Indiana · United States
Fishing in Indianapolis
Looking for somewhere to fish near Indianapolis? Indianapolis is rivers country: 78% of the 322 named waters within 20km are rivers, with canals the next most common. The closest is Pogues Run, 1.6km out — and 6 more sit inside 5km.
What you can expect to catch near Indianapolis
What's realistic here follows the water you've actually got in range, and it varies by type:
- Rivers (250, closest 1.6km) — Smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish through most warmwater rivers; trout where the water runs cold and fast.
- Canals (54, closest 5.7km) — Canals and channels tend to hold catfish, panfish and bass that have moved in from connected water.
- Reservoirs (11, closest 9.4km) — Largemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in the larger impoundments.
- Lakes (7, closest 4.9km) — Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish are the usual mix, with walleye and pike in the northern states.
Fishing the water around Indianapolis
On rivers, read the flow before you cast. Fish hold on the seam where fast water meets slow, in the crease behind obstructions, and under undercut banks. Approach from downstream where you can — fish face into the current, so you'll be behind them.
Before you go
Fishing licences in the US are issued by the state, so you'll need one for the state you're fishing in — check your state wildlife agency for the current rules, and note that seasons, size limits and bag limits vary by species and water.
Every named water within 20km
322 in total, closest first — a live slice of the 500,000+ waters in CastLog. Photograph a catch on any of them and the app names the species, estimates its size, and logs the spot and conditions automatically.
Rivers near Indianapolis
- Pogues Run · river · 1.6km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Fall Creek · river · 2.9km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Barrington Run · river · 3.6km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Bean Creek · river · 3.7km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Pleasant Run · river · 4.8km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Little Eagle Creek · river · 4.8km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Germania Creek · river · 5.2km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Shank Creek · river · 5.5km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Brookside Creek · river · 5.5km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Sarah Run · river · 5.9km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Ristow Branch · river · 6.1km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Crooked Creek · river · 6.2km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Minnie Creek · river · 6.3km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Dry Run · river · 6.3km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Highland Creek · river · 6.4km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Mich Run · river · 6.4km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Eagle Creek · river · 6.5km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Lynn Creek · river · 6.5km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Hatchery Creek · river · 6.6km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Stoney Creek · river · 6.9km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Falcon Creek · river · 6.9km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Mill Run · river · 7.2km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Rail Creek · river · 7.4km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Lick Creek · river · 7.5km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
- Shop Creek · river · 7.5km from Indianapolis centreTypically smallmouth bass, catfish and panfish; trout where the water runs cold.
+225 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.
Lakes near Indianapolis
- Blue Lake · lake · 4.9km from Indianapolis centreTypically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
- Lake Sullivan · lake · 6.6km from Indianapolis centreTypically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
- Bacon Swamp · lake · 10.2km from Indianapolis centreTypically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
- Le-An-Wa Lake · lake · 13.2km from Indianapolis centreTypically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
- Wagon Wheel Lake · lake · 13.8km from Indianapolis centreTypically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
- Shannon Lake · lake · 14.9km from Indianapolis centreTypically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
- Mirror Lake · lake · 16.6km from Indianapolis centreTypically largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish, with walleye and pike further north.
Reservoirs near Indianapolis
- West Lake · reservoir · 9.4km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Toms Lake · reservoir · 10.3km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Peyton Lake · reservoir · 13.6km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Eagle Creek Reservoir · reservoir · 15.5km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Klondike Pond · reservoir · 16.5km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Traders Point Lake · reservoir · 16.7km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Penn Lake · reservoir · 17.5km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Manor Lake · reservoir · 17.8km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Forest Lake · reservoir · 18.6km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Lux Lake · reservoir · 19.1km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
- Indian Lake · reservoir · 19.3km from Indianapolis centreLargemouth and spotted bass, crappie and catfish, with striped bass in bigger impoundments.
Canals near Indianapolis
- Maibucker Ditch · canal · 5.7km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Indianapolis Water Company Canal · canal · 5.9km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Dry Run Diverson Ditch · canal · 8.0km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Henninger Ditch · canal · 8.3km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Haueisen Ditch · canal · 8.6km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Meyers Ditch · canal · 8.8km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- State Ditch · canal · 9.5km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Neeld Ditch · canal · 9.5km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Mars Ditch · canal · 9.5km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Eichoof Ditch · canal · 10.4km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Sloan Ditch · canal · 10.4km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Hare Ditch · canal · 10.6km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Harmon Ditch · canal · 10.7km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Wetnight Ditch · canal · 10.8km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Dawson Ditch · canal · 11.2km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Henry Kock Ditch · canal · 11.6km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Harting Ditch · canal · 11.7km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Culbertson Ditch · canal · 11.8km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Colbertson Ditch · canal · 12.1km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Hamilton Ditch · canal · 12.4km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Churchman Ditch · canal · 12.7km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Thompson Ditch · canal · 12.9km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Toon Hendricks Ditch · canal · 13.0km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Hapgood Ditch · canal · 13.1km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
- Hartman Ditch · canal · 13.5km from Indianapolis centreCatfish, panfish and bass moved in from connected water.
+29 more within range — open CastLog to search the full list.