Silver Lake near Midway: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Silver Lake in Leon County, Florida. Around the bank it is scrub and brush. The water covers some 26 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. For supplies, Midway is 7 miles out. Beyond it, Tallahassee at 7.8 miles and Woodville at 11 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water. You can learn the basics of it in one visit.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Nearby survey and observation records mention largemouth bass, bluegill, warmouth, swamp darter and chain pickerel. The list reflects reported sightings and surveys rather than what is stocked. Read Silver Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 81°F and January reads 51°F. The year runs unbroken and warm. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Silver Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern. After a storm, the water clears from the edges inwards.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A slipway is marked about 150 yards from here. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Moore Lake at 0.8 miles is the nearest alternative. What applies at Silver Lake may have changed since it was mapped.