7-11-21
A couple weeks back, I was able to travel to Texas with my family. I was able to fish two times out there. Once at Granger Lake which was a very large lake, and one time at Meadow Lake which was a very small lake. Both fishing trips were fun, but no fish were landed. The only bites I had were from mosquitoes.
About a week and a half ago, I visited Silverwood Lake for some fishing at the Vista Point location. I noticed that the conditions at the lake were quite different since the temperature has been so hot. The Vista Point shoreline had a lot of algae/vegetation. On that night, I tried topwater lures more than jerkbaits because the topwater lures brought in less algae. The only small strikes I felt was from casting topwater lures, but I was nowhere close to landing a fish.
A few days ago, I knew that I needed to catch a fish somehow on some type of lure in my tackle box. I remained focused on using jig headed flukes, Rat L Trap lures, & jerkbaits as I chose to fish near the Marina on that night. None of these lures worked at all, and I figured I was doing something wrong.
As I looked up into the sky, a slight rain began to fall on my head as I pondered how it could begin to rain without such a warning. I knew in my mind that in a few minutes the fishing would probably end do to the fact of being soaked. Glancing at a fellow angler solidified the fact that our fishing time would end soon, but both of us knew that there was still a chance to catch a fish. Within a few casts, and probably about to call it a night there was a small tug on my line near shore. As the fish jumped and splashed near shore, I felt good that I stuck with casting out/retrieving a jerkbait lure. I landed the fish and it turned out to be a Largemouth Bass which weighed 3 lbs. & 4 ounces.
Fishing on other nights at the Inlet area and Vista Point area, I was not able to hook up on any fish. Traveling back to fish the Inlet area on another night, I was very surprised to land a small Striped Bass on a Hook Up Bait (1/4-ounce jig). The reason I was so surprised to catch a fish on a Hook Up Bait was because I rarely ever try to use them.
3.25 lbs. Largemouth Bass caught on a KVD Jerkbait 200 @ Marina 
Striper caught on a Hook Up Bait @ Inlet
The last three weeks of fishing have been relatively slow for me. I only landed two fish out of seven fishing sessions (1 Largemouth & 1 Striper). Fishing in new areas is a challenge especially on new bodies of water in other states. Fishing at Silverwood Lake can sometimes be challenging, as I have experienced with the hot temperatures lately. Luckily, I was able to land two bass. Until next time, be safe and have fun on your fishing adventures!