Silver Lake (Palo Alto)

General Information

County: Palo Alto
Location: 2 miles west of Ayrshire
Acres: 648.00
Maximum Depth: 6.4 ft. (2015)
Motoring Restrictions: none

Nearby Parks

Amenities

Amenities at Silver Lake (Palo Alto) include:

• Boat Access
• Picnic Area
• Restrooms
• Good/Excellent Shorefishing
• Hard Surface Boat Ramp
• Accessible Shoreline
• Fish Cleaning Station

Fishing Report

No recent updates

Popular Fish Species at this Lake

• Black Bullhead
• Northern Pike
• Walleye
• Yellow Perch

Lake Maps

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Fish Stocking

• 5/10/22 - 325,125 Walleye (Fry)
• 05/05/2021 - 343,000 Walleye (Fry)
• 10/05/2020 - 3,546 Walleye (6.4)
• 07/15/2020 - 7,065 Walleye (3.2)
• 05/06/2019 - 369,900 Walleye (Fry)
• 10/23/2018 - 7,500 Walleye (5.1)
• 05/17/2018 - 353,700 Walleye (Fry)

Aquatic Invasive Species

    No known aquatic invasive species have been found

Regulations

The Fishing Regulations brochure is available for download. The summaries listed below are a partial listing provided for your benefit.

• Black Bullhead
• Season: Continuous
• Daily Bag Limit: unlimited
• Possession Limit: unlimited
• Length Limit: none
• Other:
• Northern Pike
• Season: Continuous, except for boundary lakes
• Daily Bag Limit: 3 fish
• Possession Limit: 6 fish
• Length Limit: none
• Other: Except for border lakes
• Walleye
• Season: Continuous
• Daily Bag Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 5 fish
• Possession Limit: combined walleye, sauger and saugeye; 10 fish
• Length Limit: none
• Other:
• Yellow Perch
• Season: Continuous
• Daily Bag Limit: 25 fish
• Possession Limit: 50 fish
• Length Limit: none
• Other:

Fishing Forecast

Yellow perch anglers will enjoy another good winter as superior numbers of angler acceptable size fish will be available to harvest. The Silver Lake angler will continue to enjoy good walleye fishing as recent surveys show superb numbers of this species. Black bullheads will again provide quality angling for the 2018 fishing season.(2017)

Fish Survey Data

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Contacts

• Mike Hawkins, Fisheries Biologist; 712-336-1840; Michael.Hawkins@dnr.iowa.gov
• Chris Subbert, Conservation Officer; 712-260-1009; Chris.Subbert@dnr.iowa.gov

Iowa-Caught Fish Are Safe to Eat, In Almost All Cases

The vast majority of Iowa’s streams, rivers and lakes offer safe and high-quality fish that pose little or no threat to human health if consumed. Some limitations may apply for young children and pregnant women. Here’s a Fish Consumption Fact Sheet from the Iowa DNR and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health for more information.

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