Best Fishing Spots in Indiana

Indiana divides along the glacial line. The northern third holds natural kettle lakes left by the ice sheet, while the centre and south rely on reservoirs built for supply and flood control, and the two fish quite differently. Statewide the split between natural and built water is close to even. Elevation is low and narrow, from 108 metres to 327 metres with a median of 244 metres, so the whole state runs one calendar with no altitude effect. Almost everything sits in the temperate band: ice forms in some winters and not others and rarely holds long. In the northwest the state reaches Lake Michigan, which adds salmon and trout fishing on a scale nothing inland matches. Fishbox lists 981 waters in Indiana, spread across 86 counties. Reservoirs come first by count, natural lakes second. The largest on the list is Lake Monroe, at roughly 16 sq miles. Cold months average 24°F; warm months reach 73°F. Most of these waters open up around late March in an average year. Species reported most across these counties: bluegill, johnny darter, longear sunfish and green sunfish....