Hudson Lake Fishing Guide, LaPorte County, Indiana

• Overview

  Hudson Lake sits within LaPorte County in Indiana. Around the bank it is lake country bush. About 427 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Shoreline length is close to 4.8 miles, and each section fishes a little differently. It is among the larger waters listed here for LaPorte County. The town to know is Hudson Lake, 1 mile out. After that come New Carlisle at 2.4 miles and Three Oaks at 6.5 miles.

• Where to Fish on Hudson Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for LaPorte County include shortnose cisco, alewife, rainbow smelt and rainbow trout. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Hudson Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 72°F, while January sits near 23°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. From about late March to around late December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Expect Hudson Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Silver Lake sits 2.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Hudson Lake for certain.