What is the biggest fish ever caught in Indiana?

What is the biggest fish ever caught in Indiana?

Indiana’s Record Fish

SPECIES	WEIGHT	ANGLER
Lake Trout	37.55 lb.	Tyler Kreighbaum
Lake Whitefish	9.34 lbs	Phil Duracz
Largemouth Bass	14 lb. 12 oz.	Jenifer Schultz
Longnose Gar	22.32 lb.	Mark Brittain

What is the largest freshwater fish in Indiana?

Where was the world record bluegill caught?

Ketona Lake

Where can you find big catfish in Indiana?

Indiana’s Hottest Catfish ‘Holes’

• LAKE MAXINKUCKEE. Lake Maxinkuckee, in Marshall County, is one of the best catfish lakes in the region.
• INDIAN CHAIN OF LAKES. The best catfish lake in District 2 is the Indian Chain of lakes.
• MONROE LAKE.
• PATOKA LAKE.
• BROOKVILLE LAKE.

Is there a size limit on catfish in Indiana?

The minimum length limit for catfish caught in streams and rivers increased from 10 inches to 13 inches, and anglers can now keep only one large catfish of each species per day, statewide. Those regulations apply to both commercial fishermen and recreational anglers.

Where is the best place to go catfishing?

Top Catfish Hotspots in North America

1. The Red River: Channel Catfish.
2. Santee Cooper Lakes: Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, and Flathead Catfish.
3. Lake Texoma: Blue Catfish.
4. Osage and Missouri Rivers: Blue Catfish.
5. Lower Mississippi River: Blue, Channel and Flathead Catfish.
6. Wheeler Lake: Channel, Blue, and Flathead Catfish.

How do you target blue catfish?

To Get The Blue Catfish Bite – You’ll want to use a bait that has plenty of stink. Cut herring, mud shad, or menhaden fits the bill perfectly. – Some anglers swear by commercially made stink-baits, and others by chicken livers. – Whatever bait you choose, you’ll want to keep it dead on bottom.

What is the best time to go catfishing?

“Catfish are caught year ’round but the late spring and summer months offer the best opportunity to catch catfish around the clock,” said Rodger Taylor, catfish tournament angler and guide. “Some things are consistent for catfish success and one is targeting the right place to fish.

How do you outsmart a catfish?

Here’s how to outsmart a catfish

1. Don’t even for one minute consider the catfish’s feelings – they’ve used you.
2. Block the catfish on your social media accounts (and in the future only accept ‘friends’ you know).
3. Block ‘friends’ you met through them too.
4. Block them on your mobile.

Do catfish like peanut butter?

Experienced anglers say that peanut butter sandwiches, made with stale bread and sometimes gussied up with birdseed or garlic, are great for catching codfish, catfish, carp, and bluegill.

What fish will eat marshmallows?

Seriously though, this may seem crazy, but trout fishermen across the west have been catching trout on marshmallows for years, and they still work. Scented marshmallows work even better, and when loaded with a strong fish attractant like garlic, those trout will be lining up to bite your hook.

Do marshmallows float?

It floats if it is less dense than water. When you drop a marshmallow in water, it floats like a balloon. A marshmallow is full of air bubbles, which puff it out. The sugar in the marshmallow gets spread out over a large area, making the marshmallow less dense than water.

Do fish like bacon?

Bacon. Another breakfast favorite popular with the fishes is bacon. Not only is the meat’s pungent smell attractive to fish, but the bacon fat is full of oils known to attract varieties such as bluegills, crappies, and catfish.