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Fishing regulations at Goose Creek, IN
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Fishing regulations in Indiana can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Regulations for top species
Channel catfish
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.
The maximum number of trophy individuals legally harvested per harvester per day. A trophy is any individual of a length greater than the max size limit. Trophy individuals are included in the daily bag limit unless stated otherwise.
These regulations are for channel catfish in lakes and reservoirs.
Exceptions:
- Turtle Creek Reservoir: no bag limit for catfish
- On Fidler Pond in Elkhart County: daily bag limit = 5 channel catfish
- On Failing Lake (also known as Gentian Lake) in Steuben County: daily bag limit = 5 channel catfish
- On Flat Fork Creek Park ponds A and B in Hamilton County: daily bag limit = 5 channel catfish
Channel catfish regulations for streams are as follows:
minimum size = 13-inches total length;
daily bag limit = no more than one channel catfish 28 inches or longer may be kept.
Flathead catfish
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.
The maximum number of trophy individuals legally harvested per harvester per day. A trophy is any individual of a length greater than the max size limit. Trophy individuals are included in the daily bag limit unless stated otherwise.
These regulations are for flathead catfish in lakes and reservoirs.
Exceptions:
- Turtle Creek Reservoir: no bag limit for catfish
- On Fidler Pond in Elkhart County: daily bag limit = 5 flathead catfish
- On Failing Lake (also known as Gentian Lake) in Steuben County: daily bag limit = 5 flathead catfish
- On Flat Fork Creek Park ponds A and B in Hamilton County: daily bag limit = 5 flathead catfish
Flathead catfish regulations for streams are as follows:
minimum size = 13-inches total length;
daily bag limit = no more than one flathead catfish 35 inches or longer may be kept.
Bluegill
No bag limit. No size limit. No closed season.
Exception: On Fidler Pond in Elkhart County, Failing Lake (also known as Gentian Lake) in Steuben County, and Flat Fork Creek Park ponds A and B in Hamilton County, a person cannot take more than: 15 of any combination of bluegill, redear sunfish, and crappie per day
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