Silver Lake

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water; 2 stockings on the 2026 record, all in October. One of 14 stocked waters on the Kennebec County record.

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last stocked Oct 20 3 days ago

best window 9:38-11:38 pm solunar major today

2 stockings 2026

100 fish reported

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Oct 20	Rainbow trout x 2 sections	adult	50	completed

When to fish Silver Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:15-11:15 am and 9:38-11:38 pm	3:31-4:31 am and 3:47-4:47 pm
Tomorrow	10:01 am-12:01 pm and 10:25 pm-12:25 am	4:43-5:43 am and 4:07-5:07 pm

Moon: waxing gibbous, 92% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Eastern Time (EDT).

What the record actually says

Stocked 3 days ago (Oct 20)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Maine fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points

Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.

Nearby stocked waters

The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.

Water	Distance	Most recent
Belgrade Stream	4.0 mi	Jun 2
Messalonskee Lake	6.1 mi	Oct 20
Maranacook Lake	7.3 mi	Oct 8
Echo Lake (Crotched Pond)	10 mi	Oct 6
Minnehonk Lake	11 mi	Jun 2

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Records from Maine IFW (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: Maine fishing regulations.