Winter Steelheading Can be Productive for Hardy Anglers

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Published: 18 December 2017

By Louie Stout

Winter Steelheading Can be Productive for Hardy Anglers

A dilemma for steelhead anglers occurs every winter: The St. Joseph River is full of steelhead, but it's snowy and it's cold.

How badly do you want to catch them?

Mike Jones of Mishawaka wants to catch them badly. Fishing's in his blood - year-round. When he's not chasing steelhead or walleyes in the winter, he's trying to outfox catfish or bluegill at other times of the year.

That's why he spends as much time as he can on the river and his success speaks for itself.

"Last year, my fishing partners and I caught 137 steelhead from late October through March," he said.

With more fish in the river this year, December through March should be even better.

If you can handle the weather.

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More Walleye Stocked in Indiana St. Joe

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Published: 30 October 2017

By Louie Stout

More Walleye Stocked in Indiana St. Joe

St. Joseph River walleye fishing got another shot in the arm last week with a strong stocking of hatchery fish.

Walleyes are planted in the Indiana section of the St. Joe every other year. Michigan plants them on upstream and downstream sections in alternate years.

Last week’s stocking consisted of 9,260 by the Indiana DNR at Maggies Landing in Mishawaka and another 2,000 compliments of the Michiana Walleye Association at Midway Bait and Tackle boat ramp in Osceola. The DNR stocking was about 1,000 more fish than it stocked in 2015. The club stocking remained the same as 2015.

All of the fish were purchased from the Gollon Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin which has provided the river walleye stockings for the past few years.

The recently stocked fish averaged 7 inches long with some larger.

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