Dock Lake in Noble County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Dock Lake sits within Noble County in Indiana. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. At 19 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest town is Albion, 4.9 miles away. Beyond it, Tri-Lakes at 7.1 miles and Avilla at 7.3 miles. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Dock Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Noble County cover bluegill, largemouth bass, warmouth, pumpkinseed and logperch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Dock Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 72°F; by January the average is down near 22°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from late March until about mid December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan any trip to Dock Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows a ramp about 140 yards from the shore. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Picnic facilities are recorded some half a mile out. A toilet block sits half a mile away. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. For a change of water, Bowen Lake is 0.3 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Dock Lake for certain.