Blue Lake Fishing Guide, Whitley County, Indiana

• Overview

  Set in Whitley County, Blue Lake is an Indiana water. Everything around it is pine and birch. Around 242 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 3.0 miles in total. Nothing else we list in Whitley County covers more water. The town to know is Churubusco, 2.4 miles out. Tri-Lakes is 4.2 miles and Columbia City 8.6 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Blue Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Whitley County cover bluegill, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed, redear sunfish and warmouth. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Blue Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 72°F and January near 22°F. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Look for the thaw near late March; the fishing lifts straight after. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late March until roughly late December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It holds true on Blue Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Round Lake is 3.5 miles off. Treat access at Blue Lake as something to verify.