Silver Lake
WA · Whatcom
- Stocked
- 157 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 3.4 miles of shoreline
- Washington sport fishing rules (WDFW)
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
At a glance
- Acres
- 157 acres
- Shoreline
- 3.4 miles of shoreline
- County
- Whatcom County
- Last stocked
- October 21, 2026
- Species
- Cutthroat, Rainbow
Conditions
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Stocking history
| Species | Qty | Size | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutthroat | 10300 | 83.0 | 10-21-2026 |
| Rainbow | 7050 | 2.0 | 04-24-2026 |
| Rainbow | 2100 | 2.0 | 04-20-2026 |
| Rainbow | 2145 | 2.2 | 03-30-2026 |
| Rainbow | 4125 | 2.5 | 03-10-2026 |
| Cutthroat | 10368 | 80.0 | 11-04-2025 |
| Rainbow | 3022 | 2.3 | 04-18-2025 |
| Rainbow | 1260 | 2.3 | 04-15-2025 |
| Rainbow | 2520 | 2.4 | 04-11-2025 |
| Rainbow | 3192 | 2.4 | 04-09-2025 |
| Rainbow | 4850 | 2.4 | 04-07-2025 |
Gear for the fish stocked here
Cutthroat Trout
Rod: Light spinning rod in the usual stream trout range, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet.
Line: 4 to 8 lb monofilament main line.
Baits: worms or other bait drifted along the bottom, where bait is legal
Lures: 1/8 to 1/4 oz spoons, size 2 to 3 spinners, minnow imitations for bigger fish
Rainbow Trout
Rod: Light or ultralight spinning rod, about 4.5 to 8.5 feet; 5 to 6.5 feet suits stocked ponds.
Line: 4 to 10 lb monofilament, with 6 to 8 lb a good middle. Go lighter in clear water.
Baits: worms or cut nightcrawlers, salmon eggs, kernel corn
Lures: small inline spinners, small spoons, curly tail jigs and grubs
Likely species (watershed)
Alaskan Stickleback, Largescale Sucker, Longnose Dace, Prickly Sculpin, Redside Shiner, Reticulate Sculpin, Riffle Sculpin, Torrent Sculpin
Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.
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Some stocking records are adapted from LurePassion (formerly lurepassion.com) (normalized and matched to our waters), licensed CC BY 4.0. State agencies retain their own terms for the underlying records.