Diamond Valley has been serving up a very good bite for both largies and stripers. Water temps are now hovering around 76 degrees, and algae still lines much of the shorelines... although it's improving from earlier this month. Bass guys are finding some nice quality fish in the 2-4 pound range, with the occasional giant upwards of 7+ pounds. In the morning, the reaction stuff is working well... crankbaits run along steep rocky banks, or topwater along points or in the back of coves (Chappos or Spooks). Midday is about slow-working soft plastic worms and creature baits in the same areas.

The striper bite has been solid too, mostly soaking anchovies on a Carolina rig off points. Nothing overly huge, but some nice keepers. The trick is using sonar to find the schools... then it's one bite after another.

The occasional trout is still being caught deep, but we are months from the last stock, so they are few and far between.

Casitas is awesome right now. Bass are keying in hard on shad all over the lake, and shad imitation baits are the absolute ticket. Whether it's Flukes, Bass Trix, Karachis or even live bait... folks are catching big numbers of quality fish, with some 8+ pounders reported. A local angler recently reported a 70-fish day working baits from the shoreline out to 30 feet of water. A few shore anglers are getting some decent action as well on dropshots and Senkos near brush. The panfish bite has also been very good... some hand-sized redear being caught on red worms and mealworms in the backs of quiet coves.