Indiana Fishing News

The White River has received its cleanest bill of health since a major fish kill in 1999.

During a fall 2011 fish survey, Indiana Department of Natural Resources biologists collected 7,128 fish from 57 species at sample stations between Anderson and Indianapolis. This was the greatest number of species collected since the fish kill, and further proof that the river has recovered.

COLUMBIA CITY - A 14-inch minimum size limit on largemouth bass goes back into effect Thursday, Sept. 1, at Big and Crane lakes in Noble County.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources had temporarily modified the limit in June to allow anglers to catch and keep bass that were 10 to 14 inches long. DNR biologists had determined that both lakes were overpopulated with small bass. The size limit was reduced to encourage anglers to take home small bass.

Outdoor fun only started with Memorial Day weekend.

Free Fishing Weekend, June 4-5, provides a chance for kids and adults to participate at recreation areas located across Indiana that are planning fun fishing derbies, casting clinics, fish-cleaning demonstrations and cooking classes.

COLUMBIA CITY - As the June 3 date draws near for an experimental change in bass fishing rules at Big and Crane lakes in Noble County, DNR officials have set quotas on how many bass they want anglers to take out this summer.

The Portage Public Marina has been designated as a Clean Marina by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the fourth such designation in the Hoosier State's Lake Michigan region.

The Indiana Clean Marina Program is a voluntary program that encourages marina operators and recreational boaters to protect water quality and habitat by engaging in environmentally sound operating and maintenance practices. To receive the designation, marinas must implement a high number of best management practices recommended in the DNR's Indiana Clean Marina Guidebook that apply to their facility.

COLUMBIA CITY - DNR fisheries biologists have started sampling for largemouth bass at Big and Crane lakes in southwestern Noble County to establish quotas on how many bass anglers can remove from each lake this summer.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Walmart Bass Fishing League is headed to Lake Monroe April 30 for the first of five stops in the Hoosier Division. As many as 400 boaters and co-anglers will be competing for top awards of up to $9,500 and $3,000, respectively.

More boaters can use Hovey Lake and Dogwood Lake now.

The horsepower limit on the size of outboard motor permitted has been removed. Now, boaters with 10-horsepower motors and larger are allowed on the two lakes, located in Hovey Lake (Posey County) and Glendale (Daviess County) fish & wildlife areas, respectively.

Indiana conservation officers are encouraging boaters to stay off the Ohio River for Saturday's Thunder Over Louisville event due to predicted high water and potentially dangerous conditions.

The National Weather Service forecasts the water level at McAlpine Dam's upper pool will be over 24 feet by Friday, putting the area at flood stage and creating strong, unpredictable currents and flooding in low-lying areas.

Family Learn to Fish workshops will be offered on the third Saturday of most months at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis, beginning April 16.

The workshops, which run from 9 a.m. to noon, offer families the chance to learn to fish, both in a classroom and while fishing on Delaware Lake, aided by expert instructors. The DNR's Go FishIN program provides fishing gear and bait. All workshop fishing is catch-and-release.