Stillwater Christian senior casts for a future in fishing

Silas Jones is more at home on the water than off of it, spending every possible weekend scouring lakes across the Flathead Valley and Montana for bass.

Standing on the shore of Flathead Lake at the Somers boat launch, Jones displays an ease that is only earned through countless hours in a boat, learning the nuances of the lake and the fish under the surface.

Finding the fish, Jones explained, “depends on the time of year, the weather, the water temperature, the type of fish… there’s a lot of factors.” At just 17, his understanding of those factors is more reflective of a fisherman decades older.