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Indiana
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Rules change by area and can change mid-season. We explain what the rules mean and always link you to the official source — we never copy a limit table and call it current.
Licences — what you need
- • A fishing licence is required; a trout/salmon stamp is needed to fish for (and keep) trout and salmon, including Lake Michigan tributaries.
- • Ohio River fishing follows a shared framework with Kentucky — either state's licence is honoured on the main stem under the reciprocal agreement.
How the rules are organized
- • Statewide rules are the base; named lakes, the Lake Michigan shoreline/tributaries and Ohio River carry specific sections.
- • Several northern lakes have special panfish/bass regulations listed individually.
Good to know — common mistakes
- • The trout/salmon stamp applies even if you release everything in Lake Michigan tributaries during the salmon run.
- • Ice fishing is mostly a northern-lakes activity; shelters have identification rules and some waters restrict them.
- • Muskie and hybrid striped bass waters carry water-specific rules in the northern lake country.
- • Paddlefish snagging on the Ohio River is tightly regulated with its own season — not part of general fishing.
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Fishing locations covered in this guide
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