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Weekend fishing itinerary near South Bend
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Weekend fishing itinerary near South Bend

4 stops4 watersUpdated Nov 6

Two days, 4 stops on 4 public waters, all within 75 minutes of South Bend. Each stop below has its drive time, its access point and the fish recorded there.

Day 1

Morning: Lake Michigan

Start the day on Lake Michigan, launching from the ramp below.

Lake Michigan is a 50-minute drive from downtown South Bend. Launch at Washington Park, the public ramp on Lake Michigan closest to downtown (≈ 34 mi). Public access on Lake Michigan: 6 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 902 ft. Recorded here: Alewife, Common Carp, Rainbow Trout, and Brown Trout.

Lake Michigan150 min · 35.5 mi
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Lake Michigan

Mason

Washington Park62

max 902 ft · surveyed

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From Washington Park to Diamond Lake: 69 min by road (52.6 mi).

Evening: Diamond Lake

End the day on Diamond Lake.

Diamond Lake is a 34-minute drive from downtown South Bend. Launch at Diamond Lake, the public ramp on Diamond Lake closest to downtown (≈ 19.7 mi). Public access on Diamond Lake: 1 boat ramp. Surveyed depths reach 64 ft. Recorded here: Walleye, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin.

Diamond Lake234 min · 22.7 mi
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Diamond Lake

Cass

Diamond Lake19

max 64 ft · surveyed

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Day 2

Morning: Worster Lake

Start the day on Worster Lake, launching from the ramp below.

Worster Lake is a 27-minute drive from downtown South Bend. Launch at Worster Lake East Boat Launch, the public ramp on Worster Lake closest to downtown (≈ 10.8 mi). Public access on Worster Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 18 ft. Recorded here: Common Carp, Pumpkinseed, Largemouth Bass, and Gizzard Shad.

Worster Lake327 min · 15.3 mi
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Worster Lake

St. Joseph

Worster Lake East Boat Launch4

max 18 ft · surveyed

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From Worster Lake East Boat Launch to Harwood Lake: 81 min by road (52.3 mi).

Evening: Corey Lake

End the day on Corey Lake.

Corey Lake is a 53-minute drive from downtown South Bend. Launch at Harwood Lake, the public ramp on Corey Lake closest to downtown (≈ 30.3 mi). Public access on Corey Lake: 2 boat ramps. Surveyed depths reach 70 ft. Recorded here: Rainbow Trout, Walleye, Cisco, and Bluegill.

Corey Lake453 min · 36.3 mi
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Corey Lake

St. Joseph

Harwood Lake12

max 70 ft · surveyed

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When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around South Bend in November.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the South Bend fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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