Venturing Out!

11-15-20

Hello Fishing Family,

I’ve had a whole lot of fun out there fishing Silverwood Lake in the past two weeks.  It’s been awesome connecting with other fisherman in the area who are passionate about fishing.  There’s something about learning from and sharing with others that really promotes positive vibes for everyone involved.

In the past two weeks, I was able to go fishing eight times.  I landed a total of 23 fish (22 Stripers & 1 Largemouth Bass) on those trips, as well as using 3 types of lures/baits for those catches.  I fished two locations at Silverwood:  Marina, and Vista Point, and for my first time ever, I ventured out to Quail Lake.

At the Marina (3 fishing trips), I was only able to land 6 Stripers.  4 of the Stripers were caught on jerkbaits, and the other 2 were landed on jig-headed Fluke Jr.  I thought for sure the Marina would have a lot more action, but one thing truly changed that bite (water level is down at least 20 feet).  The Marina is relatively deeper water for the fish to hang out, but with the water level down lower not many fish were in this area. 

At the Vista Point locations (Turnout #1, & Turnout #2), I had a great deal of action.  I landed 16 Stripers in 3 fishing sessions in these areas all caught on jerkbaits.  Now when the water level is down at Silverwood, the shore is so exposed that it’s easy to hike and get to coves where most fisherman can’t access when the water level is up, especially at Vista Point.  The Stripers were everywhere in Vista Point/Chamise Area.  Most of the bites were about 10 feet out from the shore, and I’d say about every 5 casts I had a bite slowly reeling my jerkbait in.  Both at the Marina and Vista Point, I spent some time with some cool fisherman.  I want to give a special thanks to Bryan, Ben, Alex & Adrian for linking up at Silverwood with me in the past 2 weeks.

My visit to Quail Lake is an experience that will last in my mind for a long time.  The drive there, the hike to get to the desired spot, the wind whipping my face, honestly nothing was going to hold me back that day.  The Striper bite did though as the only Stripers landed were by a friend’s brother way before I arrived.  He had two 4-pound Stripers (That’s right!). I tied on jerkbaits, threw on flukes, as well as trying out a Hook Up Bait and had no luck.  After several hours of this, I tried a drop shot rig with a night crawler.  I was able to land a very small Largemouth Bass, probably the smallest one I’ve caught all year.  I glanced at my buddy and he stated, “Fish is a fish, no skunk today.”

I really wanted to believe him, eventually I felt better about it.  The actual highlight for me was getting to Quail Lake and fishing the new area.  There is nothing more challenging than fishing an unfamiliar body of water for the first time (Thanks Anthony)!  Until next time, “Fish on!”

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