Silver Lake near White Plains: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Westchester County, New York. Everything around it is open valley. At about 40 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our New York listings. Supplies mean a trip to White Plains, 1.2 miles off. The nearest city of size is Stamford, an 11 miles drive. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Silver Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Westchester County list common carp, striped bass, bluegill and brown trout. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Silver Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 74°F and January at 29°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Plan around that when you fish Silver Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. You can park 150 yards away and walk in from there. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. White Plains Reservoir Number Two, 0.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Silver Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.