Silver Lake in LaPorte County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Silver Lake is one of the LaPorte County waters in Indiana. The surface lies 787 feet up. At about 73 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The form is near circular, and the shelter is limited when it blows. For a base, Hudson Lake sits 3.4 miles out. It is 18 miles to South Bend, the nearest city. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name shortnose cisco, alewife and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Silver Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 72°F on average, January about 23°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late March. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about late December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. On Silver Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Hog Lake is 2.1 miles distant. Confirm access to Silver Lake locally before you travel.