Sylvan, Winona Among Indiana’s Top Walleye Fisheries (Part 2 of 2)

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Published: 18 February 2021

By Louie Stout

Sylvan, Winona Among Indiana’s Top Walleye Fisheries

Sylvan and Winona lakes continue to reign as two of northern Indiana’s best walleye lakes while Dewart is showing promise as a lake to watch.

Indiana fisheries biologists spent some time last fall surveying walleye lakes that had been stocked to evaluate survival success of those young fish.

Here’s a snapshot at what they found:

Sylvan Lake (Noble County)

The 485-acre lake continues to produce good walleye fishing thanks to a consistent stocking program of 8.4 fish per acre.

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Indiana Walleye Stocking Program Continues to Grow (Part 1 of 2)

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Published: 17 February 2021

By Louie Stout

Indiana Walleye Stocking Program Continues to Grow

All of those walleye stockings that the Indiana DNR has done the last couple of years appear to be yielding fair to good results.

Biologists spent last fall revisiting stocked rivers and lakes to shock around the shorelines in search of yearling fish and to evaluate the fishery.

Here’s a look at what they found:

St. Joseph River

Biologist Matt Horsley spent two hours electro-shocking, beginning at Baugo Bay in Mishawaka and worked down to the Twin Branch Dam, alternating shorelines every 15 minutes. Those are areas where fish are stocked every other year.

“We saw a slight increase (compared to previous stockings) of one-year-olds, but that’s probably because we stocked more fish than normal in 2019,” he said. “Growth seems to be fairly average, with one year olds running about 11½ inches and two year olds about 13½ inches.”

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