Larry Hopf Lake in Dubois County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Indiana holds Larry Hopf Lake, in Dubois County. It sits in open valley country. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Dubois County list holds plenty of bigger water. Ferdinand is the closest place, 7.8 miles off. Jasper is 7.8 miles away, with Huntingburg at 8 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Larry Hopf Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged across Dubois County include longear sunfish, bluegill and green sunfish. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Larry Hopf Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 30°F to 76°F. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. That shapes the year on Larry Hopf Lake. Water temperature lags behind air temperature by days, not hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Saint Anthony School Lake, 1.1 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Larry Hopf Lake carry more weight than any list.