It's my experience that the further into the sound the silvers come the deeper they are. Take Posession Bar for instance. I've caught more silvers there at 115 - 125 feet than any other depth. Yes, I've had them rip the line out of my hand at the surface Neah Bay style while attaching it to the downrigger but by far have caught more silvers at depth. Look for the bait - If it's on the bottom the silvers'll be there. If it's on the surface they'll be there. Silvers are eating machines at this time of year. Possesion traps bait in vertical "back eddies" as the tide sweeps accross the edge of the drop off - this happens at depth not on the surface. Fish the edge of the bar as you would for blackmouth and you'll find actively feeding silvers there. Early morning at the surface sure - but don't be shy about dropping down deep - even if you see rolling fish around you - the feeders are where the bait is.

BTW - same holds true for B-10 - A couple miles further out in the ocean and they're in the top 30 feet. If things slow down try dropping to 75' and see what happens. And while I'm on B-10 try trolling the bottom 5' of water with your downrigger and a green hotspot/glow-green hootchie if you want some serious upriver bright action. First time I tried this I didn't know any better being an old-time puget sound blackmouth fisherman - 8 upriver brights in 2-1/2 hours from 20 - 45 lbs. Everyone else around me was using divers/bait and limiting on silvers.