I went fishing with a friend for 2 days out at Silver lake May 9, 10, 1998. We didn't catch anything. We fished meal worms, powerbate, spoons, and spinners. We only had 3 strikes. The whole time we were there they hit on yellow colored powerbate and spoons. The lake is nice for fishing but horrible for camping unless you like camping in a campsite with lots of people. If you plan to go fishing there make sure you go on a weekday, weekends are very crowded even with the rain.