Fishing at Little Nebo Lake, Morgan County, Indiana

• Overview

  Little Nebo Lake is one of the Morgan County listings for Indiana. It stands 751 feet above sea level. The water covers some 47 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 1.1 miles of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Size puts it in the front rank of our Morgan County list. Supplies mean a trip to Martinsville, 4.4 miles off. The nearest city of size is Indianapolis, 27 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Little Nebo Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Public occurrence data for Morgan County names orangethroat darter, longear sunfish, rainbow darter and greenside darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Treat Little Nebo Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 74°F, the coldest about 27°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. It sets the rhythm of the year at Little Nebo Lake. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Painted Hills Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Little Nebo Lake in what we hold.