Silver Lake Fishing in Marquette County, Michigan

• Overview

  In Michigan, Silver Lake belongs to Marquette County. Everything around it is mixed forest. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Marquette County list. Nearest place of any size is K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, 1.6 miles away. Green Bay is the closest city, 130 miles away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Marquette County records list white sucker, yellow perch and rainbow smelt among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Treat Silver Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 15°F in January and 65°F in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about mid April until roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On Silver Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. A ramp at Engman's Lake Boat Launch is mapped half a mile away. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Engman Lake, 0.4 miles away. None of that is settled for Silver Lake in what we hold.