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Lake Sullivan is a public lake in Sullivan County, Indiana, managed by Indiana Department of Natural Resources. It is public water managed for fishing by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Public access confirmed via IDNR public water.
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.
Lake Sullivan covers about 465 acres in the Wabash Valley & West Central region. Anglers here mostly fish for largemouth bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, black crappie; northern pike, yellow perch, channel catfish, walleye are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Lake Glendora and Round Pond.
Species from Indiana DNR access and trout-water data.
Night fishing: No statewide night-fishing closure in Indiana. Many state-park and reservoir properties gate at dark or post hours, and some Fish & Wildlife Area lakes are daylight-only — check the property rules. Trotlines, limblines and bank poles are legal on most warmwater rivers and some lakes (not on trout/salmon water) with the gear tagged; the Ohio and Wabash allow more commercial-style gear under a separate permit.
Boats: Monroe, Patoka, Brookville, Mississinewa, Salamonie, the Ohio and the big flowages (Freeman, Shafer) have no horsepower limit; idle / no-wake zones and 'ski hours' are marked and enforced. Most northern natural lakes have a 10-hp limit or restricted skiing hours, and the smaller DNR and FWA lakes are electric-motor-only. Indiana requires boater education for operators born after 31 Dec 1986.
Bank & bivvy camping: Camp at Indiana state parks and reservoirs (which sit on the best lakes — Monroe, Patoka, Brookville, Mississinewa, Salamonie, Raccoon/Cecil M. Harden, Hardy Lake), the state forests, the Hoosier National Forest around Monroe and Patoka, and the state Fish & Wildlife Areas (primitive camping on several). The Indiana Dunes National Park has camping near the Lake Michigan shore.
Tackle: Statewide black-bass daily limit is 5 (14-inch minimum on lakes; 12-inch on rivers and streams), and Monroe, Patoka and a number of FWA lakes carry a slot limit. Walleye/sauger 6 (14-inch), crappie 25, bluegill and redear generous, northern pike and muskellunge each carry a minimum size and a 1-2 fish limit. Trout/salmon limits are 5 in combination inland, with special rules on Lake Michigan and its tributaries. Check the current DNR fishing guide for this water.
Boat ramps: 2 mapped — Lake Sullivan Boat Launch, Boat Ramp.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors.
Anyone 18-64 needs an Indiana Department of Natural Resources fishing licence — resident annual is about $23, non-resident annual about $60, and short-term (1-day / 7-day) licences are sold. A trout/salmon stamp (about $12) is required to fish for or possess trout or salmon anywhere in the state; on Lake Michigan and its tributaries that stamp also covers the salmon. Indiana residents 64 and older, and anyone under 18, do not need a licence; a resident 'Lifetime' and a low-cost senior licence are available. A single licence covers the DNR reservoirs (no separate lake permit). Buy from the DNR at on.IN.gov/INHuntFish. An Indiana fishing licence covers this water, DNR reservoirs included (no separate lake permit). Lake Michigan and its tributaries need the trout/salmon stamp.
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