8-22-21
Hello anglers, or maybe you don’t consider yourself a fisherman just yet. Well, you’re in the right spot to learn about all the hottest tips and tricks to put fish in the net. I personally don’t use a net, but I prefer to beach my catches right on the shore. Read on for more adventures.
YouTube has been a blast. I actually enjoy making fun videos about fishing to help others catch more fish. Shout out to everyone who I know that makes this possible!
I am now slowing down my fishing experiences and relying maybe fishing two short sessions a week. If I fish on one day on the weekend, it will definitely give me a few more hours to fish on that day.
Just recently, I made a special trip out to Quail Lake in Lancaster. The fishing challenge was real, a quite humbling experience to say the least. I haven’t caught a real fish at that lake just yet, only two dinks. Challenge accepted… Might I remind you adventure is in my blood, boiling over with extreme passion to run out and grab a rod. Of course, the drive there was a good distance away, but the experience was priceless none the less.
Another time fishing at Silverwood Lake, I got skunked. I made as many casts out as I could that night, but nothing at all. I did meet a really cool individual who makes his own swimbaits to catch large Striper. Wow, what a pleasure it was hearing how he caught a 30 Pound Striper on his homemade lure. He definitely made me feel like my 17 Pound Striper wasn’t good enough, but I’ll survive. I will be purchasing some of his lures as I was impressed with their swimming action.
A key point to remember is to remind yourself that Silverwood Lake was once drained down to a very low point basically reducing the number of fish in the lake, especially the larger fish. The bass population took a hit, but since that time the lake’s water level has been relatively stable/normal.
My point, there’s still big Striper to be caught. Another good point is to step up your options: buy a new fishing rod/reel to get on big Striper, invest in some imitation trout lures (swimbaits), or to continue to keep doing what is working right now.
Remembering the day I got skunked help me to focus on my next fishing trip. Pushing for another day of fishing landed me right back at Silverwood Lake. Right back in the same spot as last, which produced not even a nibble the night before. Was I just straight out of my mind?
Anyways, I only caught one Striper for the night using both jerkbait lures, and jig headed flukes. The only strikes I had was when I was using the jig headed flukes. I missed two fish right before landing that one Striper. I think the missed strikes were because the fish didn’t have much of the jig headed fluke in their mouths, before I pulled to try and set the hook.
Check out my adventure to Quail Lake in Lancaster, or my latest video called Silverwood Lake Fishing – One Night From Shore #2 on my YouTube (Reel Time With Timm). Until next time, fish on!