Silver Lake is an almost circular, natural freshwater lake in
Lake County, Florida
Lake County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 383,956. Its county seat is Tavares, and its largest city is Clermont. Lake County is included in the Orlando-Kissimmee- Sa ...
. Silver Lake Drive surrounds the lake. Much of it is surrounded by residences and private boat and fishing docks, which dot the lake. On the northeast is Silver Lake Country Club, on the southeast is the
Lake-Sumter State College campus and a flight line of
Leesburg International Airport
Leesburg International Airport , formerly known as Leesburg Regional Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Leesburg, a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. It is owned ...
. Also, inside the end of the flight line is the Leesburg Dog Park. All of the lake is inside the city of Silver Lake, Florida.
There is no public boat ramp or swimming beach. According to the Hook and Bullet website, this lake contains
panfish
The word panfish, also spelled pan-fish or pan fish, is an American English term describing any edible freshwater fish that usually do not outgrow the size of an average frying pan. It is also commonly used by recreational anglers to refer to any ...
and
bass (fish)
Bass () is a name shared by many species of fish. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species, all belonging to the large order Perciformes, or perch-like fishes. The word ''bass'' comes from Middle English , meaning 'perch'.
Types ...
.
[Hook and Bullete website, https://www.hookandbullet.com/travel/home/search/?location=silver+lake%2C+florida .] However, since there is no public access to the shore, permission from landowners must be obtained prior to fishing here.
References
Lakes of Lake County, Florida
Lakes of Florida
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