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Little Vermilion River is a public river in Vermillion County, Indiana, managed by State of Indiana (public / navigable water). You can fish it on an Indiana licence; bank access is at road crossings, parks, Indiana DNR fishing-access sites, Fish & Wildlife Areas, state forests and other public land, and riparian owners control the bank on non-navigable reaches. A trout/salmon stamp is required on the Lake Michigan tributary streams. Public access confirmed via public-trust river.
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.
It runs roughly 39 miles through the Wabash Valley & West Central region. Anglers here mostly fish for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, rock bass, redear sunfish; bluegill, channel catfish, flathead catfish, northern pike are also on record. The nearest other mapped waters on PiscaMaps are Vermilion River and Vermillion River.
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: Most Indiana rivers are waded or floated by canoe, kayak and jon boat; the Ohio, the lower Wabash and the White below Indianapolis take full-size boats.
Bank & bivvy camping: You may fish and float any navigable Indiana river on a fishing licence; bank access is at Indiana DNR fishing-access sites, state parks and reservoirs, Fish & Wildlife Areas, state forests and bridge crossings, and riparian owners control the bank on non-navigable reaches. A trout/salmon stamp is required on the Lake Michigan tributary streams.
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.
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 navigable rivers. The Ohio River is fished on an Indiana or Kentucky licence within the marked reciprocal zone; the Wabash below Terre Haute is an Indiana-Illinois boundary water fished on either state's licence. A trout/salmon stamp is required on the Lake Michigan tributary streams.
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