Fathead Minnow Stocked · 10 plants · last 2022 Last stocked 2022 · avg 2 in · 10 plants
Fathead Minnow species guideSilver Lake fishing
Silver Lake fishing is stocked with Fathead Minnow, Walleye, Yellow Perch, Crappie, and White Sucker on a natural lake. Also recorded: Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike. It is stocked about 2.1 times a year since 2010. Species guides list dawn, dusk, and night for Walleye and Crappie, dawn, day, and dusk for Yellow Perch and Northern Pike, and dawn and dusk for Largemouth Bass.
- Last stocked
- 2024
- Walleye
- Plants on record
- 31
- Since 2010
- Species stocked
- 5 (+2 also recorded)
- Average size
- 4.4 in
- Surface acres
- 49.3
Fish at Silver Lake
Fathead Minnow Stocked · 10 plants · last 2022 
Walleye Stocked · 9 plants · last 2024 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Crappie Stocked · 5 plants · last 2023 Best: dawn, dusk, night 
Yellow Perch Stocked · 5 plants · last 2023 Best: dawn, day, dusk White Sucker Stocked · 2 plants · last 2018
Last stocked 2018 · avg 7 in · 2 plants
Largemouth Bass Confirmed present Best: dawn, dusk Best: dawn, dusk
Largemouth Bass species guide
Northern Pike Confirmed present Best: dawn, day, dusk Best: dawn, day, dusk
Northern Pike species guideHow Silver Lake is stocked
About 4,943 reported fish per acre, the most of 14 lakes in Waushara County with both a fish count and a surface area.
Fish stocked in 2010
90,375
Fish stocked in 2011
1,300
Fish stocked in 2012
45,250
Fish stocked in 2014
1,150
Fish stocked in 2015
500
Fish stocked in 2016
10,200
Fish stocked in 2017
16,200
Fish stocked in 2018
875
Fish stocked in 2019
30,800
Fish stocked in 2020
400
Fish stocked in 2022
44,250
Fish stocked in 2023
2,000
Fish stocked in 2024
400
Stocking history
| Date | Species | Quantity | Avg. length | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Walleye | 400 | 6 in | report |
| 2023 | Yellow Perch | 1,000 | 3 in | report |
| 2023 | Crappie | 1,000 | 3 in | report |
| 2022 | Fathead Minnow | 44,000 | 2 in | report |
| 2022 | Walleye | 250 | 7 in | report |
| 2020 | Fathead Minnow | – | 2 in | report |
| 2020 | Walleye | 400 | 8 in | report |
| 2019 | Crappie | 500 | 4 in | report |
| 2019 | Fathead Minnow | 30,000 | 2 in | report |
| 2019 | Yellow Perch | 300 | 6 in | report |
| 2018 | White Sucker | 675 | 5 in | report |
| 2018 | Walleye | 200 | 7 in | report |
| 2017 | Fathead Minnow | 15,000 | 2 in | report |
| 2017 | Yellow Perch | 500 | 6 in | report |
| 2017 | Crappie | 700 | 5 in | report |
| 2016 | Walleye | 200 | 7 in | report |
| 2016 | Fathead Minnow | 10,000 | 2 in | report |
| 2015 | Fathead Minnow | – | 2 in | report |
| 2015 | White Sucker | 400 | 9 in | report |
| 2015 | Walleye | 100 | 7 in | report |
| 2014 | Fathead Minnow | – | 2 in | report |
| 2014 | Crappie | 700 | 3 in | report |
| 2014 | Yellow Perch | 450 | 4 in | report |
| 2013 | Fathead Minnow | – | 2 in | report |
| 2012 | Walleye | 250 | 6.8 in | report |
| 2012 | Fathead Minnow | 45,000 | 2 in | report |
| 2011 | Walleye | 750 | 6 in | report |
| 2011 | Crappie | 400 | 5 in | report |
| 2011 | Yellow Perch | 150 | 5 in | report |
| 2010 | Walleye | 375 | 5 in | report |
| 2010 | Fathead Minnow | 90,000 | 2 in | report |
Access and facts
- Water type
- natural lake
- Nearest town
- Wild Rose, WI
Known locally as Little Silver Lake, this 50-acre, 56-ft-deep lake sits east of Wild Rose, south of County Highway A. Its one public launch, on the southwest side, is a DNR gravel-to-muck ramp with limited parking and no dock or restroom.
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Common questions
What fish are at Silver Lake?
Fishing Silver Lake usually means Fathead Minnow: Fathead Minnow accounts for 10 of 31 plants on record, ahead of Walleye and 3 more. Fathead Minnow was last stocked 2022, averaging 2 in. Walleye was last stocked 2024, averaging 6.6 in. Crappie was last stocked 2023, averaging 4 in. Yellow Perch was last stocked 2023, averaging 4.8 in. 1 more species is on the stocking report. Largemouth Bass and Northern Pike are recorded here outside the stocking reports.
When is Silver Lake stocked?
Last stocked 2024. It is stocked about 2.1 times a year since 2010. About 4,943 reported fish per acre, the most of 14 lakes in Waushara County with both a fish count and a surface area. No plants recorded in 2021.
How big are the fish stocked at Silver Lake?
Stocked fish average 4.4 in. Fathead Minnow average 2 in. Walleye average 6.6 in. Crappie average 4 in. Yellow Perch average 4.8 in.
How do you get on Silver Lake?
The nearest town is Wild Rose, WI. Known locally as Little Silver Lake, this 50-acre, 56-ft-deep lake sits east of Wild Rose, south of County Highway A. Its one public launch, on the southwest side, is a DNR gravel-to-muck ramp with limited parking and no dock or restroom.