Honey Creek Bay Fishing near Monticello, Indiana

• Overview

  Set in White County, Honey Creek Bay is an Indiana water. Around the bank it is mixed forest. For supplies, Monticello is 3 miles out. Further out sit Monon (7.9 miles) and Brookston (14 miles). Within a short drive: Keans Bay 1.1 miles, Big Monon Bay within 2.7 miles, Wallys Woods Lake 12 miles, Lake Cicott within 12 miles and Devil Lake 23 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Honey Creek Bay

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Tide runs this water, so time the session to the flow. Slack water is dead water on a place like this. Survey and observation records for White County include longear sunfish, bluegill, river redhorse and shorthead redhorse. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Honey Creek Bay the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 74°F for July and 23°F for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid March. Ice clears near mid March and comes back about late December in a typical year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Honey Creek Bay that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. Public data records a pier about 40 yards out. There are toilets half a mile off. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Keans Bay at 1.1 miles is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Honey Creek Bay locally before you travel.