CTFishTalk.com: Silver Lake 3/15/09 - Connecticut Bass Fishing Reports ( CT Bass Fishing Reports ) - A Community Built for Connecticut Fisherman.

Justin Tralli · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Glastonbury, CT

Got back from NYC yesterday at 3:30 so a buddy and I hit up Silver.

Water Temp: 43 - 44 degress

Water Clarity: Clear

Baits: Roadrunners (Black 1/8 oz.)
1/4 oz Rocky Ledge Vibra Bug Spinnerbaits (Black)
Strike King Redeye Shad (Gold 1/2 oz)
3/8 oz Rocky Ledge Stealth Jig (pumpkin moss) UJ Big Daddy Trailer
Lucky Craft Staysee (ghost minnow)

Line: THIS WAS IMPORTANT~~ I had 8lb and 14lb Floro on my rods. My buddy didnt. Until he started throwing Floro, I caught 8 to nothing.....

Most of the fish were in the 10 - 14 foot range straight out from the ramp on the railroad side of the lake. Nothing real big. 2.5 was the biggest

Surprisingly the fish were somewhat aggressive. The most strikes came on the Vibra Bug and Redeye shad. We worked the V-bug nice and slow with just enough movement to feel the blade thumping and the Redeye Shad was worked just over the grass with a Yo-Yo retrive ripping it off the grass.

Our biggest fish came from the 14 foot range on the jig.

There was nothing shallow. We tried the north end of the lake up around the bushes/ dead leaves and saw nothing (i was surprised)

All in all it was a good day. Caught around a dozen bass and about 20 Crappie.

If your going to hit this place, I would bring the same types of baits and stay to the right saide of the lake. (the shore with the train tracks) Fish up and down the break. Keep the boat in 10 - 15 feet and work the edge slowly and throughly. Many times we caught a fish on the second pass.

We also caught NOTHING on the jerkbait........ go figure

good luck if you decide to head out!

- Justin T.

Bass Addict · Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:47 am Post subject:

nice report. I love fishing silver this time of year.
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Phish · Joined: 22 Aug 2008 Posts: 454 Location: West Hartford

Now that is a great report. Thanks, Justin. Glad you were able to steal a few hours on the water.

toptech · Joined: 12 Jul 2007 Posts: 322 Location: Vernon

Great report man....one of the best I have seen as far as detail.Nice work on gettin the cold water fish.
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WishinIWasFishin · Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 219

As said above, great report!
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Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

Awesome report and great catching,...the only question I have is how the heck you found 14-15 feet of water in that place?? It's been awhile,..but I don't ever remember too much more than 10-12 FOW max!
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djmon · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 493 Location: wallingford

nice i was looking to fish silver perhaps next tuesday; looks like that may be a good idea after all

Justin Tralli · Joined: 05 May 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Glastonbury, CT

No problem guys! I hope you find it useful! That's why we're all here right??

Mark, if you are standing on the ramp and you look straight out, there is the OLD stream bed that hooks out in front of it about 50 - 75 yards out. The 15 foot section is about 30 feet long and cuts right up against the flat. It runs horizonatally across the lake and makes a sharp left turn towards the back of the lake. When we found t last year it seemed that all of the fish in the lake were in a 10 foot section where the channel meets the flat. There is something hard on the bottom there. I dont know if its rock or sand but that's where they were. Ill see if I can pull the GPS cordinates for you!

Good luck

- Tral
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loner5777j · Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1

the hard thing on the bottom of silver is supposedly an old train car

djmon · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 493 Location: wallingford

" and rumor say you can still see the spirits rising from the water on a warm steamy foggy morning.........." Laughing

its a fun place to fish minus later in the year when the jet skis and what not are on the lake; had the wake from someone's boat last year almost knock me out of my inflatable matter of fact due to how quick and close they were going and came;

best fish out of there was a 3lber on a pop r; but i'm sure theres a few nice ones hiding in there

slimecoat · Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 1576 Location: Newington, CT.

They allow jet ski's on that tiny little crap hole? Now I know why I don't go there much..........
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SkeeterJim · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 2219 Location: Newington, CT

Nice job and great report.
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Tmac · Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 254 Location: Meriden

really ive never seen jet skis there,I kinds just troll around that lake not much outboard

Just4fun · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Saybrook

I've seen folks towing tubes there lots of times. Mostly on weekends during the dead of summer and they generally are confined to the central deeper section and not back up in the shallow weedy areas which is where most everyone tends to fish!
Another weekend "pleasure" there are the RC boats near the ramp! IMO they are even more obnoxious than jetskis!!
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cobalt · Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 196 Location: central ct