Cottonwood Lake is a lake in Decatur County, Indiana.
Cottonwood Lake is a lake in Decatur County, Indiana. Cottonwood Lake covers about 28 acres and holds about 650 acre-feet.
Cottonwood Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Cottonwood Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and redear sunfish.
For bass at Cottonwood Lake, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Cottonwood Lake, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Cottonwood Lake, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Cottonwood Lake, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Cottonwood Lake is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Cottonwood Lake can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.