South Twin Lake in LaGrange County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Indiana, South Twin Lake falls inside LaGrange County. The ground round it is lake country bush. At about 116 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 1.6 miles, and most of it is walkable. The town to know is Sturgis, 5.7 miles out. It is 40 miles to South Bend, the nearest city. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on South Twin Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across LaGrange County: bluegill, rainbow darter and johnny darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. South Twin Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 72°F and January near 22°F on the long-run figures. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. Ice usually gives way near late March, and forms again about mid December. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing South Twin Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, North Twin Lake is 0.7 miles distant. For South Twin Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.