Fishing Webster Lake in Kosciusko County, Indiana

• Overview

  In Indiana, Webster Lake falls inside Kosciusko County. Everything around it is pine and birch. At some 650 acres it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. With 6.6 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Few waters listed in Kosciusko County are bigger. You are 0.9 miles from North Webster. Fort Wayne is the closest city, 32 miles away. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Webster Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Kosciusko County cover bluegill, yellow perch, largemouth bass and logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Webster Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 72°F at the top of summer and 23°F at the bottom of winter. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. After late March the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about late March to late December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Webster Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data has parking about half a mile from the shore. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Black Lake sits 0.7 miles off and takes the overflow. Where Webster Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.