Fishing reports for Silverwood Lake

The algae issue looks to be resolved, and the bite is picking back up. Largemouth have been active coming out of spawn, and a few giants over 7+ pounds were pulled out last week. Finesse soft-plastics are getting the most action.

With water temps continuing to warm, trout are pushing deeper, and bites are coming far less frequently. Evenings have been good for catfish, especially around the Marina area with anchovies.

Silverwood was producing some solid spring fishing for a variety of species until early May, when a massive algae bloom took over the lake. On May 22, the California Department of Water Resources will be implementing a copper sulfate water treatment to manage the current and future blooms. The lake will be closed that day until 2 pm.
There's quite a bit of concern over such a treatment due to its possible toxicity to crustaceans (shrimp and crawdads). Hopefully, this approach clears the issue and returns the lake to its usable state.

Stripers are still biting in numbers at Silverwood, especially in lower light conditions. Trollers are trailing swimbaits, but shore-casters are finding a lot of success throwing Flukes. Largemouth are now moving shallow, staging for spawn. The reaction bite hasn't picked up yet, but lightly weighted soft-plastics are getting bit. The crappie action has also improved with the recent warming weather.

The striper bite has been wide open for trollers, numbers more so than size. Some shore anglers are also getting stripers in low-light conditions near the dam soaking cut bait. Largemouth bass action hasn't picked up yet, but a few bites were reported throwing weightless rubber worms from shore. Trout fishermen are still getting bit, primarily Powerbait dunking from shore also.