South Silver Lake

Details

DNR lake ID

46002000

County

Martin

Surface area

252 acres

Maximum depth

22 feet

Mean depth

14 feet

Shallow water (littoral) area

142 acres, 56% of the lake

Shoreline

4.0 miles

Average water clarity

2.8 feet (Secchi disk, 4 readings)

Nearest town (DNR)

Fairmont

Latest DNR fish survey

August 2022, standard survey

Surveys on record

11, since 1985

Game fish caught in the 2022 survey

black crappie 167, bluegill 24, yellow perch 13, walleye 8, white crappie 5, channel catfish 3, white bass 2, northern pike 1

Fish species recorded

black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, sunfish, walleye, white bass, white crappie, yellow perch, and 10 other species

Stocked in 2025

walleye adults (530); walleye adults (210)

Stocked in 2023

northern pike fingerlings (504); walleye fingerlings (13,294); yellow perch adults (1,680)

Stocked in 2021

walleye adults (270)

Stocking years on record

6 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)

South Silver Lake Public Water Access Site

trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 10 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Fish consumption

Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested

Size

100 to 499 acres

Deepest point

15 to 29 feet

Public access

Yes

Stocked in the last 3 years

Yes

Sources

• Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
  Checked September 24, 2026
• Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
  Checked September 24, 2026

Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.