I know that there is a 10hp motor size limit on that lake. And yes it's a power plant lake that is used to cool the discharge waters of the power plant before the water is feed into the Walbash or White River.
Here is what I do know about this lake. It's one of only two lakes in Indiana that has a good population of THREADFIN SHAD that can survive our harsh winters. To me that says that the crappie should be well fed. Not only do they have warmer waters to live in during the winter months but they have a good supply of small shad to feed upon. Unlike Gizzard Shad that grow to big for crappie to feed upon the Threadfin shad don't get so big and they can be fed on by the crappie even when the threadfin shad are in the adult phase of their life.
I do know that there is also a camp ground there nearby. At one time I wanted to fish that lake. That was back when it first opened to the public and there were reports of huge bass being taken out of that lake. But last I read the lake was fished down for bass.
There is one other lake that has threadfin shad in it and that is Gibson Lake and it's also a power plant lake that has hot water from the boilers dumped into the lake to cool before being discharged into the Walbash River near Princeton, IN.
Meron is up by Terra Haute, IN.
I fished Gibon Lake when it first opened and didn't like it for one reason. The hot water made the algae thick and it made my boat dirty. The grim was horrible and it stuck to my aluminun boat and didn't come off very easily. At that time I fished Patoka Lake and KY lake more and didn't have that problem with the scum in the hot water. But that scum make the food chain go VAVOOOM!!. I did catch a lot of white crappie at Gibon Lake but they were all very small. Again that was a long time ago.
I would think that Meron or Turtle Creek would be a good crappie water.
Originally Posted by PIGINTHEPIGPEN