Russ Baker and I hit Silver Lake (Draw Tourney venue) on Sunday, the weather was really good for most of the day. Water temps were varied between 53 - 58 in places.

The final tally was 7 for Russ and 2 for me, big fish was my 3lb 9oz, with most of the other around 2lb each. We skipped Senkos and pitched and flipped Jig'n'Pigs in all kinds of places like docks, floating weed patches etc.

This was my first real flipping experience and I had a great time learning how to get some measure of control without too much splash. I was also treated to a demonstration of how to skip a Jig'n'Pig on a baitcasting rig!!! Of course I had to try and spent a fair amount of time picking out backlashes but did manage to get a couple of half decent casts off .... yet another new technique to add to the arsenal. It worked too as several of Russ's fish were caught that way. At about 2pm the sun got clouded over and the wind picked up a bit, things slowed down from there but Russ still picked up a fish every now and then.

All in all, a great day on the water and it changes my previous opinion of Silver Lake (4 previous trips with only one fish)

Thanks a lot Russ.

Thanks! To top off a great day, I did a Larry Sullivan and went into the water! At least it was 56 degrees and I went in voluntarily, having skipped a rod and reel across the lake (especially since it was not mine, I had borrowed it from Russ, and it had a Stradic reel).

*Deep breath*.....

Naw... it's just too easy! 

(besides, someday I may go into the drink.... again)

Larrys new name...Flounder club poster child.

After moving a family member from Tillimook Oregon to Vancouver Wa. I needed some Me time so I hit Silver on Sunday and was awed by how high the water was and how much the Lilly Pads have emerged over past years! I found water temps as high as 61 degrees and saw multiple fish cruising into the canals and along the pad lines but missed on several hits as did all I taked with except Daryl in his Beautiful new Procraft Pro-200!! what a sweet ride!.....but continueing with the March Madness I have been stricken with........on the way back to the launch I had an engine failure and thought I had tripped the kill switch so I took the wave that came over the back of the boat and reset the switch and attempted a start and .........lets just say it was not a good sound......might have been a timing issue or a piston gone but either way it was not a good thing to end the day with so I will probable not be at the next few events so I can concentrate on getting it back and getting things caught up....... what a waste of a good day! ......
p.s.   Hurry up April!

Larry, sorry to here about the boat.  I was headed to goodwin on saturday if you want to go let me know.

Larry. If you need to take your boat to tri-citys, let me know, Maybe I can drive it there for you...I seem to have the time!  I'm not getting any offers to go fishing so I'm freed up.