Thread: Best Southern IN Lake for Crappie

Originally Posted by river scum

this some new law the are sneaking in on us or something? I haven't heard of this.

It's only for DNR owned properties

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Originally Posted by Locator79

It's only for DNR owned properties

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Exactly, but if you check the links, it will maybe be confusing to some. There is links for waters listed and waters not needed. It’s another tax as if we don’t already pay boat taxes when we get our trailer plates and renew your boat registration. Then throw in launch fees at Lake Lemon and West Boggs that I fish and and add another 200.00 I pay.

ok, you threw me with the "everyone needs come jan." part. lol

You northern fishermen fishing natural lakes don’t have to get a launch permit, but anybody central and down south that has mostly resivours to fish have to pay the piper his dues.

There was an article in the newspaper here in Evansville, IN which was talking about how the IDNR F&W Division is getting less revenue from the Feds as the number of fishing and hunting license are lower than they were in the past. Thus less funding for IN IDNR Fish and Wildlife Division. They get their revenue from the sales of fishing and hunting license and the money that the Federal Fish and Wildlife Agency gives back to the States.

Dogwood Lake in Glendale Indiana is a very good crappie lake when you get on them & you don't need a launch permit either.

Originally Posted by dipsydiver;[URL="tel:3751587"

3751587[/URL]]Dogwood Lake in Glendale Indiana is a very good crappie lake when you get on them & you don't need a launch permit either.

Dipsydiver, when is the last time you fished Dogwood? Crappie are small and not abundant, Bass fishing leaves a lot to be desired, blue gill is not what it used to be. And fishing pressure is immense especially with the boat loads of Amish. There is a bunch of us locals, that still occassionally get sucked into fishing it with the dreams of the past as to how it used to be. Granted, you can still catch fish but not the size or abundance there used to be. and it befuddles me as to why DNR doesn’t do something to enhance Dogwood especially when the State has a fish hatchery on the south side of it next to the Dam.

Originally Posted by cevans

Dipsydiver, when is the last time you fished Dogwood? Crappie are small and not abundant, Bass fishing leaves a lot to be desired, blue gill is not what it used to be. And fishing pressure is immense especially with the boat loads of Amish. There is a bunch of us locals, that still occassionally get sucked into fishing it with the dreams of the past as to how it used to be. Granted, you can still catch fish but not the size or abundance there used to be. and it befuddles me as to why DNR doesn’t do something to enhance Dogwood especially when the State has a fish hatchery on the south side of it next to the Dam.

I'd have to agree. Happened to the majority of southern lakes we have.


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