Bell Conservation Lake in Vanderburgh County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Vanderburgh County entry here is Bell Conservation Lake, in Indiana. This is farm and woodlot country. Surface area runs to about 10 acres — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Indiana listings. For a base, Haubstadt sits 5.8 miles out. It is 12 miles to Evansville, the nearest city. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Bell Conservation Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. County-wide records name bluegill, channel catfish, longear sunfish and redear sunfish. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Bell Conservation Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 31°F in January up to 78°F in July. The season stretches long at both ends here. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. That is the shape of the year on Bell Conservation Lake. Short days concentrate it into a narrow window.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Morgan Lake sits 3.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Bell Conservation Lake carry more weight than any list.