7 public waters in the Southern Hills & Ohio River region — 3 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.
In Scott and Jefferson Counties, Indiana, Hardy Lake is a 741-acre lake, managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources. An Indiana flood-control reservoir (Mississinewa, Salamonie, J. Edward Roush/Huntington, Cagles Mill, Cecil M. Harden, Hardy, Brookville, Raccoon) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, a strong white-bass and hybrid-striped-bass fishery, Crappie, Bluegill, channel and Flathead Catfish, and Walleye or Sauger on several. Steep drawdowns in the fall for flood storage.
Jefferson County, Indiana — Hereford Lake is a 41-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.
Jefferson County, Indiana — Rider Lake is a 40-acre lake, 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.
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.
Jackson, Washington, Scott and 2 more counties in Indiana — Muscatatuck River is a 87 km stream: 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.
Jennings, Ripley and Jefferson Counties, Indiana — Graham Creek is a 46 km stream: 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.
Big Creek (62 km) flows through Jefferson and Ripley 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, Jefferson County holds 25 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Redear Sunfish, Flathead Catfish, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass and Black Crappie.
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.