Fishing Whippoorwill Lake in Morgan County, Indiana

• Overview

  The Morgan County entry here is Whippoorwill Lake, in Indiana. The ground around here is mixed woodland. Surface area is around 29 acres, which gives you real water without needing a boat. On our Morgan County list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Monrovia, 2.7 miles away. Indianapolis is the closest city, 24 miles away. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Whippoorwill Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Survey and observation records for Morgan County include orangethroat darter, longear sunfish and rainbow darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Whippoorwill Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 26°F to 74°F. Spring and autumn are the strongest, but nothing is truly closed. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Plan any trip to Whippoorwill Lake around it. Autumn cools the shallows first, so work deeper as it goes on.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Kivett Lake is 1.6 miles distant. None of that is settled for Whippoorwill Lake in what we hold.