Silver Lake

Located just outside the town of Medical Lake, Silver Lake is a year-round open season spot that has something for everybody. Fishing for warmwater species including largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, and perch can be decent in the spring, but typically picks up as the water temperatures rise. In addition, Silver has been stocked with tiger muskies and provides an excellent trophy fishery for this elusive fish. Silver Lake is also a popular winter fishery for yellow perch in years with safe ice conditions.

Two-pole fishing is allowed

Good for ice fishing

Shoreline access: Good - Shoreline access is limited to the WDFW Access Area, which has a fishing dock, and two resorts. The majority of the shoreline is developed in residential homes.

Species you might catch

Lake information

County: Spokane
Acreage: 418.10 ac.
Elevation: 2345 ft.
Center: 47.544484, -117.653158
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Fishing resources

Catchable fish plants

Release Location: SILVER LK (SPOK)
Stock Date	Species	Number Released	Number of Fish Per Pound	Facility
Mar 9, 2000	Rainbow	500	0.4	SPOKANE HATCHERY
Mar 30, 1999	Rainbow	70	0.25	SPOKANE HATCHERY
Mar 18, 1998	Rainbow	175	0.2	SPOKANE HATCHERY
Apr 30, 1997	Rainbow	250	0.182	SPOKANE HATCHERY
Nov 14, 1996	Rainbow	278	0.4	SPOKANE HATCHERY
May 5, 1995	Rainbow	200	0.167	SPOKANE HATCHERY

Fishing prospects calendar

Largemouth bass

Fishing improves throughout the spring as waters warm and fish move onshore, peaking during the spawn. Summer is a slight lull though dawn/dusk hours can be very good. Catch improves in Fall as waters cool, vegetation begins to die back, and prey becomes more available. Winter is the hardest time because fish are offshore and slow moving.

Smallmouth bass

Yellow perch

Yellow Perch can be caught year-round. Fishing is best in the summer after they finish spawning in April-May. Fish can be readily angled through the summer from both the shore and boat. Catch begins to decline in the fall as water temperatures cool and fish move offshore forcing anglers to pursue them in boats. Successful fishing for Yellow Perch in the winter involves either targeting schools in deep water from boats or through the ice.

Black crappie

Fishing improves throughout the Spring, peaking during the spawn. Summer is a slight lull, while Fall sees an improvement as waters cool, vegetation dies back, and prey becomes more available. During winter, the bite is slower, but anglers can have great success fishing through the ice when conditions are safe.

Bluegill

Bluegill can be caught year-round, but fishing is best in the warm months of Summer. Fishing improves throughout the spring, peaking during the spawn in early-Summer. Fish move offshore into deeper waters through the fall as water temperatures cool making it more difficult to target them. Winter is the most difficult season in which to catch Bluegill, but persistent anglers can find them in schools of like-sized fish offshore.

Pumpkinseed Sunfish

Pumpkinseed Sunfish are ubiquitous in most lowland lakes and readily caught year-round. Fishing is best in the spring and summer, peaking during the spawn in June. Fish move offshore into deeper waters through the fall as water temperatures cool making it more difficult to target them. Winter is the most difficult season to catch Pumpkinseed, but persistent anglers can find nice-sized schools offshore.

Brown bullhead

Fishing improves throughout the spring, peaking before the spawning period in May and June. Fishing may pick up in early Fall, followed by a decrease in action as waters cool. Winter is a difficult time to target this species.

Photos

Photo by WDFW