hotels in Silver Springs

Situated just outside of Washington, D.C., Silver Spring, Maryland has been a residential destination for families living in the area for years. While D.C. is the go-to for monuments and museums, Silver Spring is quickly becoming one of the more desirable places to live outside the district.
So what is it that attracts so many people to Silver Spring? Here are just a few fun facts about the Montgomery County town.
Important Discoveries
Silver Spring is where one of the largest television and internet companies are headquartered. Discovery Communications is the world's number one nonfiction media which includes channels like the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Investigation Discovery and Planet Green; channels everyone likes to flip to when relaxing in their condo or apartment. During the always popular Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, this multi-media company celebrates with a 466-foot shark named Chompie who sits atop corporate headquarters.
The Best in Film
Leaving your apartment or condo to see one of your favorite films takes on a whole new meaning when visiting the American Film Institute Silver Theatre and Cultural Center (AFI), located in Silver Spring. This historic landmark is dedicated to preserving the art of the moving image. Most of AFI's programming concentrates on films that are typically not available anywhere else including independent features, foreign films, documentaries and classic cinema.
Best Cheap Eats in Maryland!
When Silver Spring residents are in the mood for a fantastic meal that won't cost an entire paycheck, they look no further than Ray's the Classics. Ray's has quickly become a Washington, D.C. metro area staple due to the fact that Ray's hand-selects only the finest natural, farm-raised, corn-fed beef available anywhere, at any price.
Take a Hike
One of Washington, DC's hidden treasures is Great Falls. This national park is within driving distance from DC and can be entered from either Virginia or Maryland. Great Falls features over 800-miles of scenic views and spectacular waterfalls. The trails vary in difficulty. This is a great way to get out of the city and get some exercise. After a day out in nature, you will return to your home and be ready for a nap!
There is no limit to the numerous activities that the Washington, DC region has to offer. Whether you are meeting up with friends at a movie or grabbing drinks at a bar, Silver Spring is a destination you have to visit.

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Super 8 Clearwater

What kind of bassing condition gives you the most trouble? Is it cold, muddy water? Deep water? Weedy areas? Most bass anglers I've talked to says clear, shallow water. When bass are in clear shallow water, they are as visible as a neon sign. Yet seeing the bass and catching it is two different matters.
You are just as visible to the bass as it is to you, and approaching to within casting distance requires you to be stealthy, and you have to try and get it to bite at the same time. Shallow bass are as spooky as a deer in a room full of deer hunters, and they will develop lockjaw the moment they detect your presence.
Catching them under these conditions demands a lot of patience as well as an accurate presentation. The majority I catch here in Illinois is in stained water and thick cover. Finding them and catching them in less than two feet of clear water sounds impossible, but bass can adapt to super clear water.
It would seem logical that they would inhabit the darkest, deepest areas, but the 12 years I spent in California I found that the clearer the water the more they gravitated to shallower areas, especially in rivers and natural lakes. The reason for this is weed growth, it is usually thickest in the shallows, and that's where the majority of the bass tend to live. Plus the forage in most clear water is often composed of crawfish, bluegill and shiners; this type of forage typically inhibit the shallow, weedy areas.
Because Super 8 clear water lakes contain little plankton, this limits the plankton eating baitfish such as shad. There isn't any real reason for bass to be anywhere but the shallows. They are most likely to be in shallow, clear water in spring when they are spawning. Large Mouths will move into the shallows in coves, flats as the water approaches the upper 60 degree range, looking for the best place to build their nest.
I look for bass in the northwest corner of the lake, which is mostly protected from the cold north winds and can be around 7-8 degrees warmer than any other place on the lake. Clear water warms more slowly than murky, stained water. I've seen spawning bass as early as February in stained, murky water and as late as June in a clear body of water. Anytime the lake suddenly rises, always check newly flooded shallows because bass will move into these areas to gorge themselves on insects and other forage trapped there. Any stumps, or weedy areas will hold bass when they're in shallows. I've seen bass in 6-8 inches of shallow clear water with weed beds.
So go get them bass in shallow, clear water just be as quite as possible and you should have a good day on the water.