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Summit Lake
drobinson@dnr.IN.gov
Description:
Located in Summit Lake State Park, Summit Lake is approximately four miles north of New Castle. Bluegill, perch and largemouth bass provide the best angling opportunities at Summit Lake. Other opportunities also exist for perch, bluegill, crappie, redear and channel catfish.
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: ice jigs tipped with maggots or wax worms, minnows
Depth: 5-30 feet
Comments about fish:
No reports due to thin ice and ramps still ice bound.
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: ice jigs size 10-14 tipped with maggots or wax worms
Depth: 3-14 feet
Comments about fish:
No reports due to thin ice and ramps still ice bound.
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: ice jigs tipped with bait, jigging sthingys tipped with bait
Depth: 6-35 feet
Comments about fish:
No reports due to thin ice and ramps still ice bound.
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: jigging sthingys tipped with bait, minnows
Depth: 4-14 feet
Comments about fish:
No reports due to thin ice and ramps still ice bound.
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: small ice jigs, size 10-14, tipped with maggots or wax worms
Depth: 4-20
Comments about fish:
No reports due to thin ice and ramps still ice bound.
Walleye
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 walleye has no spots on its dorsal fin and a dusky spot at the rear of its spiny dorsal fin, lower tip of tail and anal fin are white.
Bait: jigging sthingys tipped with bait, minnows
Depth: 6-35 feet
Comments about fish:
No reports due to thin ice and ramps still ice bound.
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: small jigs tipped with maggots or wax worms, small minnows, jigging sthingys
Depth: 10-35 feet
Comments about fish:
No reports due to thin ice and ramps still ice bound.
Comments about body of water:
There is a band of open water around the lake and the boat ramps are locked in ice. The ice is thin and breakin up. Use extreme caution when venturing onto ice especially when there is snow which insulates and hides bad areas. It's wise to ice fish with a buddy, let someone know where you'll be, frequently check ice thickness, carry a throw rope, and carry ice awls or something sharp like 16-penny nails to help grab onto slippery ice in case of a fall-through. Please practice catch and release; remember - you can only eat them once. 2011 entrance and lake permits are now on sale at the park office. Camp reservations: 866-622-6746, www.CAMP.IN.gov. The office is open 8-4 M-F.