Bowen Lake Fishing Guide, Noble County, Indiana

• Overview

  Bowen Lake sits in Noble County, out in Indiana. This is pine and birch country. It measures about 31 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Albion sits 4.6 miles from the bank. Tri-Lakes lies 7.3 miles off, Avilla another 7.4 miles. Alternatives close at hand: Dock Lake 0.3 miles away, Finster Lakes the better part of 0.4 miles, Sand Lake 0.7 miles away, Weber Lake the better part of 0.9 miles and Krieger Lake 0.9 miles away. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Bowen Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Noble County include bluegill, largemouth bass, warmouth, pumpkinseed and logperch. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The near bank of Bowen Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 72°F and January near 22°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. Break-up sits around late March on average, with the water closing again about mid December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Bowen Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public data records a boat ramp half a mile out. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. There are picnic tables half a mile away. Toilets show in mapping about half a mile away. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Dock Lake is 0.3 miles distant.