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Recreation Guide (PDF)
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Post by National Paylake Directory on Aug 26, 2011 13:32:22 GMT -5
This page was last updated on AUG 26 2011 12:19 P.M.
Mississinewa Lake
For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
Located in Miami, Wabash and Grant counties, Mississinewa Lake is a 3,210-acre ake with fishing, boating, ramps, waterskiing, fishing piers and cleaning stations, and a swimming beach. The facilities also has a basketball and volleyball court, camping with reservations, a cultural arts program, dumping station, frisbee golf course, hiking, hunting, interpretive programs, picnicking, shelterhouses, playgrounds and a radio-control flying field.
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: minnow and jigs
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
Fishing fair at this time. small population.
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: worms and bee moths
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
Fish around exposed wood and next to rocky ledges. Fishing fair.
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: night crawlers/cut bait/prepared bait
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
Fishing fair. Good population in lake.
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: spinner baits/suspended crank baits
Depth: Varies
Comments about fish:
Fishing fair. Reports of large populations of bass in lake.
Smallmouth 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. The last rays on the dorsal fin of the smallmouth bass are separated from the rest of the fin. Also, the upper jaw does not extend beyond back of eye, as it does with the largemouth bass. The smallmouth bass commonly reaches 3-4 pounds.
Bait: spinner and crank baits, jigs
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
Fishing fair.
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: minnows, shad imitations
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
best late evening and night in lake. Released small walleye into lake in June.
White bass
Description:
These bass belong to the temperate bass family. Temperate basses include the true fresh water basses, white and yellow bass, and the striped bass, which originally lived in the Atlantic Ocean but can live its entire life in fresh water. Temperate basses often school far from shore and feed on schooling fish. Hybrid striped bass are a cross of white and striped bass. The white bass has a single tooth patch on back of tongue, first stripe below lateral line not complete to tail.
Bait: jigs and small spinners / minnows
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
In lake points and breaks. River best after water clears. Most stripers are caught by trolling edges. Fishing fair at this time.
White 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 white crappie has six dorsal spines, black side markings forming vertical bars rather than random spots and anal fin rays.
Bait: minnows and small jigs
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
fishing fair.
Comments about body of water:
Lake level at about summer pool as of this date. Miami, Red Bridge, P. Mill and Frances Slocum ramps ok to launch boats as of this date. Courtesy docks in place at all ramps. All restroom facilities are open. Vault toilet only at Frances Slocum Ramp. Summer camping rates in effect. Use self registration box located by office door to pay for camping when office closed. "IMPORTANT NEW INFO":Lake Permit stickers for all watercraft (motorized $20.00 and non-motorized $5.00)now required on all boats while on lake/ponds. Call 765-473-6528 for additional information on lake conditions.
Mississinewa Lake
For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
Located in Miami, Wabash and Grant counties, Mississinewa Lake is a 3,210-acre ake with fishing, boating, ramps, waterskiing, fishing piers and cleaning stations, and a swimming beach. The facilities also has a basketball and volleyball court, camping with reservations, a cultural arts program, dumping station, frisbee golf course, hiking, hunting, interpretive programs, picnicking, shelterhouses, playgrounds and a radio-control flying field.
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: minnow and jigs
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
Fishing fair at this time. small population.
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: worms and bee moths
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
Fish around exposed wood and next to rocky ledges. Fishing fair.
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: night crawlers/cut bait/prepared bait
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
Fishing fair. Good population in lake.
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: spinner baits/suspended crank baits
Depth: Varies
Comments about fish:
Fishing fair. Reports of large populations of bass in lake.
Smallmouth 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. The last rays on the dorsal fin of the smallmouth bass are separated from the rest of the fin. Also, the upper jaw does not extend beyond back of eye, as it does with the largemouth bass. The smallmouth bass commonly reaches 3-4 pounds.
Bait: spinner and crank baits, jigs
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
Fishing fair.
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: minnows, shad imitations
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
best late evening and night in lake. Released small walleye into lake in June.
White bass
Description:
These bass belong to the temperate bass family. Temperate basses include the true fresh water basses, white and yellow bass, and the striped bass, which originally lived in the Atlantic Ocean but can live its entire life in fresh water. Temperate basses often school far from shore and feed on schooling fish. Hybrid striped bass are a cross of white and striped bass. The white bass has a single tooth patch on back of tongue, first stripe below lateral line not complete to tail.
Bait: jigs and small spinners / minnows
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
In lake points and breaks. River best after water clears. Most stripers are caught by trolling edges. Fishing fair at this time.
White 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 white crappie has six dorsal spines, black side markings forming vertical bars rather than random spots and anal fin rays.
Bait: minnows and small jigs
Depth: varies
Comments about fish:
fishing fair.
Comments about body of water:
Lake level at about summer pool as of this date. Miami, Red Bridge, P. Mill and Frances Slocum ramps ok to launch boats as of this date. Courtesy docks in place at all ramps. All restroom facilities are open. Vault toilet only at Frances Slocum Ramp. Summer camping rates in effect. Use self registration box located by office door to pay for camping when office closed. "IMPORTANT NEW INFO":Lake Permit stickers for all watercraft (motorized $20.00 and non-motorized $5.00)now required on all boats while on lake/ponds. Call 765-473-6528 for additional information on lake conditions.
