SILVER LAKE is calling me ........................

[Dave Smith]

I can take no more! I am so curious about this lake. Roger, if your out there, please, how can I get the secret map? I know this lake was a NW LEGEND 10-15 years ago, lot's of guys getting fish over nine and some over ten. All the big sticks say it isn't kicking out the toads, anymore. Roger, what's in the lake, sizewise, numberswise? (is that a word?) Anybody! Is it true that there is little or no vegetation? How many docks? trees, bushes, cover to pitch to? reeds? Deep pads? Humps? By the descriptions it sounds like it could be a fun place to fish, monsters or not! I think Basscaster and I are going to try to hit it, with P-Boy as our guide. Probably not at daylight because non of us have ever seen it, except P-Boy, and he might as well as never. he he. Thanks for any help! Dave

[Mr. Sturgeon14]

i fished the lake for crappie quite a few times and bass from time to time as well. All i can say is when i was up there last year there was tons of structure many channels and passages,many homes with docks and pilings al over as well, there are many fallen trees too. that lake is full of vegitation mostly padds it can be fished pretty heavy at times i see alot of bass boats there. Dave if you go there im sure you could manage a toad or two.Good luck!
Mike

[fishlipper]

http://www.ifish.net/forum/showflat.php?...true#Post776292 (http://www.ifish.net/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB13&Number=776292&Search page=8&Main=776051&Words=silver&topic=&Search=true #Post776292)

I think this should do it Dave. Just scroll to the top. There might be a better quality one floating around.

[ExBassGuide]

I can email you a map if you send me an email to rogerlu@tek.com

[pitchnboy]

WOW Dave taking me a little to serious, he he... just PM me and tell me what you want to fish (coverwise). i can get you to some good places but it is up to me, you and basscaster to catch them. lets see if we can yank on EBG he he...

pitch

[ExBassGuide]

Silver is better now than it has been for over 15 years! The dam on Silver Lake had a BIG hole under it and let out more than 4 feet of water. When the lake refilled the next fall allot of nutrients were added to the lake. The next spawn was incredible and the next few years where supper productive also. Even the crappie exploded. Some of this happened do to some vegetation that grew on the exposed lake bottom this cover gave the fry some place good to hide also. Now all the bass that spawned that year are around 4-5 pounds! This lake has more bass per-acre than it has for over 15 years. The resort can confirm this also. The resort tracks every fish that comes into the resort for weight and photos. Yes with most of the weeds being gone the spots bass hangout are less. This lake is off colored and the fish hold tight to cover and they tend to be very shallow. But you can always find some hogs out in 10 feet of water on brush piles or stumps and pilings. Silver lake has lots of stumps over 800 years old (BIG STUMPS). Silver has lots of logs all over the lake sitting on the bottom of the lake and some sticking out of the mud too. I have a ton of GPS spots, most I logged when the lake was down all summer. At times I would head out in a small shallow boat to find even more spots in shallow water. I did not show the mid-lake spots on my map cuz you would NEVER FIND them with out triangulation (I did that too) or my GPS way points.
More information on silver for every one to ponder.
Roger

[pitchnboy]

so what your saying is fish pillings and wood (same thing duh)... wouldnt you fish them when it isnt sunny? 1 thing i like to keep in mind is fish brush when it is sunny and docks and what not when it isnt sunny. thats what ive heard?

[ExBassGuide]

Logs, piling, stumps, logs with bush, shallow wood and deep wood are still wood but to a bass is it not the same. At times more of the bass will perfer one type of wood cover over all the other put together at times (ding~ pattern).
You just have to go out and find what the bass are holding on and at what depth. You can find more than one pattern!
Wood is: logs (floating, sunken, with brush growing on it, old docks broken up and drifted into the shallows, logs that are raised on one end and stuck in the mud on the other, logs that are strapped down with steel cables, lumber in the water, Pilings and stumps.
The shady side of the log or wood if the sun is bright or if it’s cloudy is still the best spot on a log (most of the time!).
If it is cloudy the bass tend to move around more and set up on the outer edge of cover like pads, docks, brush. When the sun comes out the bass tend to look for shade more and will hold more tightly to the cover. East of the resort are a few docks, other than the docks you will find a few logs in a bit deeper water and just a bit of cover shallow. So when the sun comes out some of the bass will move to the docks to hang out and feed if they do not have to work for the food to hard. The bass can move the the docks not far away or they would have to make a longer run for good cover or the bass could just move to deeper water. The docks I am talking about are much better when the sun is out but they normally will hold some bass any time in the summer. The docks are a LONG way from Good cover like pads so the numbers of bass that can be found on the dock are less than other docks or other shade near good cover.
More cover = more bass (most of the time). Some time when the sun is out and it is hot out - drive your boat into a good pad field and you will spook lots of bass just under the pads. If it is cloudy you will not spook many! Learn how the bass react to weather conditions and you will catch more bass. Any question pitch :rolleyes:?
EBG=Roger

[Dave Smith]

Thanks, Roger and everyone! Roger, if you gave me lat and long, I can get right to any submerged cover with my GPS. As much as I appreciate it, I think I will just find stuff in there the hard way if I get a chance to go. Maybe the map will get me started and I sure appreciate it- also the info on the posts. I kind of got a handle on what it looks like and water clarity looking at Rogers map and picture, thanks, fishlipper! Still would like to know if it has kicked out any or many over the magic eight, since the dam breached, anybody? Thanks! Dave

[pitchnboy]

nope roger, that just about covers everything and looks like another pattern, hey Dave and Basscaster, looks like some useful info;)!!! and roger the way i see it is that you are trying to make me a better angler... :cheers:

pitch=casey

[pitchnboy]

Looks like me and Dave will be on the water at Silver Lake FINALLY for Dave he he-. lets see if we cant find some fish and see if me and Dave can have a good time!!!

[ExBassGuide]

I was not around a computer for a few days so I did not post GPS numbers. I will post a few good spots soon!
Roger

[Hunt'nFish]

Dave,...Pitch,
Was out of town for awhile, I take it you guys DID NOT tag up?? Dave hope the town vehicle is back up soon. During my whole vacation I couldn't help but wonder about all the nice pics I was gonna get to view of you guys putting the hurt on some nice Silver Lake fish.
Shucks.
Hope you two tag up some time.
Hunt'nFish

[Basscaster]

Word is P-boy got caught sneaking out his window to go night fishing and got grounded. They took away his Bassmaster mags and made him burn his Iaconelli underoos. Just messing with you Pitch, hope you are up at Silver whackn' em.

[Super Fluke]

HA HA HA Basscaster

[Dave Smith]

Well don't expect too much out of me- I blow at summer fishing. My truck is fine I just needed to lend it to my wife that one weekend to haul a bunch of useless junk to my in-laws. Unless, ofcourse they're reading this then I meant a bunch of family aerlooms. It's not looking good for hitting Silver this week as I am burried in work but we will make it happen asap as long as P-Boy can avoid any break-dancing injuries. Sorry, I couldn't help it. I left my post like that and just read it and it seemed so "normal". Dave

[pitchnboy]

HEY GUYS, thanks for all the crap he he. well im up here and have managed 9 fish in the 2days of fishing nothing over 2lbs yet:(. i hope i can find a big one, hey roger i have fish dedicated to you because i caught it under a dock with a Wackey Rigged 3-Senk-o. it was only about 1 lbs 4oz. hey well a bass is a bass even if it isnt big?!? i will post some pics asap...

[ExBassGuide]

I got a 9 pounder fishing under a dock at silver, I hope your line size was over 8 pound test!!! I hate to have a bass over 7 pounds come off or break off!!!
I'm glad you are trying some other things!!!
Thanks
Roger

[pitchnboy]

today is the 12th and i only had an hour to fish and i managed 1 fish and SHE was roughly 2lbs, she was a late spawning fish thou. im finding ALOT of STRUCTURE with my new fishfinder and have targeted alot of fish with it as well...

pitch

[portlandstatekid]

pitch-i don't doubt your ability to catch but would love to some pics of your fish caught sometime :wink:

[Super Fluke]

:yeahthat:

[pitchnboy]

dont worry guys, i will post pics ASAP... probabley around next wee. i caught 3 today and missed a couple. im still looking for a TOAD and maybe even pull a Dave and pulls a 7 lber out, he he.

pitch :cheers:

[portlandstatekid]

glad to hear you're atleast kechin :grin:

[Hunt'nFish]

:yeahthat:
Lovin the live reports. Good to hear your having fun Pitch!
You need to con the parents into a cheap digital camera for ya. It would really add to these live reports. I was under the impression every kid these days had a camera phone? :shrug: :laugh: :laugh:
Actually I'm glad you don't. Better to spend your time on the boat rather than the phone.
Hunt'nFish

[pitchnboy]

ya i dont need all that junk, but im back!!!

pitch