steve092
01-19-2009, 06:39 PM
Saturday January 17th, 2008
I got to the lake pretty early, around 7, and paid my dues (which it was good to see a line of cars because everyone was paying). It took me about 30 minutes to get the pontoon setup, and I hit the water around 7:30. That day wasn't so much about catching fish (although I did want to), it was more of a test with the new swimbait set up. I finally settled in one area near the pumphouse. I threw out the BBZ i fairly shallow water, maybe 15 feet, to try deadsticking it. While that was sinking, I threw out some Rainbow Powerbait on my other pole to see if the trout wanted to play. As I go to reel up the BBZ, SNAG!!!! Man I was so pissed. After about 5 minutes of messing around with it, I finally pulled it out of whatever it was stuck on, then, somehow, it gets stuck on my anchor line. SO I had to pull up all the gear, head to shore, and get the BBZ unhooked. After that mess, I went over to Miller Canyon to go see about some trout. I saw a few caught, nothing big, but I did see quite a few holdovers swimming around. I fished Miller and Cleghorn to no avail. So, I ended my 6 month skunk-free streak. Oh well! It was a nice day out, so I couldn't complain about anything. Here's some pics.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-17-09/SilverwoodLake01-17-094.jpg
I've been fishing Silverwood for the past 5 years and this is the first time I saw a Bald Eagle.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-17-09/SilverwoodLake01-17-096.jpg
Looking towards the marina around 11. The water was pretty much glassy until 1.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-17-09/SilverwoodLake01-17-098.jpg
A little choppy, but tolerable.
Sunday January 18th, 2009
I was going to get up early again, but I went later on in the day instead. I arrived at Cleghorn around 2 and setup a pole with powerbait and another with a droshotted powerworm. Talk about slow. The last few times in Cleghorn I didn't see a single fish caught. So I worked the powerworm for a few hours with no luck. I left out the powerbait while I worked the BBZ off of the dock. No followers whatsoever, but I am getting the hang of tossing the big baits. Around 5 I decided to quit on the swimbaits and just work the powerworm. I must have thrown about 3o casts when I finally got a hit. Fish on! I landed a nice purple and pink rainbow. The sun was leaving our hemisphere about 5:30, so I hit the road!
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-09.jpg
The wind was on and off.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-091.jpg
My 1st attempt at an underwater shot. The only problem with flash is that the light reflects off of every little particle in the water.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-093.jpg
2nd attempt. The only problem is without flash, you need a steady hand. Keeping a steady hand is hard to do in 45 degree water.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-095.jpg
On the cutting board. She was a tough fish. She survived on the stringer for 1 hour, but also survived a 10 minute ride to my house.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-096.jpg
There was a reason she had a belly.
I got to the lake pretty early, around 7, and paid my dues (which it was good to see a line of cars because everyone was paying). It took me about 30 minutes to get the pontoon setup, and I hit the water around 7:30. That day wasn't so much about catching fish (although I did want to), it was more of a test with the new swimbait set up. I finally settled in one area near the pumphouse. I threw out the BBZ i fairly shallow water, maybe 15 feet, to try deadsticking it. While that was sinking, I threw out some Rainbow Powerbait on my other pole to see if the trout wanted to play. As I go to reel up the BBZ, SNAG!!!! Man I was so pissed. After about 5 minutes of messing around with it, I finally pulled it out of whatever it was stuck on, then, somehow, it gets stuck on my anchor line. SO I had to pull up all the gear, head to shore, and get the BBZ unhooked. After that mess, I went over to Miller Canyon to go see about some trout. I saw a few caught, nothing big, but I did see quite a few holdovers swimming around. I fished Miller and Cleghorn to no avail. So, I ended my 6 month skunk-free streak. Oh well! It was a nice day out, so I couldn't complain about anything. Here's some pics.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-17-09/SilverwoodLake01-17-094.jpg
I've been fishing Silverwood for the past 5 years and this is the first time I saw a Bald Eagle.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-17-09/SilverwoodLake01-17-096.jpg
Looking towards the marina around 11. The water was pretty much glassy until 1.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-17-09/SilverwoodLake01-17-098.jpg
A little choppy, but tolerable.
Sunday January 18th, 2009
I was going to get up early again, but I went later on in the day instead. I arrived at Cleghorn around 2 and setup a pole with powerbait and another with a droshotted powerworm. Talk about slow. The last few times in Cleghorn I didn't see a single fish caught. So I worked the powerworm for a few hours with no luck. I left out the powerbait while I worked the BBZ off of the dock. No followers whatsoever, but I am getting the hang of tossing the big baits. Around 5 I decided to quit on the swimbaits and just work the powerworm. I must have thrown about 3o casts when I finally got a hit. Fish on! I landed a nice purple and pink rainbow. The sun was leaving our hemisphere about 5:30, so I hit the road!
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-09.jpg
The wind was on and off.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-091.jpg
My 1st attempt at an underwater shot. The only problem with flash is that the light reflects off of every little particle in the water.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-093.jpg
2nd attempt. The only problem is without flash, you need a steady hand. Keeping a steady hand is hard to do in 45 degree water.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-095.jpg
On the cutting board. She was a tough fish. She survived on the stringer for 1 hour, but also survived a 10 minute ride to my house.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/steven92/Silverwood%20Lake%2001-18-09/SilverwoodLake01-18-096.jpg
There was a reason she had a belly.