Devil Lake near Winamac: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Within Pulaski County, Indiana, you have Devil Lake. The ground round it is lake country bush. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Winamac at 4.1 miles is the nearest place to stop. South Bend sits 45 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Devil Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. County-wide records name largemouth bass, rainbow darter, redfin pickerel, black redhorse and golden redhorse. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Devil Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 73°F and January at 23°F. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in mid March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near mid March, and forms again about late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Devil Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Bruce Lake, 3.5 miles out. None of that is settled for Devil Lake in what we hold.