Morgan Lake Fishing in Porter County, Indiana

• Overview

  Morgan Lake lies within the bounds of Porter County, Indiana. Everything around it is pine and birch. About 15 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Chesterton is the closest place, 1.7 miles off. For a city, Chicago is 36 miles off. Also worth knowing: Billington Lake at 0.4 miles, 1.1 miles away is Chubb Lake, Rice Lake at 2.6 miles, 2.8 miles away is Pratt Lake and Lake Charles at 3.4 miles. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Morgan Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name gizzard shad, common carp, alewife and rainbow trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Morgan Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 73°F and January about 23°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter locks it down, and mid March brings it back. Ice clears near mid March and comes back about late December in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Morgan Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. The water borders J. Timothy Ritchie Nature Preserve, so expect the reserve rules to apply. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Billington Lake at 0.4 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Morgan Lake in what we hold.