No scheduled plants this week.

Lake Hours: 6:15am — 4:30pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the low 40’s to high 60’s this week. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Striper Derby
Week 2: March 4-10 The biggest striper caught each week at Diamond Valley Lake will win $200!
PLUS Receive 25% Off your boat rental upon registration. Only $5.00/person to enter. CALL US TODAY! 951.926.7201 Week 1 Winner: Mike Southerland (on photo) with his 4.93 pound striper! Bass

The spawn is on its way. The small bass up in the shallows are biting better than previous weeks, but not quite up to some anglers’ standards. The drop shot worked moderately well with purple and oxblood worms. Brush hogs in watermelon and green pumpkin were reported heavily. Anglers have reported that they were catching between the 2-3lb range filled with eggs. Kathy Grewe from Hemet caught a nice 2.43 pound bass on nightcrawlers by the east dam. Mike Southerland from Hemet caught a big 7.99 pound bass on Mike’s fly by the north shore. Striper

Stripers were being caught this week just running a little small. Mike Southerland from Hemet caught a 4.93 pounder on flies by restroom #2. Yvonne Southerland from Hemet caught a 4.10 lber using a fly by the north shore. Swimbaits, anchovies and sardines are still working on catching these boys.

Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp. TROUT

Trout are slowing down a bit at DVL. Rainbows have been coming in from people using mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms. Panfish

Kathy Grewe from Hemet caught this whopper 1.98 pound redear on nightcrawlers. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.
Gift certificates are available in the Marina or by calling 1-800-590-LAKE.

Lake Elevation: 1735

Surface Water Temp: 52-59°

Fish Plants: No scheduled plants this week.

Lake Hours: 6:30am — 4:15pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the low 30’s to high 70’s this week. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Striper Derby, Feb 25 — March 10 The biggest striper caught each week at Diamond Valley Lake will win $200!
PLUS Receive 25% Off your boat rental upon registration.

Only $5.00 per person, per week to enter.
Week of February 25th — March 3rd
Week of March 4th — March 10th CALL US TODAY! 951.926.7201 Bass

Bass are coming up! Anglers are fishing with senko’s and pink colored plastic worms in Rawson Cove, the 3rd cove of shoreline area and the cove around floating restroom #2. Striper

Stripers are being caught this week. Mike Southerland from Hemet caught a giant 25.10 pounder trolling on flies by the East Dam. Swimbaits, anchovies and sardines are still working on catching these bad boys. Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp. TROUT

Trout are still going strong at DVL. Rainbows have been coming in from people using mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms.

• 4 year old John Sullivan (on photo at right) from Riverside caught a 3.09lb trout using nightcrawlers on the shoreline.
• Adrian Contreras (on photo at the top) from Riverside caught a 5.49 lber on Peewee jigs on the shoreline.
• Samuel Valdez from Mira Loma caught a 3.09lb trout using Peewee jigs on the shoreline.
• Allan Eagelhorn from Riverside caught a 5.07lb trout using Gottem on the shoreline. Congratulations to Adrian Contreras for being the winner of the 1st week of the Trout Derby with his winning weight of 5.35 pounds. Panfish

  Redear, crappie and blue gills have been missing in action. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.
  Gift certificates are available in the Marina or by calling 1-800-590-LAKE.

Lake Elevation: 1734.8

Surface Water Temp: 52-59°

Fish Plants: 1500 lbs of trout planted on February 14th.

Lake Hours: 6:30am — 4:15pm

Weather: The Forecasts show temperatures in the low 30’s to high 60’s this week. Please come in the Marina store and tell us your fish stories! Diamond Valley vs Little Lake
Trout Derby, Feb 18-24th

Biggest trout for that week between DVL and Little Lake gets $200. Only $5 entry fee! Come on down to the lakes!

Download the flyer (PDF). 1ST WEEK'S WINNER

The Winner of February 11-17th week was Adrian Contreras (on photo at the top) who caught a 5.35 lb trout at Diamond Valley Lake. Bass

Bass have been showing themselves more frequently. Anglers are fishing with senko’s in Rawson Cove, the 3rd cove of shoreline area and the cove around floating restroom #2. Tim Cardina caught a 2.15 pounder in the 3rd cove of shoreline using a spinner bait. Striper

Stripers haven’t been showing themselves this week. Swimbaits, anchovies and sardines are the choice of the week. Catfish

There were no reports of catfish this week. Typical bait for the cats are nightcrawlers, chicken liver and shrimp. TROUT

We had a quite a few reports of trout this week. Rainbows have been coming in from people using mini jigs, powerbait and powerworms. Chris Mora from Hemet (on photo at the right) caught a beautiful 8.69 pound trout using spinnerbait. Adrian Contreras from Riverside caught a few trout using pewee jigs with his biggest weighing in at 5.35 pounds. Clint Jerome from Riverside caught a 3.6 pound trout using pewee bait in the 2nd cove of shoreline. Panfish

Redear, crappie and blue gills have been missing in action. Most common bait is mealworms, redworms, and nightcrawlers.
Gift certificates are available in the Marina or by calling 1-800-590-LAKE.