Haven't seen many lake reports up lately, so thought I might contribute.

Spent the afternoon at Silver today. Tried a bead-head Chironomid nymph, a shrimp imitation, a bloodworm, and everything else in my kit that was on a size-12 hook or smaller.

Saw fish were rising here and there, so I put on a black/white striped Chironomid dry fly. Had a good surface hit from a small trout off a shelf near the boyscout camp but he shook loose.

Then hooked into a nice-sized trout, probably 14" or so. He was strong but the fun was short-lived. I caught him over a shallow shelf and he wrapped himself around some weeds. I maneuvered my kayak over him and tried to pull loose, but only came away with leader and tippet. I could see him down there, breathing hard. Hope he got loose.

Finally, I C&R'd one 11-inch rainbow on the other side of the lake, on a size-16 olive and white Chironomid dry. He took it as I was just starting to strip it in. Though small, he fought for freakin' ever. A local land owner saw the whole thing and applauded when I finally got him to the boat. That was gratifying. A quick photo and released.

Saw a few gear chuckers out there. One boat in particular, dragging strings of spinners, was doing a lot better than I. I saw them pull in at least six fish while I was out there.

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