9 public waters in the Southern Hills & Ohio River region — 5 lakes/reservoirs and 4 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on an Indiana licence.
See every public fishing venue in Indiana on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Deam Lake (190 acres) sits in Clark County, Indiana, managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources (public fishing access site). A northern-Indiana natural lake — kettle lakes left by the glaciers across Steuben, LaGrange, Noble, Kosciusko and Marshall counties (the state's 'lake country'). Largemouth Bass, bull Bluegill and shellcracker, Black Crappie, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch and Walleye in the deeper, clearer ones. Many have a public access site and a 10-hp or ski-hours rule.
Porter and Clark Counties, Indiana — Big Bass Lake is a 81-acre lake, managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources (public fishing access site): A lake or pit on an Indiana Fish & Wildlife Area (Willow Slough, Kingsbury, Pigeon River, Glendale, Hovey Lake, the reclaimed-strip-mine lakes of Sugar Ridge, Greene-Sullivan and the Bluegrass FWA) — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, redear, Crappie, Channel Catfish and Northern Pike, managed for quality with slot limits on many.
In Clark County, Indiana, Lake Hideaway is a 22-acre lake, managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Lakes and reservoirs across this region typically hold walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and panfish such as bluegill, crappie and pumpkinseed, with muskellunge present in some larger lakes -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Schlamm Lake (19 acres) sits in Clark County, Indiana, managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources (public fishing access site). A northern-Indiana natural lake — kettle lakes left by the glaciers across Steuben, LaGrange, Noble, Kosciusko and Marshall counties (the state's 'lake country'). Largemouth Bass, bull Bluegill and shellcracker, Black Crappie, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch and Walleye in the deeper, clearer ones. Many have a public access site and a 10-hp or ski-hours rule.
Jack Pine Park Lake (13 acres) sits in Clark County, Indiana, managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources (public fishing access site). A northern-Indiana natural lake — kettle lakes left by the glaciers across Steuben, LaGrange, Noble, Kosciusko and Marshall counties (the state's 'lake country'). Largemouth Bass, bull Bluegill and shellcracker, Black Crappie, Northern Pike, and Yellow Perch and Walleye in the deeper, clearer ones. Many have a public access site and a 10-hp or ski-hours rule.
Indian Creek runs 92 km through Harrison, Floyd and Clark Counties, Indiana: A warmwater Indiana river or large creek (Sugar Creek, Wildcat Creek, Eel River, Mississinewa, Salamonie, Blue River, Flatrock, Driftwood, Whitewater) — smallmouth and Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Bluegill and redear, channel and Flathead Catfish, and Northern Pike in the northern ones. Wade or canoe; access at DNR sites and bridges. Sugar Creek and the Blue River are the state's canoeing classics.
Silver Creek runs 41 km through Clark and Floyd Counties, Indiana: A warmwater Indiana river or large creek (Sugar Creek, Wildcat Creek, Eel River, Mississinewa, Salamonie, Blue River, Flatrock, Driftwood, Whitewater) — smallmouth and Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Bluegill and redear, channel and Flathead Catfish, and Northern Pike in the northern ones. Wade or canoe; access at DNR sites and bridges. Sugar Creek and the Blue River are the state's canoeing classics.
Muddy Fork runs 33 km through Clark County, Indiana: A warmwater Indiana river or large creek (Sugar Creek, Wildcat Creek, Eel River, Mississinewa, Salamonie, Blue River, Flatrock, Driftwood, Whitewater) — smallmouth and Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Bluegill and redear, channel and Flathead Catfish, and Northern Pike in the northern ones. Wade or canoe; access at DNR sites and bridges. Sugar Creek and the Blue River are the state's canoeing classics.
Fourteenmile Creek runs 27 km through Clark County, Indiana: A warmwater Indiana river or large creek (Sugar Creek, Wildcat Creek, Eel River, Mississinewa, Salamonie, Blue River, Flatrock, Driftwood, Whitewater) — smallmouth and Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass, Bluegill and redear, channel and Flathead Catfish, and Northern Pike in the northern ones. Wade or canoe; access at DNR sites and bridges. Sugar Creek and the Blue River are the state's canoeing classics.
Across its mapped waters, Clark County holds 17 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Northern Pike, Redear Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, Walleye and Smallmouth Bass.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Indiana map Join PiscaMapsOne Indiana Department of Natural Resources fishing licence covers every public water in the state, the DNR reservoirs included (no separate lake permit) — resident annual about $23, non-resident annual about $60, with 1-day and 7-day short-term options. A ~$12 trout/salmon stamp (resident and non-resident) is required to fish for or possess trout or salmon anywhere, including Lake Michigan and its tributaries. Indiana residents 64 and older, and anyone under 18, do not need a licence. Buy at on.IN.gov/INHuntFish.