The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-03
COLD WEATHER
SLOWS FISHING,
REPORTS SHOW
Game WardenS Point Out
Best Streams for
Sportsmen.

Unreasonable cold weather has
slowed fishing in Indiana consider
ably, state game wardens note in
their first collective report of the
season, but there still are some
places where they are biting.
The report, by counties, issued to-
day by the Fish and Game division
of the Conservation Department,
follows:
Lake-Fish are biting fair in Wolf.
George, Deep River, Cedar Lake and Lake
Dale Carlia. Slightly above normal, and
coming up north. Plentiful on lakes and
streams.
White and Benton-shafer and Free
man lakes are in good shape for fishing.
should be good by weekend If warmer.
Crappies Biting Fair
Porter-Salt Lake semi-cear. Burns
Ditch clear. Little Calumet River is roily.
Loomis. Mink wanhob and Lake Eliza
are all clear and normal. Suckers biting
well: Crappies and bluegills biting fair.
reports Of duck shooting.
Carroll-Streams in Carroll County are
up little and milky: Not many fish be-
ing ing caught yet in the creeks. In Lake
some black bass caught.
Howard and Grant-Mississinew River
Is about two feet higher and muddy.
Wildcat Greek in Howard and Grant high
but fairly clear.
Delaware and Randolph-Streams are .
little above normal, and also little roily.
VIII be in good shape in few days II
no heavy rain comes.
Warren, and Fountain-All streams
clear and in QOOd shane for hehinC
Henry ana Wayne-Streams are all full
and swift, but clear.
Tippecanoe and Neutrality-suspicious.
canoe River is clear; Wabash muddy;
and Raccoon Greek is clear. Several bass
reported caught in Tippecanoe River last
Sunday.
Union and Fayette-An streams are
muddy, and rain looks like making them
stay so.
Upton and Hamilton-All streams ars
high, some fish being caught on live
bait.
Weekend Prospects Good
Madison and Hancock-small streams
ere clearing and should be in good shape
by weekend. Fishing is slow. White
River is muddy.
Marion-7Fall Greek. and Eagle Creek are
clear. Buck Greek clear. White River is
cloudy and high. All gravel pits in fine
shape.
Putnam-An streams in this county are
clear.
Clinton and Boone-streams and pits
are in, good shape. Fish are not biting
SO well.
high for fishing. White perch have been
seen and few caught at the Williams
Dam. and if no more rain many should
be caught over the weekend.
Daviess and Martin-Both forks of
White River are at flood stage and the
tributaries of these rivers are backed up
and in some cases are flooded. However,
several fishermen have been out in lakes
been made. Some extra large crappies
taken from Swan Pond Saturday and SUM-
day.
Posey-All lakes. ponds and streams in
this county are up and muddy no good
fishing.
Crawford and Perry-An streams in
these counties are, too high for fishing.
Blue River in Crawford will be in good
shape for fishing.
Jennings and Ripley-An streams are
milky. Fishing just fair.
Bass Hitting Fair
Parke and Vermilllon-AlI streams are
fairly high and clear. Bass are hitting
Clark and Floyd-Fourteen Mile Greek.
Indian are all muddy. An creeks are high
and fishing is poor. A few large. mouth
| pass nave Deen caught. ONO River is
high and muddy.
Dearborn and Ohio-All streams are
muddy except Hogan's Creek and Tanners
! Creek on the upper part. Back water
| from the swollen Ohio River reaches uD
| on all creeks for several miles, and the
opinion is that the creeks will be well
stocked this spring.
| Pike and Dubois-Lakes and streams
| muddy, fishing is poor.
Jefferson and Switzerland-AlI streams
are high and muddy, fishing poor.
Greene-All streams are muddy.
Orange and Washington-Streams UP
and milky. Will be o. k. by Sunday II no
more rain.
Sullivan-Water is very cold and muddy.
Fish are not biting.
Harrison-Big Blu River is milky. fish,
ing is fair. Big Indian is milky. fishing
is fair. Big Buck Creek is clear. and fish,
ing is good.