Wadsworth Lake in Vigo County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Wadsworth Lake lies in Vigo County, Indiana. Elevation runs to 531 feet. This is a pocket water of some 7 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. On size it sits at the modest end of our Vigo County list. The nearest place of any size is Farmersburg, 6.3 miles away. Shelburn lies 9.6 miles off, West Terre Haute another 12 miles. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Wadsworth Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Vigo County records list bluegill, longear sunfish and green sunfish among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Read Wadsworth Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 76°F; the cold one sits at 27°F. Most months fish reasonably, given the right weather. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Expect Wadsworth Lake to follow that timing. Long dry spells drop the level and concentrate them.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Boyle Lake, 4.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Wadsworth Lake.