Silverwood Lake Fishing Report

Water levels are still quite low at Silverwood, but temperatures have jumped into the mid 60s. Bass have moved shallow and are beginning spawn behavior... either bedding already, or cruising just on the outside of these bedding zones. Big swimbait and glide baits have been reportedly getting quality fish in the 4-5 pound range. Otherwise it's mostly 1-2 pounders on soft plastics and smaller blade baits.

Striper action has remained good since our last report, with the same approach working... fly-core trollers running streamers are getting some nice fish in the 5-8 pound range.

Trout guys are still catching fish. Bright color mini jigs bounced off rocky areas and hard bottom are triggering some explosive strikes. Powerbait soakers are still pulling fish in deeper spots.

With water temps holding in the mid 50s, the multi-species bite at Silverwood Lake has been firing. Bass anglers are doing well working heavy dropshots around rocky zones and sharper drop-offs in 30–40 feet. Others are dragging heavy chatterbaits tight to the bottom along similar structure, keeping constant contact and triggering reaction bites from fish sitting low. Average fish has been in the 2-4 pound range.

Stripers have been very active for flycore trollers pulling streamers around 2 mph, especially when adding sporadic small twitches during the troll. Shore anglers are still picking up smaller stripers soaking anchovies, but the better quality fish are coming from the troll bite.

Trout action has also been consistent following a mid-January stock from the CA Dept of Water Resources. Shore anglers are finding fish on PowerBait, while boat guys are hitting good morning action on bright-colored mini jigs.

Water levels are on the rise after the recent storm, but solid post-storm reports have been limited. The lake saw a 5,000-pound trout plant in late October, but the trout bite never really took off. A few fish are getting picked off on PowerBait here and there, and some trollers are running into fish, but trout activity has been spotty overall. Most of the consistent action right now has been for striped bass, with schools showing up in good numbers near the Dam. Jerkbaits and swimbaits are producing, and anglers soaking cut bait are also getting fish.

Largemouth bass are still being caught, though the bite has leaned toward smaller fish. Most are coming off deep structure on dropshots, Ned rigs, and other slow, finesse-style presentations. It's winter mode.