Silver Lake next weekend

i'm pretty sure i'm going to silver lake (cowlitz) next weekend for a couple days. i'm hoping i can get into a couple hawgz pitchin' and flippin' :cool:

baitcast rod 1: 7' med heavy 17lb braid with a 3/8oz black/purple jig and craw
baitcast rod 2: 7' med 12lb mono with a 1/4oz bullet weight and baby brush hog
baitcast rod 3: ????????
spinning rod: 7' med 6lb mono with 3/16oz shaky head with finesse worm

these sound good? what do you think i should put on my other baitcaster? will shallow cranks work yet or are they still to sluggish?

oh yeah, are the crappie hitting at all? :p

something with a slow fall but other thatn that I would say that you have it covered!

Drop shot 4" senko

what do you fish it around?

I have never been to Silver but, if I were targeting largemouths this time of year, which I think you are, that would be the rig I would be using at first. FRom what I have heard, Silver has weeds and wood. I would throw that rig anywhere there is weeds/wood with a transition from deep to shallow water. Those largies have to be getting close to moving in.

the thing with silver is the lack of deep water......

yeah, a deep to shallow transition is like 2'-5' :rolleyes:
it might work good around some of the deeper pillars...

Well then, you apply the theory to what is available. If "deep" water in Silver is 5 feet, look for areas that are 5 feet with shallower areas near by. The principle of transitions works no matter what the maximum depth of a lake is. Bass will be in the deepest part of any lake in winter(generally) and move to the transition areas during pre-spawn (now).

Stick to the island (the side that faces the main lake) and Timber Point. You'll nail one if you can work those two places over well.

Last I heard the crappie where still biting with some guys still catching over 100 a day. Take that with a grain of salt as I have not seen any pics of those fish. I would head back deep into the canals and only fish where the bankies can't reach. Might want to try the mouth of channel up by the dam as well.

so basicly try to find the warmest water possible....

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On that 4th bait casting rod tie on a rattle trap suspending jerkbait or suspending crankbait, and dont over look streeters canal its warm, has about a 5 foot average and lots of cover.

i thought about trying a shallow crank or spinnerbait....i just got some good shallow cranks a couple weeks ago i might use. should i use minnow or sunfish color?

just called in to the silver lake resort to reserve a hotel room and the lady said a guy the other day caught 18 crappie in the canals. maybe i have some hope :p

how much are those rooms anyways? I am thinking of making a trip sometime in the summer. did she say anything about the bass?

http://www.silverlake-resort.com/Motel.html

they arn't cheap.....you can get a cabin for less.

she said the bass are just starting to show, a guy got a couple near the resort the other day.

BPM I stayed at the camp sites they they were not to bad and they gave us some free wood.

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