Hidden Valley Lake Fishing in Brown County, Indiana

• Overview

  Set in Brown County, Indiana, this is Hidden Valley Lake. Height above sea level is 725 feet. At 23 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Few waters listed in Brown County are bigger. For supplies, Cordry Sweetwater Lakes is 3 miles out. Further out sit Princes Lakes (6.4 miles) and Nashville (8.3 miles). Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Hidden Valley Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Brown County records list bluegill, channel catfish and green sunfish among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Hidden Valley Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 74°F and January near 27°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. That is the shape of the year on Hidden Valley Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Tousley Lake, 2.2 miles away. What applies at Hidden Valley Lake may have changed since it was mapped.