Silver Lake
MU 1-5, Vancouver Island
48.9083° N, 123.8606° W
- Surface area
- 10ha
- Maximum depth
- 1.5m
- 5 ft
- Elevation
- 861m
32 km (20 mi) west of the Island Highway off of the Chemainus River Road via Branch 1 off of the logging mainline.
Open Silver Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.
Silver Lake at a glance
- Region
- Vancouver Island
- Management unit
- MU 1-5
- Species
- Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993)The newest of these fish records is from 1993.Species from the province's fish observation records.
- Lake size
- Small Water (< 50 ha)
- Ice fishing
- No ice fishing closure on file
- Coordinates
- 48.9083, -123.8606
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Fish on record at Silver Lake
| Species | First recorded | Last recorded | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | 1984 | 1993 | 2 |
A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.
How to fish Silver Lake
Best times of year at Silver Lake
- May - June
- September - October
Silver Lake fishing regulations
We have no lake specific regulations on file for Silver Lake yet.
Getting to Silver Lake
No commercial camping facilities are provided, however the launching of cartop boats is possible.
21.2 km of traced road to the shore by way of Ryan Place Gate Access Rd, Ryan Pl, Thetis Dr, Hall Rd and Davis Rd. The road at the end is a rough surface. It stops 290 m short of the shore.
Coordinates: 48.9083, -123.8606
Depth chart for Silver Lake
1.5 mdeepest0.5 mmean
Silver Lake runs to 1.5 m (5 ft) at its deepest.
The mean of 0.5 m (2 ft) is read off the same chart, surveyed in August 1984.
The Province sounded Silver Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1984.
The ice year at Silver Lake, modelled
Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.
In the model Silver Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 16 November and 1 December, and ice-off between 29 March and 26 April. The median winter freezes on 23 November and opens on 10 April.
the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter
Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 29 December 2024 to 25 March 2025, 86 days.
No ice fishing closure is recorded for Silver Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.
Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.
Silver Lake climate, 1960 to 2025
Averaged over a year, the air above Silver Lake is 0.8 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.
- +0.8 Csince the 1960s
- 10.6 Caverage year now
- 9.8 Caverage year then
- -9 daysbelow freezing, change
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025
This week at Silver Lake
The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.
| Day | Sky | High / low | Wind | Rain | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct | Clear sky | 7° / 6° | 4 km/h, gusts 13 | dry | Steady |
| Wed 21 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 3° | 9 km/h | dry | Falling (-3.3 hPa) |
| Thu 22 Oct | Slight rain | 9° / 1° | 20 km/h, gusts 30 | dry | Rising (+1.6 hPa) |
| Fri 23 Oct | Partly cloudy | 8° / -1° | 17 km/h | dry | Rising (+9.0 hPa) |
| Sat 24 Oct | Slight snow showers | 5° / 0° | 5 km/h, gusts 53 | 1 mm | Steady |
| Sun 25 Oct | Overcast | 11° / 3° | 3 km/h, gusts 48 | dry | Falling (-1.8 hPa) |
| Mon 26 Oct | Overcast | 13° / 6° | 5 km/h, gusts 12 | dry | Steady |
Silver Lake, in brief
What fish are in Silver Lake?
Rainbow Trout (last recorded 1993). Species from the province's fish observation records.
Which management unit is Silver Lake in?
Silver Lake is in MU 1-5, on Vancouver Island. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.
Trout lakes near Silver Lake
- Holland Lake 4 km away
- Stocking Lake 6 km away
- Fuller Lake 10 km away
- Mayo Lake 14 km away
- Michael Lake 15 km away
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