Weather: Weather at the lake has been ranging from the 60s to about 78 degrees. The water surface temperature in the marina area is 74 degrees.

Clarity of water: The water has been clear around the Marina and clarity will increase as you get closer to the dam. The water level is higher than normal for this time of year.

Hot spots: The hot spots have been the Narrows and near the dam.

WHAT BAIT TO USE!!

Stripers - Anchovies, Sardines

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

Trout - Power bait, Night Crawlers, have been working well. Trout also love lures such as Panther Martins, Kastmaster, Rooster Tails, and all types of small Spinners, Atomic Tubes

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.

Don’t forget that to fish at Lake Del Valle, everyone ages 16 and older must have a Lake Del Valle Fishing permit and a California Fishing License. The Lake Del Valle permit is $5.00 per day. They can be purchased at either the entry kiosk or the Marina/Bait Store. The California Fishing License is $17.54 per day or $54.00 per year for a Resident of California. The California Fishing License can be purchased at the Marina/Bait Store. Also, a reminder after all fish plants please make sure you wait 2 hours before fishing the plant.

The fish are biting! We got this fantastic write up from Paul Clouse —

| trolled Lake Del Valle on September 16, 2022, targeting Smallmouth Bass. The “Smallie” bite remains excellent despite the extreme hot weather last week. A total of 19 fish were caught inclusive of 16 Smallmouth Bass and 3 Bluegills. The Smallmouth Bass were on the smaller size this outing with the largest weighing 1.9 pounds. The 3 Bluegills were very plump and feisty weighing around a half pound each. The fish were caught along the rock walls of the eastern and western shorelines as well as off the rocky points of Heron Bay. The rock walls and rocky points provided abundant structure for the “Smallies” to lurk. | trolled 1/4-ounce Silver Panther Martin spinners with feathers 15 - 20 feet below the surface in water columns 20 - 30 feet. All the fish were released in excellent condition. The surface water temperature has dropped to
73.5’ with the cooler weather over the past five days. The weather was sunny and mild with light breezes.

Truly a great day of fishing! A big thanks to the Marina staff for all their good assistance in getting me on and off the water. Looking forward to my next outing at Lake Del Valle!

Thank you, Paull!