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INDIANA WEATHER, ROAD CONDITIONS, BREAKING NEWS, BEST FISHING TIME / Severe Thunderstorm Watch
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Indiana
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Last updated: 14:55 EDT on 06-18-2013
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: June 18 at 2:55PM EDT
Expiring: June 18 at 10:00PM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Bartholomew; Brown; Clark; Clay; Crawford; Daviess; Decatur; Dubois; Floyd; Gibson; Greene; Harrison; Jackson; Jefferson; Jennings; Johnson; Knox; Lawrence; Martin; Monroe; Morgan; Orange; Owen; Perry; Pike; Scott; Shelby; Sullivan; Vigo; Washington
Flood Warning
Issued: June 18 at 11:04AM EDT
Expiring: June 19 at 9:30AM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Fountain; Parke; Tippecanoe; Vermillion; Warren
Flood Warning
Issued: June 18 at 11:04AM EDT
Expiring: June 20 at 3:12AM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Fountain; Parke; Vermillion; Warren
Flood Warning
Issued: June 18 at 11:04AM EDT
Expiring: June 20 at 1:15PM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Parke; Vermillion; Vigo
Flood Warning
Issued: June 18 at 11:04AM EDT
Expiring: June 20 at 9:00PM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Sullivan; Vigo
Flood Warning
Issued: June 18 at 11:04AM EDT
Expiring: June 21 at 10:34PM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Knox; Sullivan
Flood Warning
Issued: June 18 at 11:04AM EDT
Expiring: June 22 at 8:00AM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Knox; Sullivan
Beach Hazards Statement
Issued: June 18 at 10:37AM EDT
Expiring: June 19 at 5:00AM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Lake; Porter
Beach Hazards Statement
Issued: June 18 at 10:20AM EDT
Expiring: June 19 at 5:00AM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:La Porte
Flood Warning
Issued: June 18 at 10:19AM EDT
Expiring: June 20 at 2:00AM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Fulton; Kosciusko; Marshall; Pulaski; Starke
Flood Warning
Issued: June 18 at 9:54AM EDT
Expiring: June 19 at 2:00PM EDT   Urgency: Expected
Status: Actual
Areas affected:Lake; Newton
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INDIANA PAY LAKES. PAY LAKE TOURNAMENTS / Re: Ace Pay lake
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 mmnm Good job bfrankj002 !!  You did great !1
Thanks for sharing with us  zzaxcvb
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INDIANA DNR FISHING REPORTS / Brookville Reservoir fishing report
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This page was last updated on JUN 18 2013 09:10 A.M.
Brookville Reservoir fishing report

For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
Brookville Reservoir is a 5,260 acre flood control impoundment on the East Fork of the Whitewater River in eastern Indiana. Fishing opportunities are available for walleye and muskie.

Fish
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: bee larvae, crickets
Depth: 5- 20 feet
Comments about fish:
in coves around stick-ups,
Brown trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. The brown trout has a white mouth, teeth and gums and some orange or red spots on its sides. This trout also has some spots enriched with light blue and a caudal fin margin that is square with no spots on the upper or lower lobe.
Bait: flys, worms, salmon eggs
Depth: 1-5
Comments about fish:
3000 8-9 inch brown trout were stocked in the tailwater on 5/24/12
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: nightcrawlers, chicken liver
Depth: 4-20 feet
Comments about fish:
best at night, catching them almost everywhere
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: crankbaits
Depth: 5- 20 feet
Comments about fish:
along shoreline, and on deep points
Muskellunge
Description:
Members of the Pike family, the muskellunge, tiger muskellunge and northern pike have established themselves as remarkable adversaries through the years. The muskie, native to Indiana, is now usually found in stocked bodies of water. The northern pike, a voracious eater and popular among anglers, can be found in northern Indiana in natural lakes and streams. The muskie has three distinct color patterns, including green to silver "clear" sides, dark spots or dark vertical bars, six or more sensory pores on each side and scales covering only the top half of both cheeks. The muskie can weigh 10-20 pounds, but can reach weights over 30 pounds and lengths up to four feet long. Lures up to 12 inches are designed to resemble medium-sized fish and even small ducks.
Bait: large spoons, large crankbaits, live shad
Depth: shallow in spring, deeper during summer
Comments about fish:
a 42 inch musky was caught in Templeton Creek in July
Rainbow or steelhead trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. Rainbow or steelhead trout have a white mouth, teeth and gums and small black spots on their backs, sides, and caudal and dorsal fins. The caudal fin margin of the rainbow or steelhead trout is square and the fish has 9-12 anal fin rays.
Bait: flys, worms, salmon eggs
Depth: 1-5
Comments about fish:
1,500 10.8 inch average size rainbow trout were stocked in the tailwater the week before the last Saturday in April
Smallmouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The last rays on the dorsal fin of the smallmouth bass are separated from the rest of the fin. Also, the upper jaw does not extend beyond back of eye, as it does with the largemouth bass. The smallmouth bass commonly reaches 3-4 pounds.
Bait: nightcrawlers, soft craws
Depth: 10- 20
Comments about fish:
on rocky points and drop offs at coves
Striped bass
Description:
These bass belong to the temperate bass family. Temperate basses include the true fresh water basses, white and yellow bass, and the striped bass, which originally lived in the Atlantic Ocean but can live its entire life in fresh water. Temperate basses often school far from shore and feed on schooling fish. Hybrid striped bass are a cross of white and striped bass. The striped bass has tooth patches on back of tongue in two parallel patches, first stripe below lateral line complete to tail, stripes above lateral line are unbroken.
Bait: bluegill or shad still fishing or trolling large doll flys
Depth: 20 feet still fishing or 10 - 20 feet trolling
Comments about fish:
trolling shad-like crankbaits some reports of large striped bass being taken
Walleye
Description:
Indiana anglers have long since sought perch for their tasty flavor. The yellow perch, walleye and sauger are members of this popular family. The walleye has no spots on its dorsal fin and a dusky spot at the rear of its spiny dorsal fin, lower tip of tail and anal fin are white.
Bait: night crawlers drifting on the bottom
Depth: 6 - 45 feet
Comments about fish:
catching them off of points with steep drop offs stocked fingerling walleye on 5/23/12
White bass
Description:
These bass belong to the temperate bass family. Temperate basses include the true fresh water basses, white and yellow bass, and the striped bass, which originally lived in the Atlantic Ocean but can live its entire life in fresh water. Temperate basses often school far from shore and feed on schooling fish. Hybrid striped bass are a cross of white and striped bass. The white bass has a single tooth patch on back of tongue, first stripe below lateral line not complete to tail.
Bait: white twister tails
Depth: 5 to 20 feet
Comments about fish:
Catching white bass at the north end in the river
White crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The white crappie has six dorsal spines, black side markings forming vertical bars rather than random spots and anal fin rays.
Bait: minnows or jigs
Depth: 5 to 20 feet
Comments about fish:
white crappie are around stick-ups in coves and along shore
Comments about body of water:
The lake level today is 748.1 or .1 feet above summer pool. Water clear at south end and at the north end. Surface temperture 71.2F. Tailwater temperture 46.6 D.O.-10.6 Fisheries survey said that the most numerous fish in the lake is the channel catfish , second most is bluegill.
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INDIANA DNR FISHING REPORTS / Hardy Lake fishing report
« Last post by Reelin' em in on Today at 01:16:01 PM »
This page was last updated on JUN 18 2013 08:52 A.M.
Hardy Lake fishing report

For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
A 741-acre lake, Hardy Lake is located in Scottsburg in Scott County. Facilities include an archery range, basketball and volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, boating ramps, camping, and cultural arts programs. The reservoir also has hunting and fishing, hiking, interpretive programs, picnicking, rowboat rentals, shelterhouses, a swimming beach and waterskiing.

Fish
Black crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The Black crappie has seven to eight dorsal spines, as well as some random blotches on it's sides.
Bait: Minnows and small jigs
Depth: 10- 15 feet
Comments about fish:
Activity is hit and miss right now. Size range of fish caught are 8 to 10 inches.
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: Redworms
Depth: 2-3 feet shallows
Comments about fish:
Activity is steady right now on the nest.
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: Stink bait
Depth: bottom
Comments about fish:
Activity is sparse most are caught in late evening.
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: Artificial bait of choice
Depth: Varied
Comments about fish:
Activity is sparse.
Muskellunge
Description:
Members of the Pike family, the muskellunge, tiger muskellunge and northern pike have established themselves as remarkable adversaries through the years. The muskie, native to Indiana, is now usually found in stocked bodies of water. The northern pike, a voracious eater and popular among anglers, can be found in northern Indiana in natural lakes and streams. The muskie has three distinct color patterns, including green to silver "clear" sides, dark spots or dark vertical bars, six or more sensory pores on each side and scales covering only the top half of both cheeks. The muskie can weigh 10-20 pounds, but can reach weights over 30 pounds and lengths up to four feet long. Lures up to 12 inches are designed to resemble medium-sized fish and even small ducks.
Bait: Crank Bait
Depth: 10' to 15'
Comments about fish:
Poor but when one is caught it is usually a large fish, well over the minimum size limit of 36 inches.
Redear sunfish
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The redear sunfish has an opercle flap (ear) that is tipped with a red or orange margin.
Bait: Redworms
Depth: 6 to 10 ft
Comments about fish:
Activity is hit and miss.
Striped bass
Description:
These bass belong to the temperate bass family. Temperate basses include the true fresh water basses, white and yellow bass, and the striped bass, which originally lived in the Atlantic Ocean but can live its entire life in fresh water. Temperate basses often school far from shore and feed on schooling fish. Hybrid striped bass are a cross of white and striped bass. The striped bass has tooth patches on back of tongue in two parallel patches, first stripe below lateral line complete to tail, stripes above lateral line are unbroken.
Bait: Large Minnow or Artificial Large Minnows
Depth: Trolling
Comments about fish:
Small striped bass are hitting in the shallows.
Comments about body of water:
Water level is at its normal pool. Please send any Hardy Lake fish pictures to rmack@dnr.in.gov.
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INDIANA DNR FISHING REPORTS / Whitewater Memorial State Park lakes
« Last post by Reelin' em in on Today at 01:12:33 PM »
This page was last updated on JUN 18 2013 09:10 A.M.
Whitewater Memorial State Park lakes

For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
Located in Union County, Whitewater Memorial State Park has two lakes including Whitewater Lake and nearby Brookville Lake. Facilities include a boat launch ramp, motor boats (electric trolling only) camping with reservations, horseman's camp, cultural arts programs, a dumping station, fishing, hiking, seasonal interpretive services, picnicking, canoe, paddleboat and rowboat rentals, reservable shelters, youth tent areas and a swimming beach.

Fish
Black crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The Black crappie has seven to eight dorsal spines, as well as some random blotches on it's sides.
Bait: minnows, jigs
Depth: 5 - 12 feet
Comments about fish:
around stumps and down trees
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: red worms, bee larvae, crickets
Depth: 2 - 20 feet
Comments about fish:
use crickets or bee larvae
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: spinner baits, crankbaits
Depth: 2 - 15 feet
Comments about fish:
practice catch and release to help the fishery
Redear sunfish
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The redear sunfish has an opercle flap (ear) that is tipped with a red or orange margin.
Bait: red worms
Depth: 2 - 12 feet
Comments about fish:
Like shallow mud bottom
Comments about body of water:
water clear catching some bluegills
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INDIANA DNR FISHING REPORTS / Chain O'Lakes State Park lakes
« Last post by Reelin' em in on Today at 01:06:03 PM »
This page was last updated on JUN 18 2013 10:24 A.M.
Chain O'Lakes State Park lakes

For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
Eight connecting lakes are the center of adventures at Chain O' Lakes in Noble County. Activities include a boating launch ramp, cabins, camping with reservations as well as a canoe camp and camp store, cross country skiing, cultural arts programs and a dumping station. Fishing, hiking, an interpretive center and seasonal interpretive services, picnicking, canoe, paddleboat and rowboat rental, reservable shelters, a swimming beach and youth tent areas are also available.

Fish
Black crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The Black crappie has seven to eight dorsal spines, as well as some random blotches on it's sides.
Bait: leaf worms
Depth: 3-5 feet
Comments about fish:
Best crappie fishing is at night.
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: redworms, crickets
Depth: 7-11 inches
Comments about fish:
N/A
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: hot dogs, blood bait
Depth: deep
Comments about fish:
N/A
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: crawlers, jigs, plow jockeys, floating rapalas and other artificial bait
Depth: 8 feet
Comments about fish:
Fish close to dead logs for best bass fishing areas.
Rainbow or steelhead trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. Rainbow or steelhead trout have a white mouth, teeth and gums and small black spots on their backs, sides, and caudal and dorsal fins. The caudal fin margin of the rainbow or steelhead trout is square and the fish has 9-12 anal fin rays.
Bait: Minnows
Depth: 5 - 20 feet deep
Comments about fish:
Fish deeper during daylight hours.
Redear sunfish
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The redear sunfish has an opercle flap (ear) that is tipped with a red or orange margin.
Bait: crawlers, red worms
Depth: 3-5 feet
Comments about fish:
Fish deeper when encountering deeper lake depth.
Comments about body of water:
Please share your Summer fishing photos with us on our Facebook page!
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INDIANA PAY LAKES. PAY LAKE TOURNAMENTS / Re: Ace Pay lake
« Last post by Reelin' em in on Today at 10:10:05 AM »
I went last weekend and caught 27 channels. About 8 of them were over 5 lbs. If u paylake I recomend going.
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BANK FISHING. SHORELINE FISHING / Re: 6-17-13 Worms is all I could get a hit on
« Last post by Reelin' em in on Yesterday at 08:21:34 PM »
Congrats!

Very Nice!
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BANK FISHING. SHORELINE FISHING / 6-17-13 Worms is all I could get a hit on
« Last post by Reelin' em in on Yesterday at 08:08:19 PM »
After work I set out to catch a big ole bass like always.  Well I tried spinnerbaits and jigs and topwater but the fishing was still kinda slow but I got me a 16" bass and my best this year a 20" hawg all on 10" texas rigged worms.  I did not weigh the 20" I will let you speculate but I know it was over 4lbs.  Awesome fight that fish did not want to give up.

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INDIANA DNR FISHING REPORTS / Summit Lake fishing report
« Last post by Reelin' em in on Yesterday at 06:49:22 PM »
This page was last updated on JUN 17 2013 11:47 A.M.
Summit Lake fishing report

For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
Located in Summit Lake State Park, Summit Lake is approximately four miles north of New Castle. Bluegill, perch and largemouth bass provide the best angling opportunities at Summit Lake. Other opportunities also exist for perch, bluegill, crappie, redear and channel catfish.

Fish
Black crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The Black crappie has seven to eight dorsal spines, as well as some random blotches on it's sides.
Bait: small jigs tipped with wax worms, or minnows
Depth: 8-45 feet
Comments about fish:
Crappie may at times suspend in deeper water during the warm months. Fishing at night with lights can be productive for crappie in the heat of summer.
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: small ice jigs tipped with maggots, wax worms, mousies on small jigs, artificial flies
Depth: 6-20 feet
Comments about fish:
The larger bluegill move deeper after spawning.
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: nightcrawlers, liver, crayfish
Depth: 4-20 feet
Comments about fish:
Channels start feeding heavily when the water warms in late spring. They can even be caught using bass lures during this time.
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: slowly fished plastic worms on the bottom, jig and pigs, rattling crankbaits
Depth: 5-20 feet
Comments about fish:
When the heat of the summer sets in, bass fishing is usually more productive at night or in low light conditions.
Redear sunfish
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The redear sunfish has an opercle flap (ear) that is tipped with a red or orange margin.
Bait: maggots, wax worms, redworms, nightcrawlers
Depth: 4-20
Comments about fish:
The population is low.
Walleye
Description:
Indiana anglers have long since sought perch for their tasty flavor. The yellow perch, walleye and sauger are members of this popular family. The walleye has no spots on its dorsal fin and a dusky spot at the rear of its spiny dorsal fin, lower tip of tail and anal fin are white.
Bait: jigs with twister tails, jerk baits, rattling lures
Depth: 8-40 feet
Comments about fish:
Walleye can be caught in the shallows in the spring but move into deep water when the water warms in the summer. Low light conditions are best.
White bass
Description:
These bass belong to the temperate bass family. Temperate basses include the true fresh water basses, white and yellow bass, and the striped bass, which originally lived in the Atlantic Ocean but can live its entire life in fresh water. Temperate basses often school far from shore and feed on schooling fish. Hybrid striped bass are a cross of white and striped bass. The white bass has a single tooth patch on back of tongue, first stripe below lateral line not complete to tail.
Bait: small light colored lures and jigs
Depth: 2-20 feet
Comments about fish:
In summer white bass school in open water. They are now active in the evening and good numbers can be caught. If you see several fish breaking water in one spot it is probably a white bass school.
Yellow perch
Description:
Indiana anglers have long since sought perch for their tasty flavor. The yellow perch, walleye and sauger are members of this popular family. The yellow perch ranges from 6 to 12 inches long and up to one or two pounds.
Bait: small minnows and small lures and jigs
Depth: 5-30 feet
Comments about fish:
A few have been caught.
Comments about body of water:
Fishing has been good for bass, bluegill, white bass and crappie. Although we've had a lot of rain, the water clarity is good. All three boat ramps are useable. Reservations can be made for camping at www.camp.in.gov or 1-866-622-6746. The office is open 8a-4p, phone: 765-766-5873. Please practice catch and release; remember, you can only eat them once.
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