Last stocked
May 28, 2026
Plants on record
63
Species recorded
4
Elevation
1,215 ft
Access and facts
- Nearest town
- Dayton, VA
Silver Lake, on Silver Lake and Linhoss Roads near Dayton, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Silver Lake Historic District (added 2019).
Sources: shore_notes , nearest_town
How Silver Lake is stocked
The first plant of the year usually falls in the third week of March. In 2026 it was February 17, 2026, earlier than usual.
Fish at Silver Lake
Fishing Silver Lake is most likely to be for Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout accounts for 21 of 38 plants on record, ahead of Brown Trout and 2 more.
Rainbow Trout 21 plants
- Plants
- 21 of 63
- Last stocked
- May 28, 2026
Brown Trout 12 plants
- Plants
- 12 of 63
- Last stocked
- May 28, 2026
Brook Trout 4 plants
- Plants
- 4 of 63
- Last stocked
- February 17, 2026
Tiger Trout 1 plant
- Plants
- 1 of 63
- Last stocked
- May 8, 2024
Stocking history
Showing 15 of 63 plants Showing 63 plants
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 28, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2026 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 23, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 17, 2026 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| November 21, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 24, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 13, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| February 18, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 8, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2024 | Tiger Trout | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2024 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 19, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2024 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 18, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 15, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 1, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2023 | Brook Trout | – | – | report |
| April 18, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2023 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| January 12, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| November 17, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| May 11, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| April 9, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| March 30, 2022 | Brown Trout | – | – | report |
| March 30, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| December 20, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| November 12, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| April 12, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| March 15, 2021 | – | – | – | report |
| December 2, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| May 4, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| April 29, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| March 26, 2020 | – | – | – | report |
| December 17, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| November 18, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| May 6, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| April 28, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| March 7, 2019 | – | – | – | report |
| December 6, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| November 7, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| May 7, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| April 22, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| March 14, 2018 | – | – | – | report |
| December 13, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| November 22, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| May 8, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| April 8, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| March 21, 2017 | – | – | – | report |
| December 16, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
| November 1, 2016 | – | – | – | report |
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Species stocked here
Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.