Stripers boiling at DV

Del Valle Lake - Livermore, CA (Alameda County)


by Nor Cal Fish Reports
8-26-2015

The water is still in the upper 70's so the catfish are still on the bite. Once again the fish are favoring anchovies above all other cut baits. The striped bass have stopped boiling in the mornings now its more like isolated blow ups, but they have begun boiling in the afternoons around 11 am - 3 pm. So if you like to see or fish the boils I recommend coming in the afternoons. When fishing the boils it is important to use either top water lures or jerk baits. Remember that you are trying to imitate a threadfin shad. The Catfish are still hanging out in or around the big weed mats either in the back of coves or on the sandy/muddy flats. I also like to fish big rocky drop off's and points where there are no weed beds. I fish these areas because bigger fish need more oxygen and deeper colder water holds more oxygen but, the Cats can swim right up those points into the feeding grounds, eat a little then retreat back into the depths. I love Catfishing to its core, from the heart stopping hits to long drawn out fights. In my opinion Catfish are one of the hardest fighting fish in this lake besides the Big Striped Bass or Sturgeon. (925) 449-5201



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Lake Amador: All quiet at Amador
Anderson Reservoir: Good shoreline bite at Anderson
Lake Berryessa: Good bass, scattered koke bite at Berryessa
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Lake Camanche: Cats biting at Camanche
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Lake Chabot: Chabot cats biting better
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for Wednesday, August 19th, 2015

Lake Almanor: Hamilton Branch the bright spot at Almanor
Lake Amador: Amador full of bluegill
Anderson Reservoir: Anderson closed to boating
Lake Berryessa: Berryessa bass bite good, koke bite fair
Calero Lake: Calero remains open to boats
Lake Camanche: Catfish biting at Camanche
Lake Chabot: Slow going at Chabot
Chesbro Reservoir: Crappie biting at Chesbro
Clear Lake: Jigs, crank baits work at Clear Lake
Collins Lake: Collins cats biting
Contra Loma Reservoir: Cats biting at Contra Loma
Convict Lake: Convict pushing out big trout
Coyote Lake: Good bass numbers at Coyote
Del Valle Lake: Cats, smallies biting at Del Valle
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June Lake Loop: Mixed results at June Loop
Lafayette Reservoir: Heat takes toll at Lafayette
Lexington Reservoir: Take minnows to Lexington
Lewiston Lake: Lewiston clearing
Lopez Lake : Warm water fish biting at Lopez
Los Vaqueros Reservoir: LV stocked for the future
Mammoth Lakes Basin: Lakes Basing gets more big trout
Lake Mendocino: Mendo boat ramps closed
New Melones Reservoir: Catfish best option at New Melones
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San Luis Reservoir: Bait gets San Luis stripers
San Pablo Reservoir: Slow bite at San Pablo
Santa Margarita Lake: Good crappie bite at Santa Margarita
Shadow Cliffs Reservoir: Cats biting at Shadow Cliffs
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Shaver Lake: Shaver Lake on fire
Stampede Reservoir: Stampede slowing
Lake Tahoe: Good action at Tahoe
Uvas Reservoir: Uvas cats willing
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