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http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=537The lake temperature has been in the upper 70s and has surpassed 80 on a few occasions. These high temperatures are causing the shad to spawn, so we are seeing a lot of shad activity in the early morning. And where you find shad, you’ll likely to find striped bass!
The sunfish bite has really picked up at the water temperature increases. We recommend casting some red worms or mini-crawlers. You can find the bluegill and crappie around the weed mats near the shores or near the cattails as they are using these structures for spawning.
TROUT
Trout can be caught either using corn yellow Powerbait or spring green Powerbait. We recommend fishing for trout form the south end of the lake or from the Hetch Hetchy group campsite.
CATFISH
The catfish bite is on! They are biting mostly on mackerel or chicken livers. Look for the catfish around fallen trees in the water. Stink bait has been working well for these fish that rely on smell to sense food. If you are fishing from shore, we recommend either the east or west beach areas. Some larger fish have been caught along the dog run trail.
BASS
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are getting caught on nightcrawlers. They are spawning in and around the cattails or fallen trees in the water. We recommend fishing rocky points and trees in the water. Badger Cove or the south end of the lake are our recommended places to fish.
STRIPED BASS
The striped bass fishing is finally coming back to life as the water temperatures heat up. We expect to start seeing striper boils all over the lake in the coming weeks. For now, the main way to hook into them is using anchovies or sardines.
I invite everyone to come out here and enjoy themselves this summer. The fishing is really coming alive right now! – Captain Jacob
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The lake temperature out here is usually in the upper 70s or right at 80, making the shad spawn have a lot of activity early in the morning you can fins them feeding and where you find shad you can fins the striped bass. The stripers are moving in the Heron Bay Area usually getting caught on anchovies or sardines for the bait and flukes or trout swimbaits for lures. From shore you can also fish from the hatch hetchy group......
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The lake temperature out here at Lake Del Valle has been hovering in the high 70s. Making it great weather to striper fish out here. Many of our striped bass are moving in the Heron Bay Area preferring that stay near the shorelines out there. Later in the day the stripers move down to the upper narrows. Bait wise you are going to want to use cut anchovies or sardines, casting your bait as far out towards the channel as......
