4 public waters in the Southern Hills & Ohio River region — 1 lakes/reservoirs and 3 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.
Buffalo Trace Park Lake, a 29-acre lake in Harrison County, Indiana, 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.
The Ohio River along Indiana's southern border — a trophy blue- and flathead-Catfish river, with a strong Sauger run below the dams in late winter, hybrid striped and White Bass, largemouth, smallmouth and Spotted Bass in the tributary embayments, Crappie, Drum and Paddlefish. Fished on an Indiana or Kentucky licence within the reciprocal zone.
The Blue River in the southern hills (Washington, Harrison and Crawford counties) — a spring-fed, cave-country stream and one of Indiana's cleanest. Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Longear Sunfish, and one of the last strongholds of the hellbender salamander. A designated state Natural, Scenic and Recreational River.
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.
Across its mapped waters, Harrison County holds 24 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Northern Pike, Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish, Redear Sunfish and Sauger.
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.