Oberlin Lake Fishing near Odon, Indiana

• Overview

  In Indiana, Oberlin Lake falls inside Martin County. Elevation runs to 591 feet. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. Head to Odon, 7 miles away, for anything you forgot. Bloomfield is 10 miles and Loogootee 15 miles. Within a short drive: Greenwood Lake sits 1.7 miles out, Seed Tick Lake just 8.1 miles, Thomas Lake sits 8.4 miles out, West Boggs Lake just 12 miles and Beechwood Lake sits 14 miles out. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Oberlin Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Public occurrence data for Martin County names longear sunfish, green sunfish, warmouth, bullhead minnow and shovelnose sturgeon. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Oberlin Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 28°F to 76°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Oberlin Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out. A settled spell fishes better than a bright one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. For the catfish, fish bottom baits into the deeper holes and let them sit. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Greenwood Lake is 1.7 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Oberlin Lake for certain.