Silver Lake Fishing near Manchester, Michigan

• Overview

  Within Washtenaw County, Michigan, you have Silver Lake. The setting is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 15 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Manchester lies 4.1 miles from the water. Clinton lies 7.6 miles off, Saline another 9.7 miles. Round about: Pleasant Lake 1.7 miles, Columbia Lake roughly 1.8 miles, Schasser Lake 2.7 miles, Joslin Lake roughly 3.9 miles and Podunk Lake 4.1 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Washtenaw County include bluegill, largemouth bass, rock bass and black crappie. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Fish Silver Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 71°F in July. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late March. Averages suggest open water from about late March through to roughly mid December. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. At Silver Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Fishing from a pier is possible 130 yards away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Pleasant Lake at 1.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Silver Lake before loading the car.