Silver Lake Fishing in Anoka County, Minnesota

• Overview

  This water sits in Anoka County, Minnesota. The water sits 932 feet up. It runs to roughly 74 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The edge runs 1.4 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Ground here is low by Minnesota standards. You are 1.7 miles from Saint Anthony. New Brighton is 1.8 miles away, with Columbia Heights at 1.9 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Anoka County records list bluegill, common carp and black crappie among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Silver Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 73°F, while January sits near 13°F. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly early December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Silver Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Hart Lake is 0.7 miles off. Nothing on Silver Lake should be assumed from this page alone.