Fishing at Lake George, Lake County, Indiana

• Overview

  Lake George lies in Lake County, Indiana. It lies 558 feet above sea level. At about 79 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 2.0 miles, small enough to learn in a day. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Indiana listings. Head to Whiting, 0.9 miles away, for anything you forgot. Chicago is the closest city, 15 miles away. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lake George

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Lake County list gizzard shad, common carp and alewife. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Lake George the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 22°F and July at about 74°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in mid March, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Averages place the thaw at mid March and the freeze at late December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Lake George.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows a ramp about half a mile from the shore. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Wolf Lake, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback.