Indiana fishing info for the Hoosier Angler. Indiana Fishin .
This is the Indiana fishing spot where you are
invited to join in and relay your own Indiana fishing reports, Indiana
fishing spots, and hunting reports to share with other Hoosier anglers,
hunters, outfitters, Indiana marina's, and Indiana guide services. Let's all
enjoy our Indiana outdoors, and the Indiana recreational resources we have
!
Providing the Hoosier
angler with current and up-dated Indiana fishing reports, free Indiana lake
maps, Indiana Fishing and Hotspots maps, Indiana fishing maps, Indiana reservoir
maps, Indiana fishing news, and Indiana river maps. Geared up to help provide
Indiana anglers with the Indiana fishin info, and fishing news they need
!!
Wishing
everyone a very Happy and Fun Labor Day Holiday !!
Please watch out for all the crazy people. Lakes are already packed and
campgrounds are full !! Indiana State Police are running extra patrols.
Things are very dry in areas that have had no rain, so let's all help
out Smokey Bear and make sure those campfires are put out. Have
a great weekend everyone !!
Click onto image to enlarge
Indiana Angler's of the Day
Indiana bass fishing,
Indiana farm pond fishing, Indiana strip pit fishing, bass fishing, Indiana
fishing, Indiana fishing info, where to fish in Indiana, Indiana fishing reports
Details
to come: White river clean-up near Martinsville Indiana
Catching Fall Muskie
This
website was last up-dated on September 2, 2010
Indiana Fishing
Reports, Indiana DNR Fishing
Reports, Indiana daily fishing reports, Indiana weekend fishing
reports are posted here. Other Indiana fishing reports are posted
in our Indiana fishing discussion boards or the Indiana fishing forums. You
must be a member to view those. It only takes a minute or two to join the
site, so why not do it now ? JOIN HEREFishingGamesPLEASE DON'T LITTERSome of the reports
below are courtesy of Indiana DNRfishin
Lake Michigan Fishing Report
This page was last updated on SEP 03 2010 09:36 A.M.
Anglers have been catching channel catfish off the MC Lighthouse
Pier & harbor & off the fishing platform at the Portage Lakefront Park.
According to anglers, productive baits included N/C, pieces of shrimp, chunks of
chicken livers or commercially prepared baits fished right on the bottom.
Chinook salmon or king salmon
Bait: Magnum sized spoons ,bodybaits, meat rigs Depth: Up to
72 FOW
Comments about fish:
See coho for lake report. Chinook salmon were caught off the MC
Lighthouse Pier late last week as cold water pushed nearshore, but quickly
receded within a day and a half. Anglers stated that glow spoons and deep diving
crankbaits produced a few nice size kings. Will update report when kings start
to enter the tributaries.
Coho salmon
Bait: Dodger & Fly combos, spoons Depth: Up to 72
FOW
Comments about fish:
Boat anglers continue to enjoy some of the best steelhead action in
years in the southern basin of LM. Anglers have also been catching cohos, kings,
lakers & even a few browns. Boat anglers launching out of MC report very
good action, particularly during the morning hours for steelhead along with
cohos, kings & lakers in water depths ranging from 43-72 FOW straight out or
slightly W of the lighthouse. Top producing baits have been orange spoons &
bodybaits such as J-11 Rapalas, Frenzy’s or J-plugs trolled anywhere from 22-55'
down. Lake trout were caught primarily on spoons within a few feet of the
bottom. Portage Marina anglers report steelhead, kings & coho action
out-front of the “ditch” in water depths ranging from 32-50 FOW.
Rainbow or steelhead trout
Bait: Lake: spoons Pier: shrimp, N/C
Tribs: shrimp, spawn sacs,
spinners Depth: Pier: 5-10' under a bobber Tribs: bounce bait along
bottom
Comments about fish:
See coho report for lake action. Creel clerks with the IDNR report
steelhead action picked up just a bit late last week as cooler water temps move
nearshore for a couple of days. A small run of steelhead made their ways up all
tribs according to the clerks. Anglers fishing Trail Cr reported action in the
middle to upper reaches. Anglers fishing both Salt Cr and the E Br of the Little
Cal report action in the lower reaches. No reports of salmon in the creeks as of
today. As for baits, anglers have had the most luck floating pieces of shrimp or
small spawn sacs just off the bottom through the deeper holes & runs.
Smallmouth bass
Bait: Minnow, nightcrawlers, tube jigs, small
crankbaits Depth: 3-18 FOW
Comments about fish:
Anglers continue to catch SMB out of Hammond & EC Marinas as
well as outside the Port of Indiana. Bass anglers are also catching both SMB
& LMB out of the lower sections of the E & W Br of the Little Cal. Look
for SMB to congregate on man-made structure or rocky rip rap in southern LM.
Anglers have stated that tube jigs & crankbaits resembling gobies have been
effective. Anglers also caught bass on small spinnerbaits & a variety of
topwater lures. Either early morning or late evening seems to be the best time
to catch smallies. SMB have been averaging around 12"; however, larger one have
been reported to the creel clerks.
Yellow perch
Bait: Minnows Depth: Up to 34 FOW
Comments about fish:
YP anglers fishing out of MC report very good action with many
limits; however, anglers may need to sort through 60 fish to get 15 decent size
perch for the frying pan. Perch have been caught out front of Black’s Ditch W
towards Beverly Shores in water depths ranging from 23-34 FOW. Action also
reported just E of the lighthouse & out front of the condos in water depths
to 27 FOW. Minnows have been the top producing bait according anglers. No action
reported to the creel clerks from the western ports. Shore anglers fishing off
the MC Lighthouse Pier are reporting action; however, most of the fish have been
on the smaller side. Anglers report minnows suspended just off the bottom is
producing.
Comments about body of water:
Water temp in the harbor of MC is 69ºF. Area tribs are high &
muddy as of this morning. Visibility in the lower reaches of Trail Creek is
around 2". Barring anymore rainfall, Trail Creek should be fishable by Sunday,
perhaps a few days later on the western tributaries. Water temperature of Trail
Creek at Friendship Gardens is currently 65º F.
Summit Lake Fishing Report
This page was last updated on SEP 03 2010 02:14 P.M.
Black crappie
Bait: small light and bright colored jigs, small
minnows Depth: 5-40 feet
Comments about fish:
Crappie fishing at night can be productive. I heard that 2 fishermen
caught a bunch after midnight in 30 feet of water.
Bluegill
Bait: worms, night crawlers and crickets Depth: 8-25
feet
Comments about fish:
This time of the year bluegill can be caught on the deeper flats.
Channel catfish
Bait: live bait including night crawlers, livers,
redworms Depth: 3-18 feet
Comments about fish:
Channel cats are active in warm water especially at night.
Largemouth bass
Bait: rattle lures, soft plastics including jig and
pigs Depth: 4-20 feetComments about fish:
The bass catch has slowed.
Redear sunfish
Bait: worms, night-crawlers, crickets Depth: 10-25 feet
Comments about fish:
Redear are found deeper than bluegill.
Walleye
Bait: Rattling lures and jigs, minnows, night-crawlers, leeches
Depth: 15-35 feet
Comments about fish:
Some walleye have been caught. Low light conditions are best. They
are a cool water fish and move deep in the summer.
Yellow perch
Bait: live bait or small bright jigs or both Depth: 10-35
feet
Comments about fish:
Not many perch have been caught.
Comments about body of water:
With hot weather most decent-sized fish are deep, 10 feet or more
during the day. Some fishermen are fishing at night to avoid the heat and to
take advantage of increased fish activity. Some of the weedbeds have grown to
the surface. A good place to fish is at the edge of these weeds where there is
cover and shade. Practice catch and release - remember you can only eat them
once. The office is open 8a-4p. 2010 park passes and lake permits are now on
sale at our gatehouse and office. Camp reservations: 866-622-6746 or
www.CAMP.IN.gov. Keep your lines wet.
Indiana State Parks
Indiana Info Fishing
Report The
Weekend Report
.
Farm Ponds and pits fishing: Farm ponds and strip pits
are either off or on. Some areas have still had no rain, and the bites slowing.
Areas that have gotten rain the bite is good. Some ponds and pits are not
producing many fish, while others have a good bite. Deeper ponds and pits are
producing nice catch's. Channel cats being taken at night. Bass being taken
on plastic's in and around structure. A few crappie being taken in 12 to 25 feet
deep water. A good bluegill and redear bite using bee moth, red worms, and night crawlers.
White river Martinsville
Indiana to Washington fishing report: Some
small smallmouth being taken in the Noblesville area. A few
flatheads being caught between Indianapolis and Washington on live bait. The
Gosport to Washington area is giving up some quality flathead cat fish. Lots of
gar being caught by flathead anglers. A few smallmouth and largemouth bass being
taken all along the river.
Monroe Reservoir fishing
report, Lake Monroe fishing report: Some
good catch's of crappie. Fish were caught in 15 feet of water on the main lake using
Nothead Jigs and minnows. Water temperature was clear and 86 degrees . Bass are
being taken on outside weed lines near the creek channels and structure. Striper
fishing reported as poor.
Cataract or Cagles Mill Lake
fishing report: Water temp
82-83 degrees and clear. Lots of dink crappie being caught with very few
keepers..
Raccoon Lake fishing report: Some good crappie being
taken in 10 to 16 feet deep water vertically jigging. A few small stripers being
caught by anglers who have been trolling spoonplugs.
Eagle Creek reservoir fishing
report: Bass are being caught around boat docks, and
along areas of rip-rap. The crappie bites slow. Good crappie are in and around
10 to 20 feet deep water and tight on structure. Lots of dink crappie being
caught in the evening and early morning hours along the 56th street
bridge. A few channel cats being taken
at night.
Sugar Creek fishing report:
Fly fishing anglers are having a blast with the rock bass. Creek channels are
low, and fly fishing anglers wading are having the best success. Some largemouth,
bluegill, and catfish being caught. The smallmouth bite has slowed.
Ohio River fishing report: Anglers
are reporting steady fishing, with catches of gar, cat fish, a few white bass.
Daylight hours until dusk have been producing good numbers but early evening
until dawn have been good for cat fish. Try chicken liver, cut shad. Water
temp has varied from 85-87 degrees.
Brookville reservoir fishing
report: Anglers
have nick-named this lake the dead sea. Fishing is poor. A few nice channel cats coming out of the
lake along with lots of little ones. Catfish are hitting on a variety of baits.
Lots of small bluegill being
caught in coves and bays. A few smallmouth being
caught along rocky shorelines.
Shakamak State Park and the Greene-Sullivan State
Forest fishing report: The
bite varies from pit to pit. Some pits the bite is good, while other pits are
not giving up much of anything. The key is to keep moving until you find the
fish. Bass being caught on spinnerbaits and plastics. Bluegill on crickets, red worms
and bee moth.
Wabash river fishing report: Some nice
blue cats being caught on cut bait and skipjack. A few flatheads and paddle fish
being caught. Be careful of the Asian carp if your in a boat. They'll jump right
up into your boat.
Patoka lake fishing
report: Some
nice bass being taken on spinnerbaits and plastic worms. Fish are between 3 to
17 feet deep water. Some crappie being caught in 10 to 20 feet deep water on the
main lake near structure and creek channels. Some nice channel cats being take
at night. Reports of some very big carp being taken.
Good fishing everyone !! Please make sure to wear those life jackets !!
Fishing in farm ponds around Martinsville Indiana
has been picking up. Some nice catch's of bluegill being taken. Bee moth and night crawlers
are catching fish. Note: some ponds are producing better than others. In general
the deeper ponds are producing better than shallow ones. Buzz-baits
have been catching bass. Some nice channel cat fish being caught on cut bait and
nightcrawlers.
Some crappie being taken in 5 to 20
feet deep water. Slip bobbers and minnows are catching some fish. Bass
fishing has picked up. Plastic baits are catching fish. Buzz-baits are taking
bass in the early morning hours.
The
Martinsville Indiana city park is giving up
some bluegill and crappie. Some catfish being taken early mornings and late
evenings. Small bass being caught around the bank.
Foxcliff
lakes fishing report are giving up nice bluegill and a few
crappie. Fish are 10 to 18 feet deep and anglers are catching them on slip
bobbers. Bass are hitting on plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and top-waters at
night.
Patton
Lake fishing report near Martinsville Indiana (NO CHANGE)
(Wibur area)
has picked up just a little. Try fishing the first cove or bay on the southeast
side of the dam. There is one large downed tree there were anglers have been
slaying the bluegill. You can only see the base of the tree above water. Bass
are being caught around structure on plastic baits. Yellow belly catfish being
caught on night crawlers.
Shierman
Estate lakes fishing report: Fishing has been improving with
some bluegill and bass being caught. Some catfish being taken at night. Fishing is still just a little slow.
Painted Hills Lakes fishing report near Martinsville Indiana: A good
bite for bluegill. Bass being taken along outside weed lines on plastics, crank baits,
and buzz baits. Bluegill are being caught off of or around docks.
White river fishing in and near
Martinsville Indiana:
White
river Martinsville Indiana to Washington:
. A few flatheads being caught between Indianapolis and Washington on live bait.
The Gosport to Washington area is giving up some quality flathead cat fish. Lots
of gar being caught by flathead anglers. A few smallmouth and largemouth bass
being taken all along the river. Carp are being caught all along the river.
Best baits are boilies, wheatie balls, and nightcrawlers for bigger
fish. You just might catch a few channels at the sametime.
Indiana Pay Lakes:
Hubbards Pay lake between Mooresville and Waverly was raided by Indiana DNR last
Friday afternoon. Something about stocking illegal fish in the lakes there. It
does remain open for fishing.
FatCat's pay lake is
open and fishing has been good.
Fatcat's
Pay Lake
1735
Country Club Rd.
Spencer,
IN
(812) 821-2209
We
would like to remind our Indiana DNR law enforcement officers about all the
people taking illegal fish and leaving behind tons of trash at Indiana 67
and 39 at the IPL dam north of Martinsville Indiana.
Indiana
Fishin, Indiana fishin info, Indiana fishin reports, Hoosier angler, I do not
like the Hoosier
angler magazine, Hoosier angler fishing, Indiana fishing reports, Indiana
fishing info, where to fish in Indiana, Indiana ice fishing, augers, spud bars,
ice shanty, tip-ups
Spencer Area Pay Lake
FISH KILL
Spencer Area Pay Lake ?? Used to be Romona
and Phil's Place, but is now called something else. The pay lake is open and
under new management. Spencer Area Pay Lake ?? North of Spencer on 67
North. SR67 North Spencer , Indiana 2211 W. Romona Rd,
Spencer, IN 47460
Hello,
My Name is Karen, I live just north of
Spencer, Indiana in Cloverdale. Although we live close to Leiber State
Recreation Area, and Cataract Lake, we have been fishing in a small pay-lake
just north of Spencer on SR67/US231. We stumbled across this place when my
fiancee' was building a bridge near Worthington, in April of this year (2010).
Bryan, my fiancee' is originally from the far south east corner of Arkansas, and
is an avid fisherman, hunter, trapper, and overall outdoors-man. He would pass
this little honey hole every day on his way to work, and on a few occasions
stopped in the bait store to inquire as to fees to fish there, hours of
operation, and any upcoming tournament's.
The lady who was currently
leasing the property had at least 50 pictures posted in the bait-house, with
trophy Cats, Bass, and very large Bluegills. Bryan was quickly compelled to try
the place out. So we packed up all our gear an headed out one evening wit the
kids, and fished for several hours, we caught 15 pan size bluegills, (where
Bryan is from they are called Brim). As we were leaving that night we stopped by
and spoke to a fellow on the opposite side of the lake, he said he had been
coming there for years, and he had caught some really large humpback blues,
channel cats, and flat-heads. Of course this really got us fired up to come back
one evening without the kids, and fish all night. The pay-lake rules were you
could not keep anything over 8lbs., but to report to the bait-house to get your
photo posted with any large catch, and so they could keep track for inventory
purposes.
We started fishing there in late April, and continued fishing
there every opportunity we could. When the heat wave started this summer we
began going there during early evening hours, and staying till 4 or 5 in the
morning. We began to notice the people running the place were doing a very poor
job. We would have to take our own weed-eater to clear areas along the bank to
fish. But we still kept going back because of the size of the fish we were
catching (15 to 50 lb cats, and bass). We would set traps in the creek that runs
through my yard, and take creek chubs to catch the catfish, and I would brim
fish with worm until nightfall. Bryan would sometimes use some small brim I had
caught also for bait if we ran out of chubs.
I always made sure I wrote
a check at this place because the people running seemed very shady, and their
inventory of goods in their bait shop was next to null. I told Bryan I was
worried the current people were going to let this place go, and the lake (I
think it's an over sized pond myself) was being taking over by what I call
"Coon-Tail". Since I had previously worked in the Environmental Department for a
Pipeline Contractor I was a bit more educated in ecological systems, and began
to really get concerned for the wildlife in the lake. On various occasions I
expressed my concerns to the owner, and explained if they did not get the
"Coon-Tail" under control it would quickly take over the lake, and kill the
fish, starting with the larger ones, as they needed access to both the deep, and
the shallow areas to live, and feed. I kept going so I could merely keep an eye
on things, and watch for any distress in the fish. Sure enough during the week
of the 4th of July, I could not believe my eyes. The lake was being consumed by
the "Coon-Tail", there were 3 very large Flathead Catfish just swimming on the
surface, one of the fish was nearly 6 feet long, I'm guessing about 100+ lbs. ,
the other two were about 4 foot long, 60+ lbs., they would just swim in small
circles, at times doing belly rolls, Bryan was obviously eager to catch one, he
tried and tried, a few times he actually hit the fish with his line, the bobber
would just bounce off it back, as if not to faze the fish at all. We took my
son, and his girlfriend, and another friend just to witness what we were seeing,
because no one would ever believe our story without seeing it for them
self...Again I made a friendly plea to the owner to do something!!!
I
had Bryan drive me down there every few days to check on the fish after work,
and still no change... We then got a little rain, and the big fish disappeared.
Second guessing myself, I then began to think it was just the heat, and the
cool rain had somehow made things better. We went a few more times, and
continued to catch fish, (25 lb humpback blue, a few 40+ lb. flat-heads, and
several channel cats 2 to 3 feet long). The story we have got from other people
fishing there, is the original owners, Phil & Romona would fish White River,
and bring their catch to their lake and release them, which explained the size
of some of these trophy fish!
The last weekend of July we took Bryan's
girls who were visiting from Arkansas down to the pay lake for the night, we
called Cricket (who is the lady who was leasing the property) to let her know we
would be going down there for the night, and we needed to know if anyone would
be there to pay. She told us her husband would be there to pick some things up,
and to give the check to him. Well we get there, and there is no electricity in
the bait shop, and Bryan bought what worms they had left, and her husband gave
him all the shrimp, and liver that was thawing out. As Bill Engvall would say
"Here's your sign!"... I told Bryan I bet Cricket and her husband are sneaking
out on their lease, and taking what they could salvage. We stayed all night, had
a blast with the girls, and angled some great size fish that night! 2 of the big
cats I brought home, and put in my pond. This may not have been right to do, but
the inevitable was near... Since we had to take Bryan's girls home to Arkansas
before school started, we were unable to fish there the weekend of August 7th.
We did however try to contact Cricket to fish there the weekend of
August 14th, of course the number was disconnected, and no one returned my call
from the cell # she had given me. Since we had no children this weekend, Bryan
and I decided to load up and go, and if anyone approached us, we planned to tell
them Cricket had said we could fish there, which she had. I had told Bryan I
hoped the actual owner would see us, and we could just pay them, and continue to
fish there the rest of the summer. Low and behold, as we sat there on the bank,
campfire burning, poles in the water, I think I was making a s'more at the time,
a large SUV come rushing in, shining their brights at us. A kinda scary he/she
not sure yet jumps out wanting to know what were doing, and who gave us
permission to fish there. I immediately told this person Cricket had given us
permission. Now realizing this is a female I am speaking with, she begins to say
Cricket had indeed defaulted on her lease, and her mother was the owner. She
identified herself as Amanda, and gladly gave us her mothers number, and took
our check to take to her mother, and told us to enjoy. She said if we wanted to
fish again to just call her mother, and make arrangements to get them the check.
Amanda told us she had previously ran the place for the 3 prior years, and she
knew just about every fish in the lake, and could not believe the shape Cricket
and her husband had let the lake get into. I then told Amanda there was an
urgent need to get the "Coon-Tail" under control, and she agreed.
The
next weekend (August 21st) we called Jill Huntington, Amanda's mother to make
sure we still had clearance to fish, and ask her who to give our check to. She
gladly gave us permission. She said the apartments connected to the bait shop
were owned by her and her husband also, and to leave our check with the people
in either apartment #3, #5, or #6. We got a late start that night, so we got
there just after dark. To our surprise there were other people there, she had
said nothing about this to me on the phone, so we left. I then called Jill a few
days later to tell her we did not fish that night because the other people there
had already taken all the clear spots (the very small areas where the
"Coon-Tail" had not consumed yet). She said no one else was supposed to be
there, and ask us to call her if when we went again if there was anyone else
there. I told her no problem, and also inquired as to when they might be doing
something to clean the lake, she said her daughter was going to try to do
something, but had no definitive answer. I then ask her to get back with me as
to how much they were going to sell the property for, because Bryan and I were
interested in it.
So we headed out this past Saturday evening (August
28th), and I don't think I have ever been so disgusted in my life... The
"Coon-Tail" now owns this lake/pond an no one else... Bryan and I could not
believe our eyes, I actually cried... We counted 10 various trophy cats, a few
blue gill, and a very large carp, all dead, floating on top of the "Coon-Tail",
the stench was unbearable. Included in the dead was what was left of my big 6
footer friend after the buzzards had got to him. I don't know what to do about
this, I am beside myself, and Bryan who is the biggest nature lover I have ever
known would love to put his hands on someone to make them pay for this horrible
loss.
I hope this answers the listing I included at the top of this
email, I was able to take a few pictures of the dead fish, I have them on my
blackberry. It was hard to get real good ones, but I was able to zoom in on the
three that were close to the bank, I am including them in this email
also.
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter, and anything your
organization can do to maybe save any fish left in this pond would be
wonderful!!!!! I just hope there are some left, and I wish now I had listened to
my gut, and reported this sooner.
Respectfully, Karen & Bryan
Click onto images to enlarge
Front page fishing reports: Summit Lake
Fishing Report, Lake Michigan Fishing
Report, Farm Ponds and pits fishing, White river Martinsville
Indiana to Washington fishing report, Monroe Reservoir fishing report, Lake
Monroe fishing report, Patoka
lake fishing report,
Wabash river fishing report, Shakamak State Park and the Greene-Sullivan State
Forest fishing report, Brookville reservoir fishing report, Raccoon Lake fishing
report, Ohio River fishing report, Cataract or Cagles Mill Lake fishing
report, Eagle Creek reservoir fishing report, Sugar Creek fishing report,
Fishing in farm ponds around Martinsville Indiana, The
Martinsville Indiana city park fishing report, Foxcliff
lakes fishing report, Patton
Lake fishing report near Martinsville Indiana, Shierman
Estate lakes fishing report,
Painted Hills Lakes fishing report near Martinsville Indiana, White river fishing
report in and near
Martinsville Indiana
Although the Hoosier Angler Magazine website does use one of my domain names for it's advertising "Indiana
Fishing Info: www.indianafishing.info We do want everyone to know that we are not affiliated
with that website or magazine and never have been.
Joomla! is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License.
Fishing & Hotspots, it's creator, or it's moderators are not responsible
for damage, loss, or injury resulting from the use of information contained on the pages of this site.
Furthermore, Indiana Fishing & Hotspots, and it's creator assumes no liability for
posts made by others and is not responsible for the accuracy,
copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in the posts
Their posts are solely their opinions, and their responsibility.
No part of Indiana Fishing & Hotspots may be copied, printed,or reproduced in any manner, without written permission from it's owner.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This website contains some information obtained from the Indiana DNR
and other government agencies controlling the described outdoor resources.
However, this site is not sponsored by the state, any parks, or any other government agency.
Indiana Fishing, where to fish in Indiana 
