Boating Restrictions Lifted on Northern Lakes

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Published: 08 May 2013

Lake levels have returned to acceptable levels for normal motorboat operation on various northeast Indiana lakes.

As a result, the DNR has lifted temporary motorboating restrictions. Effective immediately, people can operate a motorboat on the following lakes:

• Barbee Lake chain, including Kuhn, Big Barbee, Little Barbee, Irish, Sechrist, Sawmill and Banning lakes.
• Tippecanoe Lake chain, including Lake Tippecanoe, James Lake (Little Tippy), and Oswego Lake.
• Indian Lake chain, including Westler, Witmer, Dallas, Hackenburg and Messick.

Werner, Potato Creek Club Take Top 8 Honors at Wawasee

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Published: 08 May 2013

Top 8 winner Curtiss WernerOsceola’s Curtiss Werner captured the top individual spot in the Indiana Bass Federation Top 8 tournament on Lake Wawasee last weekend while the Potato Creek Bass Club won club honors.

Werner, fishing for the St. Joe Valley Bassmasters, caught 22.90 pounds that included big bass (4.66 pounds) the first day of the two-day event. He caught his fish on a ¼-ounce Money Mouth prototype buzzbait and earned $650.

He fished the buzzbait in channels and followed up with a Money Mouth Fish Bone stickworm (watermelon/red flake) rigged wacky style.

The top eight anglers from 11 northern Indiana bass clubs competed.

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