Fishing at We-Hi Lake, Wayne County, Indiana

• Overview

  Set in Wayne County, Indiana, this is We-Hi Lake. Everything around it is mixed woodland. The water covers some 49 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 1.0 miles of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Cambridge City sits 1.7 miles from the bank. After that come Hagerstown at 7.2 miles and Centerville at 7.7 miles. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on We-Hi Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Survey and observation records for Wayne County include rainbow darter, johnny darter, smallmouth bass, greenside darter and golden redhorse. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At We-Hi Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 73°F and January reads 25°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. We-Hi Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out. Overcast days spread the fishing across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Manlove Lake is 5.9 miles distant. Confirm before you fish We-Hi Lake.