Fishing at Lower Paradise Lake, Johnson County, Indiana

• Overview

  Lower Paradise Lake lies in Johnson County, Indiana. Elevation runs to 778 feet. This is a pocket water of some 6 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. You are 4.8 miles from Waterloo. For a city, Indianapolis is 19 miles off. Within a short drive: Fankboner Lake after 0.2 miles, 0.3 miles out stands Lake Dillman, South Lake Dillman after 0.4 miles and 5 miles out stands Crouse Lake. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Lower Paradise Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Species logged across Johnson County include rainbow darter, longear sunfish, bluegill, black crappie and green sunfish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Lower Paradise Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 75°F, while January sits near 27°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Lower Paradise Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Fankboner Lake, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Lower Paradise Lake may have changed since it was mapped.