6-21-22
Hello Fishing Family! I know it’s been quite a while since I have blogged, but I just took some time to work on myself. Working a full time job is what I put most of my time and energy into, but going fishing whenever I can is still my passion.
I want to share a story with you. On one of my recent fishing trips to Silverwood Lake, I ran into a fisherman. As we greeted one another, he let me know the day was very slow, and he got to telling me that a friend forwarded him a video of an angler catching Stripers on Topwater Lures at Silverwood Lake. I let the fisherman know that it was me.
In his excitement, he mentioned my name “Reel Time With Timm,” and his other friend heard. The other angler yelled out, “I hate Reel Time With Timm!” As I walked towards him, I calmly responded, “Why?” He stated, “You’re always catching fish!” I then asked him, “What do you think of my sharing?” He explained, ” I love that part…”
Honestly, I knew the angler was just playing. He was probably just trying to get a kick out of what he yelled out with me around. Basically, I started my YouTube Channel to help people of all ages to learn about fishing, and to be successful in it. I’m still laughing about what he said in my mind, but I will use this comment as motivation to be kinder to everyone.
It’s kind of like a love and hate relationship where in this situation the person liked me for sharing, but hated that I always catch fish… Here’s a thought- When I started fishing long ago, I never caught much. As I have developed my fishing techniques and strategies over the years, I have used all of those experiences to hook up/catch fish now. It definitely takes a lot of time to learn the many aspects of fishing, but over time it will all begin to work out. Let’s continue to fish and share what’s working out on the local lakes with each other, so that we can all prosper together.
Silverwood Lake
Fishing in the Marina, as well as at the Vista Point locations many times since the end of April was excellent. I was able to land 17 fish (5 Largemouth Bass, 1 Crappie, 1 Trout, 10 Striped Bass). All of the fish were caught on jerk bait lures, except for the Trout which was caught on a mini jig. On some of my fishing sessions, I was not able to get any strikes. Most of my sessions though, I yielded at least one catch.
Some of my highlights were catching a solid 1 1/2 lb. Crappie, and all of my Largemouth Bass catches, especially the Bass weighing in at 4.50 lbs. The Striper catches were many, but as I stated before pretty much saved me from ending my session with a skunk! Catching a fish here and there kept me very content with using jerk bait lures as my fishing technique, but on the nights I didn’t catch I realized that I needed to change my technique.
On one night, I watched the water boil in front of me. The term “boil” is used in fishing to describe what happens when larger fish are in a feeding frenzy and push smaller fish to the top of the water column. When this happens at the lake, it looks like similar to bringing a pot of water to its boiling point. I knew if I tried a lure on the surface the next time I saw this happen, I could definitely get a fish to strike. As soon as I tied on the lure, all I could feel was my rod bent over and a Striped Bass peeling the line off of my reel. I was able to land two very nice schoolie sized Striper.
On another night, when I couldn’t get any strikes on any lures fishing for Bass, I tied on a mini jig and was able to land a Trout.
Throughout all of my fishing sessions at Silverwood Lake, I had a very good time trying to make fish target my jerk bait lures. The videos below show exactly what lures were bringing in the strikes!
Deep Creek CA
This fishing adventure was a pretty cool experience. Following the stream back behind the Dam at Deep Creek brought my friends and I to some Sunfish. We were definitely looking for some Trout, that of which we did not find. Not knowing what is out there had all of us wanting to explore more. Check it out!
Hesperia Lake
Hearing of a Tilapia stock at this lake had me ready to try it out. Not fishing there since the Trout stocks ended, had me wondering what would work for Catfish or Tilapia. As I tried many hours to land a fish, I was pleasantly surprised when a fish started pulling down my bobber. The fish wanted to eat the mealworms on my hook. Check it out!
Big Bear Lake
Lastly, I traveled to Big Bear Lake to try and catch some Trout. That day was one of the tougher ones to catch. Thankfully, I was able to land one on the good ol’ Carolina Rig with powerbait.
400 Subscribers Giveaway
My Subscribers Giveaway is quickly approaching. I haven’t decided what I will give away this time, but usually it’s about 50$ worth of fishing gear. Do you know someone who would like this? If you would like to be considered for this raffle, please go to my YouTube Channel- Reel Time With Timm and comment on anyone of my videos to be entered. The Drawing will be held once I reach 450 Subscribers. Good Luck!! Have fun on your next fishing trip!!!