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looking for someplace or someone to fish here in indianapolis or close by if anyone knows the spot to fish up here let me know thanks
just moved to Indianapolis from northern Ky
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Welcome to the BOC! Lets see, you've got Eagle Creek Reservoir to the northwest, White River down the middle, Giest Reservoir to the northeast, to name a few close to town. You have Lake lemon and Lake Monroe further south, Raccon and Cagles Mill Lake further west. Theres lots of places to fish within a short drive of Indy. Check out the Indiana DNR website for more details and locations.
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Welcome to Indy Robert! I`m from the eastside. Walbash and Crazyjet mentioned quite a fue close buy ,also Monroe Reservoir south about 1 hour, Brookville east about 1 hour. Theres a fish expo this weekend at westside bait & tackle this weekend Fri. 12-7, sat. 9-6, sun. 9-5. Maybe get some good info there to help ya. I`m going to go sat. afternoon, maybe see ya there. :0a25:
The guys are right. Best bet is to go to the First Annual Fishing Expo on the west side in Indy this weekend. Nothing there but people with similar interests. If you google a map it's easy to get to from I-65. Being from Kentucky make sure you brush up on your Hoosier jokes before you come.
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I fish from the 16th st dam on the white river all the way down to martinsville and sometimes even further all the way to Williams dam..., I live 5 mins south of Indy... there ia some good fishing around
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Hey Robert,
Not certain what area you are goin' to target?
I have fished giest reservoir the last 3 years, STAY AWAY...very low water levels. Then you might do well?
If you are targeting lakes, Monroe is going to be your best bet starting out this spring, look deep on the north shore.
If rivers, the white will offer plenty of opportunities around some of the dam areas.
Bluegills appear to be the preferred baits for the river dam areas.
Stink or canned dogfood appears to be the go to favorite for the lakes.
When you plannin' goin out to try?
Let us know how it goes.
**Remember to help the poor and the old for it is you whom will be repaid**
Not certain what area you are goin' to target?
I have fished giest reservoir the last 3 years, STAY AWAY...very low water levels. Then you might do well?
If you are targeting lakes, Monroe is going to be your best bet starting out this spring, look deep on the north shore.
If rivers, the white will offer plenty of opportunities around some of the dam areas.
Bluegills appear to be the preferred baits for the river dam areas.
Stink or canned dogfood appears to be the go to favorite for the lakes.
When you plannin' goin out to try?
Let us know how it goes.
**Remember to help the poor and the old for it is you whom will be repaid**
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im living in lawrence close to pendelton pike and oaklandon i have my boat back in KY 300 yards off the Licking River and 10 minutes from the Ohio River thinking about leaving it their but i am looking for 14 ft john boat with 9.9 or similar motor for the lakes up here if anyone knows or sees 1 let me know or if you have room in yours i am always game for some whisker hunting thanks all ill probally check out geist resevoir since its close to the house seen it couple weeks ago what species of cats does it hold Blues shovels channels? thanks 1 nce again
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Well the White River is high now so thats out of the question but there are a few lakes that produces some good fish.. but from my experiance its still a little early in the year
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Robert, welcome to Indy. I'm from the NE side of town too and have fished Geist off and on through the years. There's very little public access so a boat is just about a necessity. There's A LOT of channel cats in there, some good sized ones too. Average size though is about 5-8lbs but I've seen some 18lb+ come out of there. There's also flatheads in there, but they are few and far between. I've only caught one and that was at the park at the north end of the lake by the bridge (I think its Florida Street?), was about 13lbs, caught it on a live sunfish. Wish I was more familiar with the lake from a boat standpoint, but I've really only fished from the park and from the causeways.
There is some good fishing on about the first 2miles stretch of Fall Creek below the Geist Damn, I've pulled several 10lb+ channels out of that section and saw a guy catch a 19lb flathead on a rubber worm there once. If your targeting flatheads though, White River is the place to go.
There is some good fishing on about the first 2miles stretch of Fall Creek below the Geist Damn, I've pulled several 10lb+ channels out of that section and saw a guy catch a 19lb flathead on a rubber worm there once. If your targeting flatheads though, White River is the place to go.
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