Fishing at Patton Lake, Vigo County, Indiana

• Overview

  Set in Vigo County, Patton Lake is an Indiana water. The ground around here is rolling hill. It covers about 13 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Indiana listings. The closest town, Terre Haute, is 5.4 miles distant. The big place round here is Indianapolis, 68 miles distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Patton Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Across Vigo County, recorded fish include bluegill, longear sunfish, green sunfish and johnny darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Patton Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 76°F; the cold one sits at 27°F. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Patton Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Thompson Lake sits 2.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Patton Lake should be assumed from this page alone.