Bass Action heats up on Diamond Valley Lake

SportfishingReport.com Staff

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Surface water temp: 64 - 68 degrees

Fish Plants: 2,000 pounds of Mt. Lassen rainbow trout will be planted on April 28th. (Trout plants are subject to change)

Lake Hours: 6:15am to 6:15pm

Weather:
Forecasts have lows in the 50's and highs in mid 70's. Most of the week is slated for patchy fog so expect low light to help the bite. Please drop in and let us know what condition the fishin' is in!

BASS
Bass are biting drastic on plastic! The drop shot or Texas rig were at the forefront of reports this week. 4" worms in green or purple worked great for the drop shot rig, and brushog's and lizards in variations of green pumpkin or watermelon were great for those using the Texas rig. 5" Senkos in watermelon are always a mainstay. Jigs also picked up some nice bass this week. The Swimbait bite has tapered, but bluegill baits are worth the effort bringing in some big bass this week. Shellcrackers and Mattlures were the most reported swimbaits with most of those catches occurring within the first 15 feet of water.

TROUT
It was a slow week for trout fishing. There were some notable fish this week, but over all quantities were low. Nightcrawlers, spinners, mini jigs, Powerbait, and trout worms have been the best baits to use. Along the west shoreline, and in the marina cove were the best reported spots this week.

STRIPER
Striper were sluggish this week. The Z plug 400 series, white swimbaits, were some successful lures, but anchovies accounted for most of the striper catches. The inlet tower and the east dam were the most reported striper spots.

CATFISH
Cats are up in the shallows biting on anchovies, mackerel and shrimp. The marina cove the eucalyptus trees the wave attenuator and near the rock quarry are all great spots for catfish.

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