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By: Anonymous
Posted: 4/9/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/9/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My buddy and I just finished a patch job on the boat and wanted to see if it worked, so we headed to Silver. Put in about 10 am, wind was 5-10mph with some gusts and partly cloudy, air temp was about ...
By: VAFishinWA
Posted: 4/7/2011
Species: Largemouth Bass
Rating: 1
Fished: 4/5/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Took the boat out for it's spring test. Fished for bass and crappie for a couple of hours with my son. Not a nibble. We worked the docks, wood, and down to 30 feet with no luck. Wind was wicked......
By: dougw
Posted: 4/6/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 4
Fished: 4/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Had a great day on Silver, regardless of the nasty weather. Wind was blowing 21mph, temp was 36 degrees! There were a few whitecaps and plenty of spray! Caught one tiger, my first of the year. ...
By: bass2elk
Posted: 4/4/2011
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 4/3/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well i was finally able to get the boat in the water for the first time this year. Although it was only for a few hours. I went to Silver Lake, launched and was on the water by 4:00 pm. Water temp ...
By: Anonymous
Posted: 3/24/2011
Species: Rainbow Trout
Rating: 1
Fished: 3/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
My brother and I arrived at Silver Lake around 9am and launched our boat. We began by trolling in an attempt to locate some fish. We tried trolling everything from Rapalas to Wedding Rings in assorted...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/23/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
We experienced a much slower, more tentative bite than on previous days. While we got as many looks as we have on previous days, many of these were bumps, taps, and "hit and runs" that we'd either mi...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/22/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
As usual, arrived at 7:30. Jerry, Mike, Jim and Howard already bunched up and fishing their usual spot. Lots of perch already on the ice. I chatted with these guys momentarily then headed out anoth...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/21/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake at 7:00. Jerry and Al already there and beginning to catch some perch. Motor1 showed a few minutes later, ditto for Jim and his wife. With others in 35' of water, Motor 1 and I decided ...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/17/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/17/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Silver's perch bite continues to go downhill, although I'm convinced it's the result of the turbulent weather we are experiencing. I arrived at the usual 7:30 and linked up with Jim and his wife in a...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/16/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/16/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Silver's perch were SLOW yesterday and were even SLOWER today. We arrived at the lake at our usual 7:30 start time. Motor1 had Jim with him, a gentlemen I've seen slay perch before! Stan showed up ...
By: Jay K
Posted: 2/14/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/14/2011
Hot Spots: 0
3 fish.
Ice is drilling funny.
Open water NW side and at the shoreline.
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/12/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/12/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Much slower on Silver today than previously. Not in numbers, for I managed two dozen iced and dozens others missed/lost, but in average size. I was only able to get 10 keepers in the 7.5 - 9" range....
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/11/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 4
Fished: 2/11/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Arrived at the lake at 7:30. Motor1 showed about 15 minutes later. A couple gentlemen we met several weeks ago, and have fished many times since, we're already holding down the fort. Another guy, Mi...
By: fowl_language
Posted: 2/8/2011
Species: Tiger Muskie
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/8/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Well, after I saw moto and raffs sweet report in the last few days, I thought there might be a chance for a midwesterner to get his hands wet on a big skie... Didn't work out that way.
Went out aro...
By: fowl_language
Posted: 2/7/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 1
Fished: 2/6/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Went out to Silver Sunday morning on a wimb, nothing was happening, I thought I should try it instead of watching the 5+ hours of boring pregame that was going to happen all day. Got out there at abu...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/4/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 2/4/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Motor and I hit Silver early again today, hoping for a perch bite like what we'd experienced a few weeks ago. Motor is not gonna like me making this report, but tough!!! Sir, you did an awesome job ...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/2/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 2/2/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Today must have been "Tiger Musky Day" at Silver! Motor1 and I fished in the morning, in our usual area of 40' of water. Initially, we experienced a decent perch bite, getting several keepers apiece...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 2/1/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 2/1/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Linked up with Motor1 and on the ice at 8:00 A.M. Very cold at 13 degrees. Winds from the NE at 10 MPH. We headed to 40' of water where we had done well in the past. From the moment we put our lin...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 1/25/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/25/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Man, Silver's glory days are over.....at least for the time being! I am sure am glad I experienced the good perch bites early in January and came to understand this lake's potential. The last 4-5 da...
By: Jay K
Posted: 1/23/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/23/2011
Hot Spots: 0
On the lake just after sunrise. Morning bite's getting shorter and shorter. This morning it was approximately 2 minutes. Got 5 fish in rapid sequence and then it shut off. Roamed the northern ice ...
By: Jay K
Posted: 1/22/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 2
Fished: 1/22/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Couldn't believe the fishing was lousier than yesterday. Schools were few and far between, and just couldn't connect when they rolled through. Fished eyeballs and maggots without luck. Drilled hole...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 1/21/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 3
Fished: 1/21/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Back on Silver's ice at 7:45. Light, freezing rain falling with a slight breeze from the north. About 7-8 folks already there, including a few I'd met and fished with on previous days. With Motor1'...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 1/19/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/19/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Motor1 and I on the ice at 8:30. Not another person out there. In fact, we had the whole place to ourselves. The 1-2' band of water around the edge froze solid overnight. While we were there we he...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 1/15/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/15/2011
Hot Spots: 0
Silver's ice situation varies from area to area. The gray ice nearest the public launch is still holding at a solid 7-8", while the dark, clear ice further out has deteriorated to about 4". Be caref...
By: raffensg64
Posted: 1/13/2011
Species: Perch
Rating: 5
Fished: 1/13/2011
Hot Spots: 0
This is actually a 2-day report on Silver. With this warm front and snow coming in, we decided that we had to be on the ice the 12th and 13th. The bite had been sporadic during the last freeze and w...