12-6-20
Fishing at Silverwood Lake has been awesome the past two weeks. I was able to go there, and land some fish on 5 out of 6 trips. In my last blog, I shared how the Largemouth bass bite was picking up. Knowing that the bite was ‘hot,’ I went back to the Marina focused on fishing with the same jerkbait lure (KVD) that I used last time to catch 2 Largemouth bass, and caught 2 more Largemouth bass (1 @ 4.36 lbs. & 1 @ 2.50 lbs.). The water level was still very low, but the bite was definitely ‘On fire’ that night.
A couple days later, I went back to the Marina with a few fishermen. The night was relatively slow for all of us. After about an hour of fishing, I felt a small tug on my line, and was able to catch a Largemouth bass (weighing 2.60 lbs.). Actually, that was the only fish caught on a jerkbait that night. I made another trip to the Marina with my eye on catching Largemouth bass, yet I got ‘skunked.’ The night ended with no strikes.
Fishing at Vista Point Turnout #1 on another night, I caught two Stripers with Rattle Trap lures. The bite was really slow, but using the Rattle Trap lure is what enticed the Stripers to strike. A day later, two more Stripers were landed at the Marina fishing right off the docks. The jerkbait lures were not working at all, but the Rattle Traps seemed to be the answer. That specific bite was not normal as my retrieve was faster than usual. That night, I went by myself, as there was relatively no wind in the Marina, and the lake surface was rather calm and still.
Arriving at Vista Point Turnout #1 with several fisherman, I was able to land a Striper on a Rat L Trap rather quickly to begin the night. My buddy worked a jerkbait to perfection striking a Striper in the strong current. Another two fisherman caught their first Rat L Trap fish of their careers. I was able to catch 5 out of 8 Stripers landed that night. I can say that the trip was successful, and it’s been fun trying to figure out what type of lures the fish have interest in. The weather was super cold, just as all the nights out there this week.
So to wrap up, all the fishing sessions produced a total of 12 fish for me. 9 out of 12 fish were Stripers, and they were all caught with Rat L Trap lures. The 3 Largemouth bass I landed were all caught on a jerkbait.
With nightly temperatures hovering in the low 40s, fishing has been tougher. When the bite is on, and the action is flowing in a good direction, the cold weather is not very noticeable. I am coming to a close for fishing the 2020 year as fishing licenses expire on December 31.
The Largemouth bass weighing in at 4.30 pounds I landed during this time was a huge blessing, and a surprise that will be cemented into my mind forever. Silverwood Lake has some very quality fish, and with patience and practice more goodness will come.
Good luck out there fishing!!!
Selfie with the 4.36 lbs. Largemouth Bass 
4.36 lbs. 
2 1/2 lb. Largemouth bass landed in the Marina 
Caught at Vista Point Turnout #1 
2 3/4 lb. Largemouth bass caught at the Marina