There was no fish plant this week at Lake Del Valle. The trout bite has been very good just off the banks. Lately, the warmer days seem to be changing things. Folks are having less luck off the banks. There are reports of large and smallmouth bass biting out not he lake. Perhaps the striper wills tart to get more active if the warm weather continues.

Weather: weather at the lake has been cooling down- ranging from the mid 40’s to about 60 degrees. The water surface temperature in the marina is 58 degrees.

Clarity of Water: The water is somewhat murky with green algae around the marina and clarity will increase as you get closer to the dam.

Hot spots: The hot spot has been by the West beach, East beach and the Narrows and Badger Cove.

What Bait to Use:

Stripers- Anchovies

Catfish- Chicken Liver, Anchovies, Sardines and Night Crawlers. Catfish tend to not be interested in any lures.

Trout- Power bait, Worms, have been working well. Trout also love lures such as Panther Martins, Kastmaster, Roster Tails, and all types of small Spinners.

Largemouth/ Smallmouth- Plastic Worms have been a good choice, another good choice is Jigs or Drop Shots, various spinners.

Crappie/Panfish-  Night Crawlers, Redworms, and little Micro Jigs have been working good as well.

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