Silver Lake Fishing Guide, Clear Creek County, Colorado

• Overview

  Silver Lake is a Clear Creek County water, in Colorado. It sits in rolling bush country. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Idaho Springs is the closest place, 9.1 miles off. Then Georgetown, 9.1 miles, and Nederland, 11 miles. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Open biodiversity records for Clear Creek County list black-spotted cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout and brown trout. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Silver Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 56°F and February near 24°F. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Silver Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Public data has parking about 130 yards from the shore. Public toilets are recorded roughly 140 yards off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lake Quivira is 0.2 miles distant. Signs at Silver Lake carry more weight than any list.