Lake Del Valle Fishing Report

Del Valle Lake - Livermore, CA (Alameda County)

Lake Del Valle Fishing Report

by Del Valle Marina
3-25-2016
(510) 544-3146
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The stormy weather has finally passed us, although our mornings are still pretty cold with temperatures ranging from about 40 to 50 degrees in the am to around 70 in the afternoon. Wind has been only around 5 mph. We got a plant of Mt Lassen trout, 1000 lbs on Wednesday the 23rd. Fishing has picked up dramatically with many anglers catching limits.

Trout are hitting from the south end all the way to the Dam. Most anglers are catching them on either Power Eggs or any Power Bait with a garlic scent. You can also try smaller Jerkbaits, Rapalas, Lucky Craft, or Kastmasters.

Black Bass are thriving due to the recent rise in water levels. Look for fallen trees, weed beds and tulle’s. Wacky rigged Senkos are pulling the bigger ones from 3 to 6 lbs. You can also catch them on plastic crawdads or shallow to mid diving crank baits.

If you do catch a Bass, please carefully release them during this crucial spawning period.

Catfish are still on the prowl with anglers catching them on either Chicken Livers or Night Crawlers. Most of the recent Catfish brought in have been from 5 to 25 lbs.

Stripe Bass are being evasive right now, with a few anglers reporting catches.

The best bet to catch them is Anchovies, Chicken Liver, Sardines or Mackerel. All reports have been from the deep rock walls by the Dam. Cody McGarry.

Anglers for the week are;

Brandon Fletcher of Modesto on 3/19/16 caught 1 Trout weighting in at 2.60 lbs. He was using Power Bait, fishing the inlet on the east side.

Chris Richards of Sunnyvalle caught 5 Trout on 3/19/16. His Stringer weighed 18.45 lbs and his largest was 4.25 lbs. He was using Night crawlers and Garlic Green Power Bait fishing by the Dam.

Louis Alfredo of Modesto on 03/19/16 caught 2 Trout. His Largest was 4.36 lbs and his smallest was 4.00 lbs. He was using Power eggs and Night Crawlers, fishing in Swallow bay.

Steve Scharzenbach of San Jose on 3/19/16 caught 1 striper, it weighed in at 3.24 lbs.

He was fishing in the narrows using Anchovies.

Douglas Jimenez of East Palo Alto on 3/20/16 caught 1 Catfish. It weighed in at 20.228 lbs; he was fishing at the Dam using Anchovies.

Jessica Faendler of Morgan Hill on 3/20/16 caught 1 trout. It weighed in at 2.86 lbs, using Kastmasters, fishing at the Dam.

John Cang of San Jose on 3/25/16 caught 5 Trout. The largest was 5.25 lbs and his stringer weighed 17.5 lbs. He was using Power Bait, near the Swim Beach.



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