Tippecanoe River in Indiana

[jross1901]

does anybody fish this river??

i used to fish it as a kid, near the norway dam. is there a good flathead population?
any tips suggestions appericiated.

[jross1901]

nobody fishes this river??????:0a28:

[treddinwater]

I have an Uncle that used to fish the Tippy, he said they used to do real well using crawdads. Used to catch a lot of channel cats and smallmouths and an occasional 5lb flathead. I'm sure there's some big flatheads in there. Give it a try and let us know how you did.

[Fishgeek]

Jross: What area of the Tippe are you fishing?

[river scum]

you talkin about petes bait shop, jim? pete is a good ol river rat. your rite abouit the alliens there too.

i never caught a flathead on that stretch of river,should be there though. there is alot of preasure on that river. i think they get ate before they can get big. seams like everyone keeps every thing they catch over that way.

[flathead20000]

Yes the shad are running, and there are quite a few flats including some big ones in the river. The further you go down from Norway Dam you are in what is called Blue Water. It is the entrance to Lake Freeman. There are some GIANT Flats in Freeman!! I know one old timer that gets several in the fifty pound class every year. So I know there are good Flats in this area. With that being said, below the Dam on Freeman, your all right, this area is fished extremely hard, but there are still some good fish here. A great place to fish walleye, and the home to several state record Hybrid Striped Bass. Seems like that one is broken every other year. But, back to cats, I've caughten 4 flats on this stretch of the river in the last two years that were between 25 and 30 pounds, and several others that were between 5 and 15 pounds. For your info I release all big cats, and your right, it is amazing that there is any fish left in the river with all the fish I see taken out of here, but I live on it and believe me there are plenty. Lets just hope that people realize that they just should take what they need and no more, Please release the rest!!!

[dusty1529]

I fish the Tippy almost every day. I fish mostly around the Winamac area and have been catching tons of channels but no flatheads yet. This is a verry good river for them i can just never find them until the water warms up.

Good luck!!!!
Matt

[jross1901]

is the river high from the rain??

i'm thinking of traveling down there by the norway dam this weekend.

anyone know. thanks

[Fishgeek]

Check out the USGS gaging stations for your area. Find the gage closest to you, click on it & the next page will show a graph with real-time stream flows for that site...and if you're lucky, temperature too. Bookmark the site. It will come in handy in the future!

http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/in/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=basin_cd

[shortbus]

I'll be fishing the tippy tomorrow night. Gonna be just up stream of SR18 bridge. I'll post up how it goes.

[shortbus]

Had one bite and one fish,lol. bout a 3 pound channel LOTSof seaweed/leaves floating down. Had a hard time keeping it off my line and bait.

[zappaf19]

I have not been to Oakdale in a long time but everytime I go to town Norway is packed. The walleye and silvers are hitting now. 20lb channel came out last week. There is a place in Monticello where they fish the old dam. Lots of cats come out of there! If you need directions let me know
Bill

[shortbus]

There is a place in Monticello where they fish the old dam. Lots of cats come out of there! If you need directions let me know
Bill Where's this at???

[river scum]

jw,you can see sr24 bridge from it,but dont tell anyone! lol take alot of terminal tackle too,the dams still there if you know what i mean.

[shortbus]

jw,you can see sr24 bridge from it,but dont tell anyone! lol take alot of terminal tackle too,the dams still there if you know what i mean. I think I know what you mean,,,Take bluegills and a big net,lol Thanx man

[quackingtim]

Fished it last night. Caught 7 channels. Two were about 5lbs and fat with eggs. I drifted cut shad next to fallen trees using a slip bobber. The moter for my anchor stop working so I called it a night.

[river scum]

I think I know what you mean,,,Take bluegills and a big net,lol Thanx man

that too,but i ment snaggs! lots n lots of snaggs. they just blew the dam and its full of chunks down there. big carp too so take a bit of corn to keep you busy. lol

i hope to get over your way in a few weeks. would like to meat you guys over that way. anyone want to pm me with there number ill call and set up a time n place we could all meet to fish or just have a beer/soda!

[quackingtim]

I'm still fishing the Tippe. The last few nights have been pretty good for channels. Catching some in just about every fallen tree I can find. This weekend I'm heading to the Wabash in search of flatheads.

[river scum]

jim i got your number and will call when we set the weekend. anyone else want to meet up send me your phone number!

good luck on those flats tim,post pics.

[shortbus]

Fished the river between freeman and shafer lastnight. Caught 2 flatheads and 11 channels.All on cut bait and in about 2.5 feet of water. Nothing huge but all above 5 lbs. No hits on live gills at all.

[quackingtim]

Fishing on the tippe has been good to me. Catching lots of cats between 3 and 8 lbs. Lots of floaters on the river this week end. I pulled all my limb lines so no one would get snagged. I will put them back out tonight. I did catch my biggest carp this weekend on cut shad. It was as long as my leg (I'm 5'7"). I was hoping it was a big blue.

[hillbillywilly]

Zappaf19 Are you fishing the old dam at the bank or out in the current? Fished there a few times had some decent size channels but no flats.