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Silver Lake Pumpkinseed Fishing Report

Chain O' Lakes, WI

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Modeled from National Weather Service data, plus solunar and sun/moon times computed in-house. This is a computed report, not an eyewitness catch report.

The state's records for Silver Lake name the category Pumpkinseed belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.

Max depth

11 ft

Deepest measurement on record

Max depth: Stachelek et al. (2021), LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, Environmental Data Initiative (CC BY 4.0)

Where to find Pumpkinseed right now

Typical Fall depth: 3-10 ft

Pumpkinseed feed most actively at Daytime, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows.

Silver Lake's deepest measurement on record is 11 ft — read the depth bands above against that. It is the deepest point someone actually measured on this water, not a contour survey, so deeper water may exist and there is no depth map to check it against.

Plan a Pumpkinseed trip to Silver Lake

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Other species on record at Silver Lake

FAQ

Common questions

Are there Pumpkinseed in Silver Lake?

The state's records for Silver Lake name the category Pumpkinseed belongs to rather than the individual species, so its presence is derived from that category, not from a species-level survey.

When do Pumpkinseed bite at Silver Lake?

Pumpkinseed feed most actively at Daytime, when activity runs about 33% above the daily average across all four light windows. Today's report above scores every hour of the local day against live weather for Silver Lake, and shows what each input contributed alongside how well the evidence supports it.

How deep should you fish for Pumpkinseed at Silver Lake?

Typical Pumpkinseed depth by season: Pre-Spawn 2-6 ft, Spawn 0.5-3 ft, Post-Spawn 2-6 ft, Summer 3-10 ft, Fall 3-10 ft, Winter 3-15 ft. These bands come from published fisheries data for the species, not from a survey of Silver Lake itself.