Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake

Silver Lake

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Silver Lake is a 50-acre lake in Olmsted County, 11 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2007. Recorded species include northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and crappie.

Details

DNR lake ID
55000300
County
Olmsted
Surface area
50 acres
Maximum depth
11 feet
Mean depth
2 feet
Shallow water (littoral) area
50 acres, 100% of the lake
Shoreline
3.0 miles
Average water clarity
1.3 feet (Secchi disk, 2 readings)
Latest DNR fish survey
July 2007, population assessment
Surveys on record
11, since 1981
Game fish caught in the 2007 survey
bluegill 357, black crappie 109, yellow perch 18, green sunfish 17, largemouth bass 16, white crappie 8, northern pike 2, hybrid sunfish 2
Fish species recorded
black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, orangespotted sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass, white crappie, yellow perch, and 15 other species
Zumbro River, Mayo Memorial Park Public Water Access Site
carry-in, 20 trailer spaces, toilet, run by City of Rochester
Special regulation, Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes includes: Bear Creek Reservoir (Chester Woods), Cascade Lake (Cascade Ponds), Foster Arend Lake, Gamehaven Lake (Boy Scout Lake or Willow Reservoir No. 4), Kalmar Reservoir, Quarry Hill Nature Center Pond, Manor Woods Pond (Country Club Pond), Silver Lake, Silver Creek Reservoir, Willow Creek Reservoir.
Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass: Combined possession limit one. The daily and possession limits for these species apply to the waters listed as a whole, that is, only one daily and possession limit may be taken from the group of waters that comprise the Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes
Special regulation, Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes includes: Bear Creek Reservoir (Chester Woods), Cascade Lake (Cascade Ponds), Foster Arend Lake, Gamehaven Lake (Boy Scout Lake or Willow Reservoir No. 4), Kalmar Reservoir, Quarry Hill Nature Center Pond, Manor Woods Pond (Country Club Pond), Silver Lake, Silver Creek Reservoir, Willow Creek Reservoir.
Northern Pike: Possession limit one. The daily and possession limit of one for northern pike apply to the waters listed as a whole, that is, only one daily and possession limit may be taken from the group of waters that comprise the Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes
Special regulation, Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes includes: Bear Creek Reservoir (Chester Woods), Cascade Lake (Cascade Ponds), Foster Arend Lake, Gamehaven Lake (Boy Scout Lake or Willow Reservoir No. 4), Kalmar Reservoir, Quarry Hill Nature Center Pond, Manor Woods Pond (Country Club Pond), Silver Lake, Silver Creek Reservoir, Willow Creek Reservoir.
Sunfish, Black and White Crappie, Yellow Perch: Combined possession limit ten, of which only five may be black or white crappie. The daily and possession limit for these species apply to the waters listed as a whole, that is, only one daily and possession limit may be taken from the group of waters that comprise the Rochester-Olmsted County Area Lakes.
Eating advice, general populations
sunfish: all sizes - 2 servings/week; yellow perch: all sizes - 2 servings/week
Size
Under 100 acres
Deepest point
Under 15 feet
Public access
Yes
Lake-specific eating advice
Yes

Sources

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.

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