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DNR Fishing Reports
This page was last updated on MAR 26 2011 03:25 P.M.
Glendale FWA lakes and ponds
glendalefwa@dnr.in.gov
Description:
Glendale FWA is dedicated to providing quality hunting and fishing opportunities while maintaining 8,060 acres of land and over 1,400 acres of lakes and impoundments. Located in Daviess County, Glendale FWA has fishing in Dogwood lake and other ponds. The area also has hunting, wildlife watching, camping, wetland trapping, and dog training areas and blackberries, persimmon, hickory nuts, morels and walnut gathering.
Fish
Black crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The Black crappie has seven to eight dorsal spines, as well as some random blotches on it's sides.
Bait: Jigs, jigs w/curly-tail worms.
Depth: +7 ft.
Comments about fish:
Crappie have been active in about 7 ft. of water on jigs and jigs w/curly-tail worm. To actually say the fishing has been good would be stretching a point.
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: Jigs, jigs w/beemoth
Depth: 7 ft.
Comments about fish:
Catching bluegills while trying for crappie.
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: No Report
Depth: No Report
Comments about fish:
No attempts reported Tortline/Limbine season begins Thursday, April 7 and runs through Wednesday, October 19, 2011. 15 permits will be issued per week on a first/come, first/serve basis. The October 19 end date is subject to change should there be an october waterfowl hunting season.
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: Rattle baits, live minnows, spinners
Depth: Deeper Water
Comments about fish:
Very few bass fisherman have attempted. Water still on the cold side. However, while few keepers have been reported, the bass have been active.
Redear sunfish
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The redear sunfish has an opercle flap (ear) that is tipped with a red or orange margin.
Bait: Jigs, Jigsw/curly-tail worm
Depth: 7 ft. +
Comments about fish:
Same as bluegills. Just of the bottom near weed beds in 6 - 7 ft. of water just off the bottom.
Yellow perch
Description:
Indiana anglers have long since sought perch for their tasty flavor. The yellow perch, walleye and sauger are members of this popular family. The yellow perch ranges from 6 to 12 inches long and up to one or two pounds.
Bait: No Report
Depth: No Report
Comments about fish:
No Report
Comments about body of water:
Dogwood Lake is approximately 4 inches above pool and surface temperature is running in the mid to upper 40 degree range. For the most part the water is clear but recent rains and wind have made the water muddy to murky in shallow bays and off the points. Deep water is clearing very well. The weather forecast is for rain/snow mix this weekend and low temperatures as low as 29 degrees. Next week low temps. are forecast to be in the low 30's to highs in the upper 40's to low 50's late in the week. Rain is possible mid-week.
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This page was last updated on MAR 26 2011 03:25 P.M.
Glendale FWA lakes and ponds
glendalefwa@dnr.in.gov
Description:
Glendale FWA is dedicated to providing quality hunting and fishing opportunities while maintaining 8,060 acres of land and over 1,400 acres of lakes and impoundments. Located in Daviess County, Glendale FWA has fishing in Dogwood lake and other ponds. The area also has hunting, wildlife watching, camping, wetland trapping, and dog training areas and blackberries, persimmon, hickory nuts, morels and walnut gathering.
Fish
Black crappie
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The Black crappie has seven to eight dorsal spines, as well as some random blotches on it's sides.
Bait: Jigs, jigs w/curly-tail worms.
Depth: +7 ft.
Comments about fish:
Crappie have been active in about 7 ft. of water on jigs and jigs w/curly-tail worm. To actually say the fishing has been good would be stretching a point.
Bluegill
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The bluegill has five to nine vertical bars on its sides, a black opercle flat (ear) with no margin and a dark spot at the rear of it's dorsal fin.
Bait: Jigs, jigs w/beemoth
Depth: 7 ft.
Comments about fish:
Catching bluegills while trying for crappie.
Channel catfish
Description:
The channel catfish has a smooth scaleless skin and barbels on its face resembling cat whiskers. The barbels help the channel catfish taste and feel objects and enable it to locate food in dark and turbid water. The channel catfish has 24-29 rays in its rounded anal fin. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the fish has dark spots on its sides when young.
Bait: No Report
Depth: No Report
Comments about fish:
No attempts reported Tortline/Limbine season begins Thursday, April 7 and runs through Wednesday, October 19, 2011. 15 permits will be issued per week on a first/come, first/serve basis. The October 19 end date is subject to change should there be an october waterfowl hunting season.
Largemouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. On the largemouth bass, the upper jaw extends beyond back of eye, differentiating the fish from the smallmouth bass. The largemouth bass commonly reached six pounds.
Bait: Rattle baits, live minnows, spinners
Depth: Deeper Water
Comments about fish:
Very few bass fisherman have attempted. Water still on the cold side. However, while few keepers have been reported, the bass have been active.
Redear sunfish
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The redear sunfish has an opercle flap (ear) that is tipped with a red or orange margin.
Bait: Jigs, Jigsw/curly-tail worm
Depth: 7 ft. +
Comments about fish:
Same as bluegills. Just of the bottom near weed beds in 6 - 7 ft. of water just off the bottom.
Yellow perch
Description:
Indiana anglers have long since sought perch for their tasty flavor. The yellow perch, walleye and sauger are members of this popular family. The yellow perch ranges from 6 to 12 inches long and up to one or two pounds.
Bait: No Report
Depth: No Report
Comments about fish:
No Report
Comments about body of water:
Dogwood Lake is approximately 4 inches above pool and surface temperature is running in the mid to upper 40 degree range. For the most part the water is clear but recent rains and wind have made the water muddy to murky in shallow bays and off the points. Deep water is clearing very well. The weather forecast is for rain/snow mix this weekend and low temperatures as low as 29 degrees. Next week low temps. are forecast to be in the low 30's to highs in the upper 40's to low 50's late in the week. Rain is possible mid-week.
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