Lime Lake Fishing near Angola, Indiana

• Overview

  Steuben County, Indiana, is where Lime Lake sits. The setting is pine and birch on every side. It runs to roughly 52 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The full circuit measures close to 1.1 miles on foot. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Indiana listings. Start from Angola, 8.1 miles down the road. Further out sit Fremont (9.8 miles) and Bronson (12 miles). You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lime Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Steuben County: bluegill, yellow perch, largemouth bass and warmouth. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Lime Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 22°F in January and 72°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about late March and the closing near mid December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Lime Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Sally Owen Lake at 0.5 miles is the sensible second choice. For Lime Lake in particular, ask before you travel.