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Made my annual fall pilgrimage to Silver Lake to kayak fish for crappie and other panfish that concentrate in fantastical numbers each fall in the canals around the lake. I was not disappointed as I caught well over 500 fish on both bobber and jig and on a tenkara style fly rod.

As has been my experience in past years crappie and other panfish can be found throughout the canals but certain sections are particularly thick with fish (see hotspots!). Small chartreuse jigs and flies twitched in 3' of water were most productive with multiple fish per minute.

This lake is a great place for the new kayak angler angler as the water is shallow and protected. Its also a wonderful kayak fishery to take kids or the non-angling friend or family member along as they will not have any problems catching fish. Additionally, the marshes around the canals are home to lots of wildlife and I always see a wide variety of wildlife including otters, eagles, bittern, herons, and a variety of waterfowl every trip I take to Silver Lake.

laketroll

11/1/2015 11:24:00 PM

nice video....where did you find that flyrod?

uplandsandpiper

11/2/2015 8:14:00 AM

I bought it off Ebay but the rod is made by Tenkara USA. I highly encourage you check out their website. Tons of great information.

MotoBoat

11/2/2015 9:23:00 AM

"Where a PFD, and if cold weather dress for immersion". Not being a Kayak owner, nor ever being in a kayak, those are wise words not thought of.
What is the technique for landing a large fish, with no drag to pay out line with the Tenkara style of fishing? The long, limber rod would provide some line safety when a fish surges, but a big bass or carp would need more than rod bend to land. Is this strictly a small fish technique?

uplandsandpiper

11/2/2015 7:42:00 PM

MotoBoat - Tenkara is not necessarily a small fish technique although high mountain streams in Japan with fish <10" is where it found its origins. The sport has been "Americanized" and in general our streams hold larger fish. Rod manufacturers have responded with the development of more heavier tenkara rods that can handle larger species like bass and even big trout or small salmon. I have several tenkara rods and routinely catch Largemouth Bass <15" on them and had a wonderful day this past fall catching nearly 40 Pink Salmon on a tenkara rod. Follow the links below to watch bass and salmon being caught on a tenkara rod.

Pink Salmon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOHgaXyK9Rs

Largemouth Bass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVxfjTlBqyw

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