Thompson Lake Fishing in Vigo County, Indiana

• Overview

  The Vigo County end of Indiana holds Thompson Lake. The water sits 568 feet up. The water measures roughly 10 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. The town to know is Terre Haute, 3.9 miles out. Seelyville is 5.5 miles away, with West Terre Haute at 5.7 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Thompson Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged across Vigo County include bluegill, longear sunfish, green sunfish and johnny darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Thompson Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 77°F on average, January about 27°F. Conditions shift steadily rather than sharply. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Thompson Lake fishes to that pattern most years. A grey, mild day is often better than a bright, still one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A camping area sits within half a mile of here. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Hulman Street Reservoir, 0.2 miles out. Check the current arrangement for Thompson Lake.