Post by Woody Williams on Mar 28, 2006 17:11:06 GMT -5
Spring trout fishing prospects
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- Inland trout stream season opens April 29
- Better brown trout rules in LaGrange and Franklin counties
- Temporary fishing closures for trout stocking
Twenty rivers and streams across Indiana will be stocked with rainbow trout for the opening of Indiana's inland-stream trout season.
Stream trout anglers may start fishing at 5 a.m. (local time) on April 29. The season runs through Dec. 31, 2006. The inland stream creel limit is five trout per day and the minimum keeper size is seven inches long.
Inland stream anglers should note that quality brown trout regulations are in effect for the East Fork of the Whitewater River below Brookville Lake.
There is no closed season for taking trout from inland lakes. Lake Michigan and her tributaries have separate trout-salmon regulations. Check the 2006 Indiana Recreation and Fishing Guide or www.wildlife.IN.gov for details.
2006 Indiana rainbow trout stocking streams
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- ALLEN COUNTY - Spy Run Creek
- BROWN COUNTY - Jackson Creek
- ELKHART COUNTY - Cobus Creek, Little Elkhart River, Solomon Creek
- FRANKLIN COUNTY - Brookville Lake tailwater
- FULTON COUNTY - Mill Creek
- HENRY COUNTY - Big Blue River
- LAGRANGE COUNTY - Curtis Creek, Little Elkhart River, Pigeon River, Rowe/Eden Ditch, Turkey Creek
- LAPORTE COUNTY - Little Kankakee River
- PARKE COUNTY - Cecil M. Harden Lake tailwater
- PORTER COUNTY - Crooked Creek
- RANDOLPH COUNTY - Mississinewa River
- ST. JOSEPH COUNTY - Potato Creek
- STEUBEN COUNTY - Fawn River, Pigeon River
Brown trout quality fishing regulations
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New Brown trout quality fishing regulations should increase brown trout size at Oliver, Olin and Martin lakes in LaGrange County and in the East Fork of the Whitewater River below Brookville Lake. The brown trout minimum keeper size limit in these lakes and in the Brookville Lake tailwaters is 18 inches. The daily creel limit is still five trout, but no more than one fish can be a brown trout.
Fishing closures to facilitate trout stocking
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To facilitate inland trout stocking, trout fishing will be closed from March 15 to April 1, 2006 at:
- CLAY COUNTY - Little George Lake on Chinook FWA
- SULLIVAN COUNTY - Island Lake on Minnehaha FWA
To facilitate inland trout stocking, all fishing will be closed from April 20 to April 29, 2006 at:
- LAGRANGE COUNTY - Pigeon River and Pigeon Creek in from the Steuben County line to CR 410E -- not including the Mongo Mill Pond, also Harding Run, Curtis Creek, Bloody Run and Graveyard Run (tributaries of the Pigeon River), Turkey Creek north of CR 100S, and Rainbow Pit at Pigeon River FWA
While there is no closed season for taking trout and salmon from Lake Michigan, certain tributary streams are closed to all fishing from April 1 through June 15. The closed fishing period allows small vulnerable trout to migrate safely downstream to Lake Michigan. The closed season applies to:
- LAPORTE COUNTY - Trail Creek in from the Franklin Street Bridge in Michigan City upstream to US 35
- PORTER COUNTY - The East Branch of Little Calumet River from US 12 upstream to US 20
General trout and salmon fishing regulations
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Indiana residents age 17 through 64 are required to possess a fishing license and a trout-salmon stamp while fishing public waters for trout or salmon. All nonresidents 17 and older are required to have a fishing license and a trout-salmon stamp when trout or salmon fishing in Indiana's public waters.
One-day fishing licenses for both residents and non-residents, which include trout and salmon fishing privileges, are $9.
Annual Trout-Salmon stamp privileges are $11. Fishing licenses and stamp privileges are available at DNR property offices, bait shops, sporting goods stores, and at the DNR Agency Service Center, located in room W160 of the State Government Center South in Indianapolis.
Fishing licenses or trout-salmon stamp privileges can also be purchased online at:
www.in.gov/dnr/indianaoutdoor/
Trout regulations on Lake Michigan and her tributaries:
www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/fish/
2006 lake and stream trout stocking locations:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/fish/trout/trout_regs.htm
Local fisheries biologist phone list:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/fish/fishing/fishbiol.htm
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- Inland trout stream season opens April 29
- Better brown trout rules in LaGrange and Franklin counties
- Temporary fishing closures for trout stocking
Twenty rivers and streams across Indiana will be stocked with rainbow trout for the opening of Indiana's inland-stream trout season.
Stream trout anglers may start fishing at 5 a.m. (local time) on April 29. The season runs through Dec. 31, 2006. The inland stream creel limit is five trout per day and the minimum keeper size is seven inches long.
Inland stream anglers should note that quality brown trout regulations are in effect for the East Fork of the Whitewater River below Brookville Lake.
There is no closed season for taking trout from inland lakes. Lake Michigan and her tributaries have separate trout-salmon regulations. Check the 2006 Indiana Recreation and Fishing Guide or www.wildlife.IN.gov for details.
2006 Indiana rainbow trout stocking streams
---------------------------------
- ALLEN COUNTY - Spy Run Creek
- BROWN COUNTY - Jackson Creek
- ELKHART COUNTY - Cobus Creek, Little Elkhart River, Solomon Creek
- FRANKLIN COUNTY - Brookville Lake tailwater
- FULTON COUNTY - Mill Creek
- HENRY COUNTY - Big Blue River
- LAGRANGE COUNTY - Curtis Creek, Little Elkhart River, Pigeon River, Rowe/Eden Ditch, Turkey Creek
- LAPORTE COUNTY - Little Kankakee River
- PARKE COUNTY - Cecil M. Harden Lake tailwater
- PORTER COUNTY - Crooked Creek
- RANDOLPH COUNTY - Mississinewa River
- ST. JOSEPH COUNTY - Potato Creek
- STEUBEN COUNTY - Fawn River, Pigeon River
Brown trout quality fishing regulations
-------------------------------------------
New Brown trout quality fishing regulations should increase brown trout size at Oliver, Olin and Martin lakes in LaGrange County and in the East Fork of the Whitewater River below Brookville Lake. The brown trout minimum keeper size limit in these lakes and in the Brookville Lake tailwaters is 18 inches. The daily creel limit is still five trout, but no more than one fish can be a brown trout.
Fishing closures to facilitate trout stocking
----------------------------------------------------------
To facilitate inland trout stocking, trout fishing will be closed from March 15 to April 1, 2006 at:
- CLAY COUNTY - Little George Lake on Chinook FWA
- SULLIVAN COUNTY - Island Lake on Minnehaha FWA
To facilitate inland trout stocking, all fishing will be closed from April 20 to April 29, 2006 at:
- LAGRANGE COUNTY - Pigeon River and Pigeon Creek in from the Steuben County line to CR 410E -- not including the Mongo Mill Pond, also Harding Run, Curtis Creek, Bloody Run and Graveyard Run (tributaries of the Pigeon River), Turkey Creek north of CR 100S, and Rainbow Pit at Pigeon River FWA
While there is no closed season for taking trout and salmon from Lake Michigan, certain tributary streams are closed to all fishing from April 1 through June 15. The closed fishing period allows small vulnerable trout to migrate safely downstream to Lake Michigan. The closed season applies to:
- LAPORTE COUNTY - Trail Creek in from the Franklin Street Bridge in Michigan City upstream to US 35
- PORTER COUNTY - The East Branch of Little Calumet River from US 12 upstream to US 20
General trout and salmon fishing regulations
---------------------------------------------
Indiana residents age 17 through 64 are required to possess a fishing license and a trout-salmon stamp while fishing public waters for trout or salmon. All nonresidents 17 and older are required to have a fishing license and a trout-salmon stamp when trout or salmon fishing in Indiana's public waters.
One-day fishing licenses for both residents and non-residents, which include trout and salmon fishing privileges, are $9.
Annual Trout-Salmon stamp privileges are $11. Fishing licenses and stamp privileges are available at DNR property offices, bait shops, sporting goods stores, and at the DNR Agency Service Center, located in room W160 of the State Government Center South in Indianapolis.
Fishing licenses or trout-salmon stamp privileges can also be purchased online at:
www.in.gov/dnr/indianaoutdoor/
Trout regulations on Lake Michigan and her tributaries:
www.IN.gov/dnr/fishwild/fish/
2006 lake and stream trout stocking locations:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/fish/trout/trout_regs.htm
Local fisheries biologist phone list:
www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/fish/fishing/fishbiol.htm