Clear Lake Fishing Guide, LaPorte County, Indiana

• Overview

  Clear Lake sits in LaPorte County, out in Indiana. The surface lies 745 feet up. It measures about 55 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. New Carlisle at 4.7 miles is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Fish Lake (5 miles) and Hudson Lake (5 miles). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Clear Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for LaPorte County list shortnose cisco, alewife and rainbow smelt. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Clear Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 73°F at the top of summer and 23°F at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late March. Averages place the thaw at late March and the freeze at late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Clear Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Hunt Lake sits 1.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Clear Lake before loading the car.