Brookville Lake Striper Fishing Report

For current striper info. And for the final thrill attempt big topwater baits if you see any surface feeding action. When the stripers are deep, jigs and jigging spoons work well. Live and cut bait will also take striped bass when they’re in medium to deeper water. Fish close or in the river channel if it’s a defined depth change. Trolling is an excellent way to fish for stripers. Use flashy lures in bigger sizes. (aa-fishing.com)

Indianas state Hybrid striped bass record : David Coffman, Frankfort, Ind, caught the new record fish May 22 below Lake Freeman’s Oakdale Dam. The white bass/striped bass hybrid, frequently called a wiper, weighed 22 pounds, and was 32 inches long. It beat the 19. 5-pound record wiper caught below the same dam on April 30. Coffman’s fish hit a Rapala crankbait cast in the early morning darkness and drawn across the Tippecanoe River below the Lake Freeman dam. (stripers247.com)

Jim Bagnoli for muskie fishing and related issues but is an avid muskie fisherman. ‘Fishing action for muskies across the state of Indiana is most likely the best it is ever been, ‘ he continued. ‘And it is the same for Webster. Though in the fall you may be able to have days when you will get blanked, you’ll have days when you may be able to catch up to six fish. On a good fall day on Webster, you will put a couple fish in the ship, and do not be surprised if the fish are 40 to 48 inches long. ‘ When it comes to reporting muskie action, that says it all. (gameandfishmag.com)

I fished Brookville Lake from the shore back in the 90’s. I did not have a ship so I was restricted to shore fishing. THE hot time of the year is May, right up on the dam. It is 800 yards of riprap with a road across the top, parking on each end. Although the walleyes are stocked first, the lake is deep enough 100’+ at the south end with enough rock on the dam, the walleyes started naturally reproducing. So the DNR closes the dam throughout April to harvest eggs from walleyes for their hatcheries. Come May, fishermen can get back on the dam and the bite differs like it does anywhere . My best catches and I have had few nice ones there come from throwing AC Shiners and shallow-running Shad Raps right down the bank along the shore. (bassresource.com)

Brookville Lake has nearly 5, 260 acres of water for boating, making it the 3rd biggest lake in Indiana. Size, speed, and hp of boats on the lake are unlimited. Throughout the summer recreation season all idle and constrained zones are marked. Watch these regions for your boating safety. Launch permits are obliged by the state of Indiana and can be bought at each ramp or the Mounds Recreation Area Office. There are nine concrete ship launching ramps with parking lots located around Brookville Lake for easy access. Six of these ramps are located on the eastern side of the lake and available from State Road 101. (ohranger.com)

– Water levels on the river are up and down. Boaters using the Shenango River Water Trail can still enjoy the trail with the changing foliage. Make use of the new ship launch in the Village of Hamburg. The Shenango River Watchers have done an remaining job access to the river at this place. The river will be stocked with trout below the Shenango Reservoir outflow. This area is chosen as a year round trout fishery, so a current trout/salmon stamp is needed to fish the area from the outflow to the Walnut Street Bridge despite of species of fish that you’re aiming at or harvesting. The fall creel bound is 3 fish. (onthewater.com)

In Indiana, we’re allowed to use most any "gamefish" for bait largemouth as long as that fish is caught using normal sporting techniques. Lots of striper and catfish guys will head to the docks with a fly rod or an ultralight rod and catch a can of small gills before heading out for their main target. Perfectly legal. What you may be able to't do is keep any sportfish that are caught using things like cast nets, etc. (Click for source)

–      The maximum cast net diameter is increased to 20 feet for both the Ohio River and the rest of the state. Mesh size remains at 3/4 inch stretch mesh for normal minnow/crayfish collection statewide. But, cast nets used at the eight named live shad water bodies listed above will be able to have a maximum mesh size of 2 inches stretch mesh. Stretch mesh is the distance between two reverse knots of a net mesh when the net is stretched tight. This will let for more practical use in collecting live gizzard shad, threadfin shad or alewives, which school in open water. (prairiestateoutdoors.com)

And it is musky time in Indiana! Yes I said muskies, on the fly! If you have an urge to hang on to one of these awesome fish then you need a good heavy fly rod, some 6+ inch flies and a good casting arm. usually it’s said that muskies are the fish of 10, 000 casts and some days that’s true but if just one of these brutes slashes at your fly right at your feet it makes all 10, 000 casts worth it. Muskies are hungry now and it is a good time to hit the lakes before fishing pressure pushes the fish down deeper. Northern Indiana has some of the best musky lakes in the mid-west and there are guides that concentrate in fly casting for them. (hoosierflyfishers.com)

The reservoir offers good largemouth bass fishing although some feel that the twice-weekly tournaments throughout the summer months have lowered the quality of the fishery. As indicated by DNR creel surveys, roughly 25 of fishermen on the lake are aiming at bass but luckily, 95 of the legal fish are released. That means there are many chances to catch nice fish and the Eagle Creek Bait Shop generally sees some number of seven and eight pound largemouth brought in every year. Most avid bass fisherman use up their days casting the shorelines with conventional crankbaits, spinners and plastic baits. (wildindiana.com)