I was the first boat on the water at silver today. Managed 8 fish "5 keepers", with a 5lb big fish. This was actually a slow day compared to years past this time of year. The water was 67 in the morning, and 71 when I left at noon. All action was before 8am..... Cranks, senkos, and beavers were the ticket on the docks and rocks. I did spend a good deal of time in search of new spots, and lost one good one in the carnine ditch in a brush pile.
c&r chad s.

Joel,
Yes, the island was the ticket.....I have had the best luck for big fish on the S.W corner rocks.....

Went out to Silver on Sunday with a friend.  The fishing was good if you can deal with the other boats.  We caught lots of fish with most coming on crainkbaits, and a few on spinnerbaits and senkos.  The fish were really scrappy and aggressive, It was a lot like catching smallies.  A lot of the time I didn't know how big the fish were until I saw them.  I did manage one really nice fish that went 6lb 7oz, with a lot of other fish between 1-3lb.   It seemed that most people that were on the fish were in the creeks and ditches, with quite a few more fish being caught around the island and some of the other usual places.  If you make a trip to silver you have to pick your starting spot well, because by the time you are done with your first spot all of the others are taken.  The picture is of the 6lb 7oz, and I apologize for my brothers photography skills.

Excellent fish Joel, thanks for the picture.

BillB

Chris, I'll probably go out at least one day this weekend, so let me know if you decide to come down.

Hey Joel, you look really excited about that fish. Good job buddy!

I Love Silver!
Carlos

Hey Carlos, I was really excited, but was more worried about getting the fish back into the water, because that was her second photo shoot.  In the picture on my profile I'm smiling, but I closed my eyes.

Ya, I live in kelso and my grandma lives about 2 miles away from the public launch, makes it nice for tournaments.