Sportsmans Club Lake in Montgomery County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Montgomery County end of Indiana holds Sportsmans Club Lake. The country round it is lake country bush from end to end. This is a pocket water of some 14 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Some 4.2 miles away sits Crawfordsville, the nearest settlement. Veedersburg is 17 miles away, with Thorntown at 19 miles. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Sportsmans Club Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Montgomery County list orangethroat darter, rainbow darter, smallmouth bass, greenside darter and longnose gar. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Sportsmans Club Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 24°F in January and 74°F in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid March. From about mid March to around late December, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Sportsmans Club Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Lake Holiday is 5 miles off. The position on Sportsmans Club Lake is worth confirming on the day.