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Indiana lakes, pits and reservoirs

Silver Lake (Steuben County) Fishing

This lake lies in Steuben County, 214 acres (NHD outline area).

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Steuben County

Taking stock of Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Silver Lake (Steuben County) is a lake in Steuben County; its mapped outline covers 214 acres (NHD outline area). Maximum depth from the 2014 DNR survey: 39 feet. Angola sits about 3 miles from the lake point, the nearest place on the Census list.

Keep reading for ramps, fish and the bag limits.

214acres, NHD outline area

39ft max depth, 2014 survey

0DNR-mapped ramps

1county

Acres are the NHD outline area of the mapped lake (USGS National Hydrography Dataset via IndianaMap), not a DNR survey figure. Indiana DNR public lakes layer (county, owner, fisheries district number, location text), read November 5, 2026. Indiana DNR Status & Trends lake survey points (2014 survey), read November 5, 2026. Census 2023 places.

Directions to Silver Lake DNR depth map

DNR

What the DNR lake layer records for Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Public freshwater lakeon the Indiana list of public freshwater lakes

The attribute text for Silver Lake (Steuben County) above is as the DNR stores it.

Indiana DNR public lakes layer (county, owner, fisheries district number, location text), read November 5, 2026.

Species

Species on the DNR list for Silver Lake (Steuben County)

The latest DNR lake survey of Silver Lake (Steuben County)

15fish species caught, 2014

9bluegill 7 in or longer caught, 2014

1largemouth bass caught, 2014

97%of shallows with submersed plants, 2014

13.5ft August water clarity, 2014

12.5ft of warmwater habitat (Aug), 2014

6.5ft of coolwater habitat (Aug), 2014

0ft of coldwater habitat (Aug), 2014

The 2014 survey of Silver Lake (Steuben County) is where these numbers come from.

Indiana DNR lake layer and Fishing Access Sites species fields, Indiana DNR fish stocking dashboard (year, month, water, species, number and average length as listed; repeat stockings summed by DNR), read November 5, 2026; Indiana DNR Indiana Record Fish Program list (keeper: Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife (Indiana Record Fish Program); angler names left off here), read November 5, 2026. Indiana DNR Status & Trends lake survey points (2014 survey), read November 5, 2026.

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Access

Ramps onto Silver Lake (Steuben County)

The DNR layer carries no ramp for Silver Lake (Steuben County); check with the owner before towing.

More DNR launches that reach Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Loon Lake boat ramp (north)Loon Lake, 2 miles northeast
Big Bower Lake boat rampBower Lake, 2 miles south
Golden Lake boat rampGolden Lake, 2 miles south
Fox Lake boat ramp (north)Fox Lake, 3 miles east
Crooked Lake boat ramp (north)Crooked Lake, 3 miles northeast
West Otter Lake Public Access SiteOtter Lake, 5 miles west

Indiana DNR Fishing Access Sites layer (shown on the DNR Where to Fish map; attributes as recorded, blank where not recorded), read November 5, 2026.

Indiana boat ramps

Depth maps

Mapped depths at Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Silver Lake Bathymetry Map

The DNR has published 1 contour map for Silver Lake (Steuben County).

Indiana DNR lake depth maps (PDF bathymetry by lake), read November 5, 2026.

Limits

Indiana limits in force on Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Species as printed	Daily limit	Size limit
Bluegill	Unlimited	no size limit
Redear Sunfish	25	no size limit
Black Bass: largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass (in lakes)	5, any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass	14 inches
Black Bass: largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass (in rivers and streams)	5, any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass	No fish 12 to 15 inches may be kept, and no more than two fish over 15 inches may be kept
Black Bass: largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass (in Lake Michigan)	3, any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass	14 inches
Yellow Bass	Unlimited	no size limit
White Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass	12, any combination of white bass or hybrid striped bass	No more than two fish may exceed 17 inches
Striped Bass	2	no size limit
Rock Bass	25	no size limit
Crappie	25	no size limit
Walleye, Walleye-Sauger Hybrid (Saugeye), Sauger	6, any combination of walleye, walleye-sauger hybrid, and sauger	For walleye: 14 inches south of SR 26; 16 inches north of SR 26 For sauger and saugeye: No size limit
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge	1 muskellunge or 1 tiger muskellunge	36 inches
Northern Pike	3	24 inches; no more than one 30 inches or longer
Yellow Perch	Unlimited (15 only on Lake Michigan)	no size limit
Catfish: Channel, Blue, Flathead (in rivers and streams)	Unlimited	13 inches; not more than one blue catfish that’s at least 35 inches, one flathead catfish at least 35 inches, and one channel catfish at least 28 inches or longer may be kept
Catfish: Channel, Blue, Flathead (in lakes)	10	None; not more than one blue catfish that’s at least 35 inches, one flathead catfish at least 35 inches, and one channel catfish at least 28 inches or longer may be kept
Bullhead	Unlimited	no size limit
Shovelnose Sturgeon	Unlimited	25 inches (fork length)

Those statewide guide rows govern Silver Lake (Steuben County) unless a special regulation line says otherwise.

Walleye size lineWalleye taken from all public waters (lakes, rivers, and streams) south of State Road 26 must be 14 inches or longer. Walleye taken north of State Road 26 must be 16 inches in length or longer, except for: Bass Lake (Starke County) and Wolf Lake (Lake County); minimum size 14 inches Lake George (Steuben County); minimum size 15 inches Wall Lake (LaGrange County); minimum size 16 inches with a daily bag limit of two walleye There is no minimum size requirement for saugeye on all state waters, except for Huntingburg Lake (Dubois County), Glenn Flint Lake (Putnam County), and Sullivan Lake …

Anglers 18 and older carry an Indiana fishing license ($23 a year for residents, $60 for nonresidents).

Statewide limits as printed, 2026-2027 Indiana Fishing Regulations Guide (eRegulations, linked from the Indiana DNR), read November 5, 2026. Indiana DNR license fees (license year April 1 to March 31), read November 5, 2026.

Indiana licenses and limits

Compare

Silver Lake (Steuben County) beside its Indiana neighbours

Crooked Lake (Steuben County) covers the most water in this group around Silver Lake (Steuben County): 801 acres (NHD outline area).

Lake	Distance	Size	DNR ramps	Stocking rows
Silver Lake (Steuben County)	this lake	214 acres (NHD outline area)	0	0
Loon Lake (Steuben County)	2 miles northeast	131 acres (NHD outline area)	1	0
Golden Lake	2 miles south	152 acres (NHD outline area)	1	3
Fox Lake (Steuben County)	2 miles east	146 acres (NHD outline area)	1	0
Bower Lake	2 miles south	not printed	1	0
Crooked Lake (Steuben County)	4 miles north	801 acres (NHD outline area)	1	0

Indiana DNR lake layer, NHD outline areas, DNR Fishing Access Sites and stocking dashboard; read November 5, 2026.

Nearby

A Hoosier back-road drive from Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Other lakes a county or two from Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Loon Lake (Steuben County)2 miles northeast
Golden Lake2 miles south
Fox Lake (Steuben County)2 miles east
Bower Lake2 miles south
Crooked Lake (Steuben County)4 miles north

Grab bait on the way into Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Diamond Marine Servicesmarina, Angola, 3 miles
Clausen's Boat Housemarina, Angola, 4 miles
Marina Giftsmarina, Angola, 4 miles
Big D's Bait and Tackle/Archerybait and tackle shop, Angola, 5 miles
Corner Landingbait and tackle shop, Angola, 5 miles
The Complete Fishermanbait and tackle shop, Fremont, 7 miles

Indiana towns close to Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Angola3 miles
Ashley7 miles
Fremont9 miles

The counties Silver Lake (Steuben County) passes through

Steuben Countyseat: Angola

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Piscifun gear a Hoosier angler might bring to Silver Lake (Steuben County)

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Fish photos

Telling Silver Lake (Steuben County) fish apart from a photo

Redear Sunfish, Indiana — Redear Sunfish
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

White Bass, Indiana — White Bass
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

Rock Bass, Indiana — Rock Bass
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

Yellow Perch, Indiana — Yellow Perch
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

Answers

Silver Lake (Steuben County): questions Hoosier anglers bring up

Which Indiana county is Silver Lake (Steuben County) in?

It lies in Steuben County, about 3 miles from Angola.

Roughly how big is Silver Lake (Steuben County), in acres?

About 214 acres (NHD outline area); the 2014 DNR survey found 39 feet at the deepest point.

Can I tow a bass boat to Silver Lake (Steuben County)?

None is mapped on it; the closest DNR ramp is Loon Lake boat ramp (north), about 2 miles away.

What might bite for a Hoosier angler at Silver Lake (Steuben County)?

No species are named for it in DNR data.

Which bass rule applies at Silver Lake (Steuben County)?

The statewide lake row reads: 5, any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass, size 14 inches.

Which Indiana license papers cover Silver Lake (Steuben County)?

Anglers 18 and older carry an Indiana fishing license ($23 a year for residents, $60 for nonresidents). Under-18 anglers are exempt.

Can a bank angler without a boat work Silver Lake (Steuben County)?

The access layer records no bank site for it.

Which listed shop can outfit a Hoosier trip to Silver Lake (Steuben County)?

Stop at Diamond Marine Services, about 3 miles away,.

Take the county road out to Silver Lake (Steuben County)

Check the limits, then pick a ramp.

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