6 public waters in the Wabash Valley & West Central region — 3 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.
Just west of Lake Freeman in White County, Lake Shafer spans 1,291 acres and offers largemouth bass, white bass, and walleye as its primary targets, with bluegill, redear sunfish, black crappie, and channel catfish providing excellent panfish and catfish opportunity. The inclusion of hybrid striped bass gives anglers an additional hard-fighting option on this established Wabash Valley lake.
White County, Indiana — Monon Bay is a 234-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.
Keans Bay, a 35-acre lake in White 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 Tippecanoe River — one of the most biologically diverse rivers in the Midwest, a National Water Trail flowing 180 miles through the northern lakes country to the Wabash. Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, Redhorse, channel and Flathead Catfish, Northern Pike, and Walleye below the Oakdale and Norway dams. Canoe-and-wade water.
In Warren, Benton, White and 1 more county in Indiana, Big Pine Creek is a 79 km river or creek. 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 Monon Ditch runs 35 km through Pulaski and White 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, White County holds 21 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Redear Sunfish, Channel Catfish, Walleye and Yellow Perch.
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.