Silver Lake

Well, we did it again. four days camping, three days fishing and no fish! This time we went to Plasse's Resort on Silver Lake, just south of Kirkwood Ski Resort on Rte 88. Our first time was last year, but earlier, like in June. That time we were near a creek and were harassed by mosquitos. This time we had a nice campsite adjacent to a granite field that gradually sloped upward.



We hadn't noticed when making our reservations that there would be a full moon during our stay. The locals told us that they don't even try to fish during the day when there is a full moon. Apparently the fish are able to dine all night and have no incentive to leave the cooler depths to search for food or foes during the heat of the day.



The Lake had dropped considerably from where it was last year. It was difficult to get in and out of the mooring area because in some places the water was only a foot deep. Fortunately my motor has a "low water" setting that allows me to manuever in water as shallow as 6 inches.



One reason we liked Plasse's the year before was because they have a restaurant that serves breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays. It is so pleasant to sit out on the deck in the early morning and have coffee and breakfast. We were really looking forward to that only to learn that, because the restaurant would be hosting the 159th annual BBQ, breakfast would not be served on Saturday. So, we had to make do with bagels, bananas and instant coffee. We did, however, get breakfast on the patio on Sunday.





Another thing that makes our camping/fishing trips so much fun is the wonderful people we meet out there. The group camping next to us consisted of a mother and four teenage boys. Two were hers and they each had a friend. She cooked everything on a single burner back packing stove! Even Mac and Cheese! Her husband came up on Saturday. He shared with us some apricot distillate that he had made at home. Talk about moonshine! That stuff would remove chrome off a Buick bumper! It did, however, go real well when added to Mike's Hard Lemonade.