Silverwood Topwater Striper Bite Report + Video
I fished Silverwood two nights back with relatively good success. The wind was minimal (5mph at most?) and the fish were boiling, albeit intermittently, throughout dusk and early evening.
I was using a Zara Spook, baby bass pattern lure and the schoolies were slapping it regularly. I had one or two larger models nail it but come unbuttoned, sadly. The water level forced me to stay up on the higher ground, needed a long rope tied to my stringer to keep 'em accessible from the drop-off. I landed 5 stripers, farmed and missed plenty more. Sometimes I wish the lake was a little closer; the topwater bite is very addicting!
Here is the video from the trip. As with most action cameras, it's hard to get quality footage in low-light, but you should be able to make out the stripers slaping and snapping at the Spook as I walk the dog with it. Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7kcGbGmIWk
There was quite a few other anglers fishing from the shore. It looked like most were soaking bait, although a couple were tossing lures, didn't appear to be topwater. I did not see other anglers catching fish during the short time I was there.
Also, there was a load of birds on the water, hanging around the points.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable evening. I haven't been to Silverwood in quite some time and it was great to tie into some stripers again, even if they weren't big. Silverwood is a great lake, one of my favorites!
