Silver Lake
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout, brown trout, and brook trout water; 6 stockings on the 2026 record, monthly February through May. A 11-acre reservoir, and one of 7 stocked waters on the Rockingham County record.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked today.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | Brook trout | catchable | completed | |
| Mar 23 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 8 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| Apr 8 | Brown trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 28 | Rainbow trout | catchable | completed | |
| May 28 | Brown trout | catchable | completed |
When to fish Silver Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:53-11:53 am and 10:16 pm-12:16 am | 4:09-5:09 am and 4:26-5:26 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:39 am-12:39 pm | 5:17-6:17 am and 4:52-5:52 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
- Last stocked May 28
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · Virginia fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Briery Branch Lake | 4.8 mi | Oct 21 |
| Hone Quarry Run | 9.5 mi | Apr 14 |
| North River (Natural Chimneys) | 11 mi | May 28 |
| South River (Ridgeview Park) | 11 mi | Oct 15 |
| Hone Quarry Lake | 11 mi | Oct 21 |
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