
Indiana Fishing Report – September 18, 2025
Bass fishing is still the best bet in many areas of this river.

Bass fishing is still the best bet in many areas of this river.

Dylan Nissley, 32, of Wakarusa, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on Sept. 11 after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor Lacey Act violations.
Nissley was sentenced to two

Bass fishing is still the best bet in many areas of this river.

Bass fishing remains good on this fishery, with jerkbaits, ned rigs, and crankbaits all good options, along with topwaters.

Bass fishing remains good on this fishery, with jerkbaits, ned rigs, and crankbaits all good options, along with top-waters.

Crappie fishing has been good here, with fish being caught on jigs and live bait between 7-12 feet.

A lot of attention given to catfish in Illinois is focused inland – on the hundreds of lakes and farm ponds that hold channel cats, blue cats, and flatheads.
The Mississippi, Illinois, and Ohio
Indiana conservation officers are investigating an incident that took place in late June that resulted in the arrest of a Lake Station, Ind., man.
At approximately 10 a.m. CST on June 21, conservation officers

The heat wave got the river temps soaring, and summer fishing is here. Bass are biting on a variety of lures and live bait on this fishery as they are coming out of their spawn
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