Silver Lake

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Silver Lake

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Silver Lake is a shallow, turbid basin with very little submersed aquatic vegetation. Silver Lake can be characterizedas having low winter dissolved oxygen concentrations and potential for frequent winterkill. Fish populations arelimited by low dissolved oxygen concentrations. A pump and baffle type aerator system is in place and operated by theSilver Lake Sportsmen Club. The effectiveness of the aerator system in preventing or reducing winterkill is unknown.A fisheries assessment was conducted in 1994 and fish species of particular interest included black bullhead, blackcrappie and walleye. Black bullhead were abundant with trapnet catches nearly three times the lake class average, but still within the normalrange. Black bullhead sampled ranged in length from 6.9 to 9.5 inches with an average length of 7.8 inches. A black crappie trapnet catch of 16.6 per net was more than three times the lake class average, but still within thenormal range. Several age classes of black crappie were present, but age two fish accounted for most of the catch. Growth was good and average length of age two black crappie was 10.0 inches. Black crappie ranged in length from 3.7 to11.6 inches with an average length of 9.7 inches. The present size structure of black crappie should be very desirableto anglers.Thirty-three walleye were captured in trapnets for a catch rate of 2.8 per net. This is in the normal range for thislake class. All walleye sampled were age three, with an average length of 16.3 inches. Though age three walleyecorrespond to a year when walleye fingerlings were stocked, it is uncertain to what extent they contributed. Naturalreproduction could account for all or none of the age three walleye sampled. Walleye fingerling were also stocked in1992, but no fish of that age class were sampled.Only one yellow perch was sampled in trapnets during the survey for a catch rate of 0.1 per net. This catch is belownormal for this lake class. However, no gillnets were used and perch numbers may be higher than indicated by trapnetcatches. Local reports during the winter ice-fishing season indicate that some large yellow perch are being caught byanglers. Fishing pressure is believed to be light to non-existent on Silver Lake most years. However, observations this winter(94-95) season indicate there is at least moderate angling pressure and fair luck for black crappie, walleye and yellowperch.

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