Silver Lake
Rainbow trout and brown trout water; 6 stockings on the 2026 record.
Rockingham County · Virginia · see it on the national map
6
stockings 2026
May 28
last stocked
11
acres (NHD)
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
| 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 |
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 | Apr 23 |
| Hone Quarry Run | 9.5 mi | Apr 14 |
| North River (Natural Chimneys) | 11 mi | May 28 |
| South River (Ridgeview Park) | 11 mi | May 15 |
| Hone Quarry Lake | 11 mi | Apr 23 |
Records from Virginia DWR
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS
and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Virginia fishing
regulations.