Fishing Big Bass Lake in Porter County, Indiana

• Overview

  Out in Porter County, Indiana, sits Big Bass Lake. The bank is 735 feet above sea level. The water covers some 68 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Size puts it in the front rank of our Porter County list. The closest town, Lakes of the Four Seasons, is 0.6 miles away. The nearest city of size is Chicago, 39 miles away. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Big Bass Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Survey and observation records for Porter County include gizzard shad, common carp and alewife. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Big Bass Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 22°F in January up to 73°F in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late March. The season between ice runs from about late March to mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Big Bass Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. There is a launch about half a mile from the bank. There is a marina half a mile away for anyone bringing a boat. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. There are picnic tables recorded roughly 120 yards off. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Lake Holiday is 0.6 miles off. Check the current arrangement for Big Bass Lake.