Patoka Lake is an 8,800 acre flood control impoundment in south-central Indiana located in Dubois, Orange and Crawford counties. The DNR operates four state recreational areas at the lake including the Newton-Stewart State Recreation Area with campgrounds, beach, visitors center, marina and other attractions.Fishing opportunities exist at Patoka Lake for a number of species including striped bass, largemouth bass and bluegill.
Don't under estimate this lake for its catfishing. Most anglers do ! There are some monster catfish in this lake that not many fish for. The lake is known for its crappie and bass fishing, buts its an awefully good catfishing lake too, and the locals down there try to hush it up !!Country US [United States]
Full address Patoka Lake, USA
Latitude 38.401690
Longitude -86.619698
Coordinates 38.401690, -86.619698
N38°24.1014, W086°37.18188
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• Patoka Lake is an 8,800-acre flood control reservoir. There are 11 boat ramps at the lake.
The lake is best known for its quality largemouth bass and channel catfish fishing. The
lake also has good fishing for white bass and striped bass.
• There were three surveys conducted in 2006. A general survey in May, a largemouth
bass tournament monitoring survey that ran from March through October, and a crappie
survey that occurred in March.
• In the general survey, 24 fish species and one hybrid were sampled. The total catch was
7,960 fish that weighed approximately 2,538 lbs. Gizzard shad were most abundant by
number followed by bluegill, longear sunfish, and largemouth bass. Largemouth bass
were most abundant by weight followed by gizzard shad, channel catfish, and common
carp.
• The largemouth bass tournament monitoring survey includes results for 39 tournament
days. A total of 3,828 anglers fished in the reporting tournaments. They weighed-in a
total of 2,932 legal size bass that weighed an estimated 7,841 lbs. The average weight
and length of a weighed-in bass was 2.67 lbs and 16.9 in.
• A total of 2,189 white crappie and 255 black crappie was sampled in March. Their catch
rates were 121.6/trap net lift for white crappie and 14.2/trap net lift for black crappie.
Growth was slow for both species.
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