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Friday, October 10, 2025
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IBF Report
Indiana Bass Federation to Stock 3,200 Bass into Lake MonroeThe Indiana Bass Federation, a state organization with the purpose to assist and unite member clubs and to assist and cooperate with the DNR, has announced it will stock about 3,200, 8-10 inch largemouth bass into Lake Monroe on April 27.
Lake Monroe is the third lake selected as part the Indiana DNR Reservoir Habitat Enhancement Program. Various IBF clubs and other volunteers assisted the DNR with placement of habitat in Lake Monroe in 2018. The five-year project to improve fish habitat in five impoundments around the state began in 2016.
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By Al McGuckin
VanDam Says Blooming Dogwoods Signal the Spawn is On!
Unless your favorite fishery is clearer than Sprite, you probably can’t see for sure if bass are actually on spawning beds. But Kevin VanDam says if you see dogwood trees blooming along the shoreline, you better start casting ultra shallow, because there’s a super high chance your local largemouth are making babies.
“I don’t care if you’re in Michigan, Missouri, or somewhere in between, I’ve always said if the dogwoods are blooming, then you can pretty much bet the bass are spawning,” says the Team Toyota angler.
Moon phase/water temp matter: “Dogwoods are an easy indicator, but you need to pay attention to the moon phase and water temperature too, especially the moon phase,” says VanDam. “Water temps can fool you a little, because I’ve seen bass build beds in a pretty wide range of water temps. But if you have either a new moon or a full moon, like we’ve got coming later this week, and the dogwoods are blooming, you can count on bass spawning.”
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TBF Report
Fuchs wins TBF Dream Package and Entries to All-American and FLW Series
John Fuchs from Mishawaka won the Co-Angler division at The Bass Federation (TBF) National Championship on Kentucky Lake recently.
Fuchs, a member of the St Joe Valley Bass Masters, won the three-day event with 28.5 pounds of bass which was almost 7 more pounds than his next competitor.
The event attracted 102 TBF State Champions who traveled from across the US and Canada.
He was awarded the $30,000 “Living the Dream” prize package to include a $20,000 prize check and fully paid entry fees into the FLW Series division of his choice. He also won an entry into T-H Marine BFL All-American Tournament which will be held on the Potomac River in June.
He earned a berth in the National Championship by placing in the St. Joe Valley Bass Masters’ top 8 then placing high enough in the Top - 8 Tournament held on Lake Wawasee. That qualified him for the Indiana/Illinois National Semi Finals at Patoka Lake where he finished second in the Co-Angler division. Indiana was allowed to send the top 2 anglers and top 2 co-anglers because of the number of entries they had had qualify for the National Semi Finals.