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Hello, DVL.

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Hadn't been to Diamond Valley Lake for at least a month, was itching for another shot at fishing it. Cruised through Hemet and arrived at DVL at 11:00am. Talked to the workers about the shore fishing, supposedly some guy hauled in 4 stripers yesterday, with more chasing his swimbait on the retrieve. That was encouraging. I had called in on my way over and asked about the trout plant, and the guy told me they hard "just stocked it this Friday." However, the girl working the bait shop told me they hadn't stocked any trout this week, go figure. Sun was hot on the water by the time I got down to Cove 1 and started working the trees. Really not too many people on the shore compared to my previous trips. As usual, most people were either dunking for trout or throwing massive swimbaits for stripers/DD largemouth. Water was still relatively cold, with a slight chop from the wind. Visibility was great, I could see down 5-10 feet easily, despite...