Big Bass Lake Fishing near Henryville, Indiana

• Overview

  Big Bass Lake sits within Clark County in Indiana. The water sits 656 feet up. This is a pocket water of some 12 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. You are 3.2 miles from Henryville. The big place round here is Louisville, 23 miles distant. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Big Bass Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Across Clark County, recorded fish include bluegill, longear sunfish, green sunfish, redear sunfish and spotted bass. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Big Bass Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 76°F, with January the cold end at about 30°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. Big Bass Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Schlamm Lake at 1.2 miles is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Big Bass Lake should be assumed from this page alone.