Fishing at
Silver Lake Cowlitz County


Silver Lake is a very large freshwater lake located in Cowlitz County, Washington. At an elevation of 489 ft. and 1424.2 acres, it's home to several species of fish, including bluegill, warmouth, coho salmon, common carp, yellow perch, black crappie, rainbow trout, white crappie, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed sunfish and triploid grass carp. Silver Lake provides bad shoreline access and a number of boat launches.

Stocked Fish: Rainbow
Lake Size: 1424.2 acres
Elevation: 489 ft.
Boat Launch: Yes (2)
Silver Lake Silver Lake Motel & Resort (Cowlitz Co.)
Shoreline Access: Bad

Silver Lake Stocking Reports

Silver Lake has been historically stocked with rainbow. The largest rainbow ever stocked is 0.48 lbs. This year so far, there has been 2 stockings of rainbow at an average of 0.35 lbs. In the past, Silver Lake stocked tens of thousands of rainbow averaging 0.36 lbs.

Date Quantity Fish
March 6, 2024 6825 Rainbow @ 0.33lbs
February 21, 2024 2000 Rainbow @ 0.4lbs
March 28, 2023 3230 Rainbow @ 0.36lbs
March 23, 2023 3770 Rainbow @ 0.34lbs
March 7, 2023 2000 Rainbow @ 0.43lbs
March 3, 2022 7000 Rainbow @ 0.34lbs
January 19, 2022 2021 Rainbow @ 0.48lbs
March 23, 2021 7080 Rainbow @ 0.33lbs
December 31, 2020 2000 Rainbow @ 0.42lbs
March 18, 2020 3100 Rainbow @ 0.37lbs
March 17, 2020 3100 Rainbow @ 0.37lbs
January 13, 2020 2000 Rainbow @ 0.44lbs
March 22, 2017 7194 Rainbow @ 0.36lbs
April 6, 2016 3399 Rainbow @ 0.37lbs
March 30, 2016 3888 Rainbow @ 0.36lbs
March 23, 2016 2115 Rainbow @ 0.34lbs
March 23, 2016 2318 Rainbow @ 0.36lbs


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Silver Lake Map

Silver Lake Fish Species

Silver Lake provides excellent opportunities for triploid grass carp. There is also a chance to catch bluegill, warmouth, coho salmon, common carp, yellow perch, black crappie, rainbow trout, white crappie, brown bullhead, largemouth bass and pumpkinseed sunfish throughout the year.


January February March April May June July August September October November December
Bluegill
Warmouth
Coho salmon
Common carp
Yellow perch
Black crappie
Rainbow trout
White crappie
Brown bullhead
Largemouth bass
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Triploid Grass Carp

Silver Lake Fishing Reports

An modestly traveled lake, there has been some successful reports by anglers at Silver Lake over the past few years.

Anglers reported the most success with largemouth bass. Crappie is also a popular species to fish for at Silver Lake.

A list of the best bait to use for stocked rainbow trout.


Silver Lake - Largemouth Bass Fishing Tips

At Silver Lake, the best time for catching largemouth bass is all day. Anglers also reported success with largemouth bass around morning. Popular baits used include worms for largemouth bass. Bottom fishing from boat and top fishing from boat are the common and successful methods used at Silver Lake to catch largemouth bass.


Silver Lake - Crappie Fishing Tips

The most popular time for catching crappie at Silver Lake is all day. Anglers also reported success with crappie around afternoon. Anglers often fish by top fishing from boat and bottom fishing from boat for crappie.



Nearby Lakes Similar to Silver Lake

There are a number of similar sized lakes relatively close to Silver Lake, including Coldwater Lake, Lake Merwin, Yale Reservoir, Skookumchuck Reservoir and Lake Scanewa.

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Skamania County
26.7 mi. away
773.2 acres
elevation: 2494 ft.

Coldwater Lake

Stocking:
November 20, 2024 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 1.25lbs
November 20, 2024 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 1.25lbs

For November:
Rainbow trout

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Clark County
27.2 mi. away
3835.6 acres
elevation: 242 ft.

Lake Merwin

Stocking:
November 20, 2024 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 1.25lbs
November 20, 2024 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 1.25lbs

For November:
Kokanee Bull trout Coho salmon Tiger muskie Chinook salmon Northern pikeminnow

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Clark County
30.5 mi. away
3612.1 acres
elevation: 486 ft.

Yale Reservoir

Stocking:
November 20, 2024 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 1.25lbs
November 20, 2024 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 1.25lbs

For November:
Kokanee Bull trout Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)

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Thurston County
34.6 mi. away
552.1 acres
elevation: 481 ft.

Somewhat Popular

Skookumchuck Reservoir

Stocking:
March 9, 2022 - SH - 6 @ 10lbs
March 2, 2022 - SH - 3 @ 10lbs

For November:
Rainbow trout Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)

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Lewis County
36.1 mi. away
399.4 acres
elevation: 829 ft.

Lake Scanewa

Stocking:
June 26, 2023 - Rainbow - 100 @ 3.03lbs
June 26, 2023 - Rainbow - 1000 @ 0.4lbs

For November:
Coho salmon Rainbow trout Chinook salmon Coastal cutthroat trout (resident)

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