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Hardy Lake

🛶 Lake fishing  Indiana · 🌅 05:17 - 🌇 20:08

Hardy Lake is a lake in Indiana. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

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Conditions right now

Weather
☁️ Overcast
Water temp (est.)
22.6°C
Air temp
22.5°C
Wind
4.1 m/s
Pressure
1012.0 → stable
Clouds
100.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

🌇 Dusk 18:53–20:53 🌙 Night 20:53–04:32

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

08:00
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22.0°
09:00
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24.0°
10:00
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26.0°
11:00
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28.0°
12:00
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29.0°
13:00
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30.0°
14:00
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30.0°
15:00
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30.0°
16:00
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31.0°
17:00
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30.0°
18:00
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29.0°
19:00
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29.0°

Likely catch now (15 species)

Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
14%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
14%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
14%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season.
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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
14%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, a fishy ripple on the water.
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Walleye
Walleye
Sander vitreus
11%
Active through the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Muskellunge
Muskellunge
Esox masquinongy
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
5%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
3%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Brook Trout
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
3%
Slow during the night, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
3%
Slow during the night, peak season, overcast lifts the bite.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
2%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, peak season.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
2%
Slow during the night, water near its preferred 23 degrees, overcast lifts the bite.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
2%
Slow during the night, overcast lifts the bite.
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Tips right now

Technique Start with a ledger bait for common carp, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for common carp at night. Fish hard now.
Colour Low light: try red, yellow and strong scent for common carp.
Lure Ledger bait for common carp: Boilies or corn.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

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About this water

Hardy Lake

Hardy Lake, originally named Quick Creek Reservoir, is an Indiana state reservoir in Scott and Jefferson counties, Indiana. It is located four miles (6 km) east of Austin, Indiana and 35 miles (56 km) north of Louisville, Kentucky. It is the smallest reservoir maintained by the state of Indiana, measuring 2,448 acres (9.9 km2) of total property, and 741 acres (3.0 km2) of surface area for the lake. The lake is approximately 38 feet (12 m) deep.

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