ALAMEDA COUNTY – The weather is perfect, school is in, and the crowds are light. Seasonal plants may have ended, but there is still plenty of action to be had.

Lake del Valle – Paul Clouse and Al Hurwitz continue their quest for DV smallies and are starting to see some decent numbers. Last week the pair took a total of 12 fish (one bluegill and 11 smallmouth). The smallies were mostly on the dink side, except for one weighing 2 pounds. The fish were mainly caught on the western shore of the lake opposite Swallow Bay trolling 1/4 oz Panther Martin spinners in a salamander pattern at 16–21 feet below the surface in 20–30-foot water columns at a speed of 2.0–2.4 mph.

Largemouth remain anothe...