Holiday Lake near Ferdinand: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Holiday Lake is a Dubois County water, Indiana side. It stands 528 feet above sea level. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Indiana listings. Ferdinand is the closest town at 1.9 miles. Further out sit Huntingburg (5.8 miles) and Dale (8.7 miles). Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Holiday Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Fish documented in Dubois County include longear sunfish, bluegill, green sunfish and white crappie. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Take Holiday Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 77°F and January near 30°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. November and March are the quiet, comfortable months to be out. The season on Holiday Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Huntingburg Conservation Club Lake, 3 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Holiday Lake as something to verify.