
Indiana Fishing Report – March 19, 2021
On Lake Michigan, recent winds stirred up the lake and likely disrupted existing patterns. Mixed bag of coho, a few browns and lake trout have been caught.
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On Lake Michigan, recent winds stirred up the lake and likely disrupted existing patterns. Mixed bag of coho, a few browns and lake trout have been caught.

For early ice-out fishing, few experiences can compare with taking a 5- to 8-pound lake trout on light line. The fish are aggressive biters and tasty fare in camp.

Ice was slow to arrive, quick to exit. So what’s it all mean for the fishing?

On the St. Joseph River (below Twin Branch Dam), in the past week, almost 600 steelhead went through the South Bend Fish Ladder. With water temps in the mid-40s, the run is just getting started
In March, there still are plenty of locations where you can fish for walleyes, pike, and much more.

The open season will now run from Mar. 1 to Oct. 31 with a new daily bag limit of two lake trout. Previously, regulations included a year-round season with a daily bag limit of five

The 36.5-inch laker weighed 19.36 pounds, the largest lake trout from Lake Champlain entered in the Record Fish Program since the department started keeping fish records in 1969.

Managers are confident that restoring the daily possession limits to their former levels won’t result in overfishing in either lake trout management unit.

The 37.7-pound fish might have been around when the previous record lake trout, a 28-pounder, was caught in 1958.
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