Silver

Crow Wing County, Minnesota — DOW #18023900

72 Surveys

208.41

Acres

23 ft

Max Depth

Fish Species

Local Guides

DNR Fish Surveys

Catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) data from Minnesota DNR fish population assessments on Silver. Green = above normal range. Red = below normal.

Brown Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	23.5 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.17 lb	47
1981-06-10	Standard trap nets	53.0 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.21 lb	212
1987-06-11	Standard gill nets	3.5 (normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.26 lb	7
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	30.5 (above normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.31 lb	122
2015-06-08	Standard gill nets	8.5 (normal)	1.5 – 9.9	0.61 lb	51
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	4.4 (normal)	1.5 – 9.8	0.64 lb	40

Black Crappie

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	7.5 (above normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.13 lb	15
1981-06-10	Standard trap nets	0.8 (below normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.17 lb	3
2015-07-30	50-ft beach seine	1.2	—	—	11
1987-06-11	Standard gill nets	1.5 (normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.17 lb	3
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	0.5 (below normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.20 lb	2
2015-06-08	Standard gill nets	0.8 (below normal)	1.0 – 7.3	0.26 lb	5
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	0.9 (normal)	0.8 – 6.5	0.60 lb	8

Northern Pike

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	20.0 (above normal)	4.6 – 11.6	2.08 lb	40
1981-06-10	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	2.45 lb	2
2015-07-30	50-ft beach seine	0.6	—	—	5
1987-06-11	Standard gill nets	23.0 (above normal)	4.6 – 11.6	2.70 lb	46
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	1.0	—	0.28 lb	4
2015-06-08	Standard gill nets	23.0 (above normal)	4.6 – 11.6	1.99 lb	138
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	2.4	—	1.94 lb	22

Black Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	3.0 (normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.25 lb	6
1987-06-11	Standard gill nets	0.5 (below normal)	1.9 – 57.5	0.30 lb	1

Hybrid Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.10 lb	1
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	2.0	—	0.10 lb	4
2015-07-30	50-ft beach seine	0.2	—	—	2
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	0.5	—	0.15 lb	2
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	0.3	—	0.55 lb	3

Bluegill

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard trap nets	41.3 (above normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.20 lb	165
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	5.0	—	0.19 lb	10
2015-07-30	Backpack electrofishing	52.9	—	—	48
2015-07-30	50-ft beach seine	223.6	—	—	2012
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	51.0 (above normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.20 lb	204
1987-06-11	Standard gill nets	15.0	—	0.17 lb	30
2015-08-17	Backpack electrofishing	92.5	—	—	42
2015-08-17	15-ft beach seine	18.2	—	—	109
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	63.0 (above normal)	2.5 – 25.0	0.05 lb	567
2015-06-08	Standard gill nets	10.8	—	0.12 lb	65

Largemouth Bass

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.9	0.20 lb	1
2015-07-30	Backpack electrofishing	4.4	—	—	4
2015-07-30	50-ft beach seine	4.8	—	—	43
2015-08-17	Backpack electrofishing	2.2	—	—	1
2015-08-17	15-ft beach seine	1.0	—	—	6
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.3 – 0.9	0.64 lb	1

Pumpkinseed

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	2.5	—	0.10 lb	5
1981-06-10	Standard trap nets	2.8 (normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.13 lb	11
2015-07-30	Backpack electrofishing	9.9	—	—	9
2015-07-30	50-ft beach seine	29.2	—	—	263
1987-06-11	Standard gill nets	9.5	—	0.07 lb	19
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	5.0 (normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.11 lb	20
2015-08-17	Backpack electrofishing	6.6	—	—	3
2015-08-17	15-ft beach seine	2.5	—	—	15
2015-06-08	Standard gill nets	7.3	—	0.08 lb	44
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	14.3 (above normal)	1.4 – 8.6	0.08 lb	129

Yellow Bullhead

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	18.0 (above normal)	0.6 – 5.0	0.27 lb	36
1981-06-10	Standard trap nets	25.3 (above normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.15 lb	101
1987-06-11	Standard gill nets	1.0 (normal)	0.6 – 5.0	0.15 lb	2
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	6.8 (normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.29 lb	27
2015-08-17	Backpack electrofishing	2.2	—	—	1
2015-06-08	Standard gill nets	9.7 (above normal)	0.6 – 5.0	0.40 lb	58
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	7.8 (above normal)	1.8 – 7.2	0.47 lb	70

Yellow Perch

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1981-06-10	Standard gill nets	1.5 (below normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.10 lb	3
2015-07-30	50-ft beach seine	6.9	—	—	62
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	0.8 (below normal)	0.8 – 4.5	0.07 lb	3
1987-06-11	Standard gill nets	5.0 (below normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.07 lb	10
2015-08-17	15-ft beach seine	0.2	—	—	1
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.8 – 4.5	0.14 lb	1
2015-06-08	Standard gill nets	3.5 (below normal)	8.0 – 40.3	0.13 lb	21

Golden Shiner

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
2015-07-30	50-ft beach seine	0.8	—	—	7
2015-06-08	Standard trap nets	0.1 (below normal)	0.2 – 0.7	0.05 lb	1

White Sucker

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Avg Weight	Total Catch
1987-06-11	Standard trap nets	0.3 (below normal)	0.4 – 1.5	3.00 lb	1

Sunfish

Date	Gear	CPUE	Normal Range	Total Catch
2015-08-17	15-ft beach seine	39.2	—	235
2015-08-17	Backpack electrofishing	35.3	—	16

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Nearby Bait & Tackle

Nearby Marinas

66 Marine North

Crosslake, MN

(218) 692-6161

★ 4.3

66 marine north storage

Crosslake, MN

(218) 692-6161

Bay Lake Marine - Sales

Deerwood, MN

(218) 534-3435

★ 4.3

Bay Lake Marine-Service

Deerwood, MN

(218) 678-2096

★ 4.2

Bell Marine LLC

Merrifield, MN

(218) 821-0842

Boats and beyond - dock

Brainerd, MN

(218) 963-7700

★ 4.9

Resorts & Lodges Near Silver

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Bay Colony Inn (A Gull Lake Beach Resorts Property)

Fishing Resort Nisswa

(218) 656-6965

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Fishing Resort Crosslake

(218) 656-0403

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Fish Species

Species known to inhabit Silver. Click any species for a full fishing guide.

Bluegill Largemouth Bass Pumpkinseed Sunfish Yellow Bullhead Yellow Perch

Fishing Guides Near Silver

371 Outdoors (Ice Forts)

Fishing Guide

(218) 824-1722

Blong's Brainerd Guide Service

Fishing Guide

(218) 825-8965

Brainerd Fishing Guides

(218) 829-7010

(218) 692-7368

(320) 345-7111

Let's Go Fishing Brd Lks Chapter

Fishing Guide

(218) 454-3474

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Data sourced from Minnesota DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. Last verified: March 19, 2026. Learn how we maintain this data.

Silver

DNR Fish Surveys

Brown Bullhead

Black Crappie

Northern Pike

Black Bullhead

Hybrid Sunfish

Bluegill

Largemouth Bass

Pumpkinseed

Yellow Bullhead

Yellow Perch

Golden Shiner

White Sucker

Sunfish

Depth Maps & Lake Info

Map & Directions

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Adventure To Go - Nisswa

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Nearby Marinas

66 Marine North

66 marine north storage

Bay Lake Marine - Sales

Bay Lake Marine-Service

Bell Marine LLC

Boats and beyond - dock

Resorts & Lodges Near Silver

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