Hungry Acres Lake, Indiana: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hungry Acres Lake is one of the Brown County waters in Indiana. Elevation runs to 899 feet. Small at around 4 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Supplies mean a trip to Martinsville, 9 miles off. Nashville lies 9.1 miles off, Cordry Sweetwater Lakes another 11 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Hungry Acres Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Reported across Brown County: bluegill, channel catfish and green sunfish. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Hungry Acres Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 74°F and January near 27°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Plan around that when you fish Hungry Acres Lake. Warm spells bring fish up, cold snaps push them down.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, Kelly Lake is 0.4 miles off. For Hungry Acres Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.