Loon Lake in Steuben County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Loon Lake is a Steuben County water, Indiana side. The surroundings are lake country bush. With some 121 acres of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 1.9 miles or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Indiana listings. Angola at 2.9 miles is the nearest place to stop. Beyond it, Fremont at 8.2 miles and Hamilton at 11 miles. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Steuben County names bluegill, yellow perch, largemouth bass and warmouth. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Loon Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 22°F for January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late March. Expect the water usable from around late March until roughly mid December. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Anyone fishing Loon Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Buck Lake at 0.7 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Loon Lake for certain.