Upper Silas Lake fishing

Upper Silas Lake fishing: not stocked since July 2022. It was stocked with Tiger Trout. Also recorded: Brook trout. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Tiger Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brook trout.

Upper Silas Lake
Photo: Chiffre01, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last stocked
July 2022
Tiger Trout
Plants on record
1
Since 2022
Species stocked
1 (+1 also recorded)
Average size
3.1 in
Elevation
10,091 ft

Fish at Upper Silas Lake

1 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Tiger Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last July 2022 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 2022 · avg 3.1 in · 1 plant

Best: dawn, dusk

Tiger Trout species guide

How Upper Silas Lake is stocked

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Thumb Lake (2.1 mi), Leg Lake (2.6 mi), Fiddlers Lake (2.7 mi), Louis Lake (5 mi), and Frye Lake (6.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Fiddlers Lake is also stocked with Tiger Trout.

Stocking history

Source: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
July 2022Tiger Trout1,9193.1 inreport

Access and facts

Nearest town
Lander, WY

In Silas Canyon off the Loop Road (Highway 131 and Forest Service Road 300) that links Lander and South Pass through Sinks Canyon. WGFD puts it about a four-mile hike from the Christina Lake trailhead at Fiddlers Lake, on the Christina Lake Trail and then the Silas Lake Trail.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Wyoming Game and Fish Department before you go.

About Upper Silas Lake

Photo of Upper Silas Lake
Chiffre01, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Public land at Upper Silas Lake

Upper Silas Lake is inside Popo Agie Wilderness and Shoshone National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Upper Silas Lake?

Fishing Upper Silas Lake usually means Tiger Trout. The one plant on record is Tiger Trout. Tiger Trout was last stocked July 2022, averaging 3.1 in. Brook trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Upper Silas Lake stocked?

Not stocked since July 2022.

How big are the fish stocked at Upper Silas Lake?

Tiger Trout stocked at Upper Silas Lake average 3.1 in.

How do you get on Upper Silas Lake?

The nearest town is Lander, WY. In Silas Canyon off the Loop Road (Highway 131 and Forest Service Road 300) that links Lander and South Pass through Sinks Canyon. WGFD puts it about a four-mile hike from the Christina Lake trailhead at Fiddlers Lake, on the Christina Lake Trail and then the Silas Lake Trail.

Which lakes near Upper Silas Lake were stocked more recently?

Thumb Lake (2.1 mi), Leg Lake (2.6 mi), Fiddlers Lake (2.7 mi), Louis Lake (5 mi), and Frye Lake (6.2 mi) were stocked more recently. Fiddlers Lake is also stocked with Tiger Trout.

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