Slocum Ditch

Lakes: There is no closed season for taking trout from inland lakes.Streams: The opening day of trout season for inland streams, other than Lake Michigan tributaries, is the last Saturday in April. The season runs through Dec. 31. The start time is 6 a.m. local time. For a list of trout stockings, see fishing.IN.gov Catch-and-release applies to all trout streams from Jan. 1 through April 14. See page 20 for special tributary restrictions and closure information for Lake Michigan streams.A closed season for selected trout streams runs from April 15 to the last Saturday in April (opening day) while DNR staff complete the annual trout stockings. These streams include:Pigeon River and Pigeon Creek in LaGrange County from the Steuben County line to CR 410 E (Troxel's Bridge). This does not include the impoundment known as Mongo Mill Pond.Harding Run, Curtis Creek, Bloody Run, and Graveyard Run (tributaries of Pigeon River) in LaGrange CountyTurkey Creek north of CR 100 S in LaGrange County Rainbow Pit located on Pigeon River Fish & Wildlife Area, approximately one mile east of Ontario in LaGrange CountyLittle Elkhart River and Rowe-Eden Ditch in LaGrange CountySolomon Creek and Cobus Creek in Elkhart CountyLittle Kankakee River in LaPorte County from CR 800 E upstream to Division RoadSpy Run Creek within Franke Park in Allen CountyMississinewa River within the boundaries of the Randolph County Wildlife Management AreaBig Blue River within the boundaries of Wilbur Wright Fish & Wildlife Area in Henry County The following three streams in Elkhart County (totaling 2.8 miles) are designated as year-round "catch-and-release only" and "artificial lures or flies only" trout fishing areas:• Little Elkhart River from CR 43 downstream to CR 16, except for waters along Riverbend Park from CR 16 upstream to the pedestrian footbridge• Solomon Creek from CR 33 downstream to the Elkhart River• Cobus Creek from Old U.S. 20 downstream to the St. Joseph River Lake Michigan: trout and salmon regulations are available online. Trout or salmon with a missing adipose fin contain a small microwire tag in the head of the fish with information important to DNR research. Please save the head from your adipose fin-clipped trout and salmon and call 219-874-6824 for instructions. It is illegal to snag fish from public waters in Indiana, including the Ohio River. Trout and salmon that are foul-hooked (not caught in the mouth) cannot be kept. They must be released back into the body of water from which they were foul-hooked.