Division of Fish & Wildlife staff collect reports as time permits. Only those water bodies with a current report are included.
| Waterbody | Report | Date |
|---|---|---|
| JC Murphey (Willow Slough) | The lake has refilled to about 30 inches below average pool. This will hopefully allow vegetation to continue to rebound especially in the back of the lake following the renovation. Fish were stocked into the lake in the fall of 2023 with more stocking occurring in 2024. Fish salvaged from the lake before draining have been stocked back into the lake, with some catchable size bluegill, crappie, and largemouth bass. There will be limited angling opportunities for harvestable sized fish in 2024 except for the larger spawning sized fish from the salvage units. Please release these larger fish as they are the spawners for future. More information can be found in the link below. | 3/22/2024 |
| Lake Michigan (boat) | Coho fishing continues to be good all over, with most people reporting action from 10-40 feet, but a few deeper as well. Dodgers and flies are now the predominate bite, although spoons have their days too. With larger coho this year, consider running 2 inch mini flies rather than peanut flies. And a couple Size 0 dodgers in your spread as well. Chartreuse/fire dot dodgers have been really good, along with the standard orange. Some kings have shown up, so make sure you have a few rods dedicated to kings in your spread, they will still catch coho. The perch bite has started to fall off significantly as they start spawning. The smallmouth bite has been pretty good near rip rap and marinas. | 5/2/2024 |
| Lake Michigan (shore) | Trout and salmon action continued to be slow, although a few really early skamania are around since some bait has showed up. Bass and carp are starting to bite in protected areas. An angler caught the pending state record perch from shore at Hammond last weekend. Be advised that due to heavy construction at the Port of Indiana, the shore fishing site there will be closed through summer 2024. | 5/2/2024 |
| Lake Michigan Tributaries (Trail Creek, Little Calumet River, Salt Creek) | The spring steelhead run is coming to a close. A few early skamania are showing up, but the next several weeks will be the slow transition period between the spring run and the summer run. Anglers willing to cover water and put in some time can get rewarded right now with a few skamania, because they are aggressive with cool water temps and low angler pressure. For links to stream flow, see the links below the report tables | 5/2/2024 |
| St. Joseph River (below Twin Branch Dam) | The spring steelhead run is mostly over. Now is the transition time to early summer fishing… bass are nearing spawn, walleyes are wrapped up with their spawn. Use jerkbaits, jigs, and cranks for bass and walleye. Catfish are feeding heavily as well, on live bait. Monitor the river temp and flow at the closest USGS gauge in Niles, MI using the links below the report table | 5/2/2024 |
| LaPorte Area Lakes | Crappie and bluegill have been caught shallow on warmer afternoons. Use light line and light baits to avoid spooking them in the shallow water. Largemouth bass bite has been decent near green weeds, emerging lily pads, and on shallow flats on warmer days | 4/19/2024 |
| Lake Wawasee | Bass fishing has been pretty good as fish are pre-spawn pattern | 4/19/2024 |
| Dogwood Lake | Water temperatures in the upper 50s. Crappie, bluegill and redear moving into the shallows and are being found in less than 5 feet of water. Aquatic vegetation was treated in limited areas to increase boater access. | 4/2/2024 |
| Monroe Lake | Water temperatures in the upper 50s and lake level is near winter pool target. Courtesy docks have been installed at Paynetown and Cutright State Recreation Areas. Crappie can be caught from the docks near Cutright State Recreation Area Boat Ramp and Paynetown Campground Area using vertical jigging. Bass are being caught in areas with rocky shoreline. Crappie anglers are trolling flats near brushy habitat near the shoreline. | 4/2/2024 |
| Spring Mill Lake (Spring Mill State Park) | Around 750 12-inch rainbow trout were stocked in late March. Please remember to purchase a trout stamp in addition to your 2024-2025 fishing license. | 4/2/2024 |
| Airline Pit (Greene County) | Around 1,000 12-inch rainbow trout were stocked in late March. Please remember to purchase a trout stamp in addition to your 2024-2025 fishing license. | 4/2/2024 |
| Midland Pit (Greene County) | Around 1,000 12-inch rainbow trout were stocked in late March. Please remember to purchase a trout stamp in addition to your 2024-2025 fishing license. | 4/2/2024 |
| Maple Avenue Lake (Terre Haute) | Around 1,150 12-inch rainbow trout were stocked in late March. Please remember to purchase a trout stamp in addition to your 2024-2025 fishing license. | 4/2/2024 |
| Dobbs Park Pond (Terre Haute) | Around 200 channel catfish ranging from 10 to 14 inches (average 12 inches) were stocked in late March. Additional fish will be stocked in late-April and late-May. | 4/2/2024 |
| Garvin Park Lake (Evansville) | Around 200 channel catfish ranging from 10 to 14 inches (average 12 inches) were stocked in late March. Additional fish will be stocked in late-April and late-May. | 4/2/2024 |
| Diamond Valley Park Pond (Evansville) | Around 225 channel catfish ranging from 10 to 14 inches (average 12 inches) were stocked in late March. Additional fish will be stocked in late-April and late-May | 4/2/2024 |