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Cowlitz County

Silver Lake

WDFW logged 1 trout stocking date at Silver Lake in 2026 so far, 2,000 fish in all. The latest was on Jan 2, 2026. WDFW lists it as “Silver Lk (Cowl)”.

WDFW data pulled . Latest record in the WDFW data for any water: Nov 4, 2026.

Silver Lake, Washington
Photo: Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Silver Lake in numbers

fish stocked in 2026, through Nov 6
2,000
by the same date in 2025
8,000
in all of 2025
8,000
Stocking log

Every stocking record

Every trout and kokanee release WDFW lists for this water in the last two years, newest first, then yearly totals since 2020. Counts include fry and fingerlings as well as catchable trout: WDFW calls catchable fish “legals”. Fish per pound is WDFW’s figure for each release; fewer fish per pound means bigger fish.

Last stocked, Jan 2, 20262,000Rainbow trout, legals
2026 · 2,000 fish on 1 date
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
Jan 2Rainbow trout2,000 fish · Legals2,000Legals2.7
2025 · 8,000 fish on 2 dates
DateSpeciesFishLife stageFish per lb
Feb 26Rainbow trout3,001 fish · Legals3,001Legals3.1
Feb 26Rainbow trout2,999 fish · Legals2,999Legals2.9
Jan 8Rainbow trout2,000 fish · Legals2,000Legals2.7
Every year since 2020
YearStocking datesFish
202612,000
202528,000
202428,825
202339,000
202229,021
202117,080
2020410,200
2020 – 2026

Trout stocked each year

2026 is outlined because the year is not over. The tallest full year is yellow. Counts include fry and fingerlings.

  1. 10k2020: 10,200 fish
  2. 7.1k2021: 7,080 fish
  3. 9.0k2022: 9,021 fish
  4. 9.0k2023: 9,000 fish
  5. 8.8k2024: 8,825 fish
  6. 8.0k2025: 8,000 fish
  7. 2.0k2026: 2,000 fish

What is stocked here

All records since 2020
SpeciesFishShare
Rainbow trout54,126100%

Open on a map

Map point 46.2946, -122.7868: the USGS Geographic Names Information System point for this lake (feature 1508347). It marks the water, not a parking lot or a boat launch.

Closest waters on this site

Straight-line distance between USGS map points, not driving distance.

Also in Cowlitz County: Horseshoe Lake, Lake Sacajawea, Kress Lake, Lake Merwin, Cowlitz River, Merrill Lake.

Source: WDFW Fish Plants dataset, data.wa.gov, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Pulled . Check the agency and the current fishing rules before you go.

Near Silver Lake

Boat access, bait shops, rentals and places to stay within 10 miles. Distances are straight lines from the map point of the water, not driving distance.

Silver LakeWDFW water access area · 1.2 mi from the map point
  • Boat ramps1 · concrete
  • Boarding floatYes
  • Parking lots1
  • Restrooms2
  • CampingNo
  • OpenYear-round

From the WDFW access area page. WDFW: a Discover Pass or Vehicle Access Pass is required at all WDFW recreation lands.

Bait and tackle

1 listed

Boats, kayaks and marinas

1 listed

Campgrounds and RV parks

nearest 3

Lodging

nearest 3
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