Good day fishing

[sig shooter]

I went to the lake on Saturday. Was a very nice day to be on the water. I went to the power plant at Merom. Left the lake with 30 fish in the live well. The bad part about it is that I caught a warmouth that was 10 inches long. The largest that I have ever caught. Not thinking anything about it I had it last night for dinner. Today I decided to check the DNR page. The state record is 1lb 3 oz. OOPS Oh well there will be another day.

 

[Fishersjohn48]

I went to the lake on Saturday. Was a very nice day to be on the water. I went to the power plant at Merom. Left the lake with 30 fish in the live well. The bad part about it is that I caught a warmouth that was 10 inches long. The largest that I have ever caught. Not thinking anything about it I had it last night for dinner. Today I decided to check the DNR page. The state record is 1lb 3 oz. OOPS Oh well there will be another day.

Crappie I assume?

Interesting about the warmouth. I threw one back last year at Sweetwater Lake that bit a 5" Senko with a 2/0 hook that had to be every bit that big or bigger. I had no idea it would have been close to or above the record. I know, fish stories and worthless without pics but it was that big. Honest!!

 

[sig shooter]

I have not located any crappie in the lake in the past 4 years. The largest I have caught was from Merom 2.8 lbs I had it mounted. I was fishing for channel catfish. Caught the warmouth on a # 4 treble hook and shrip. I do have a picture just can not get it to load up

 

[alloutjdm]

nice catch you got any pictures of your catches? its to cold to be fishing right now though

 

[Greenedog]

Congrats on the mess of fish sig shooter! Was there any size to the channel cats?
We had the same scenario happen with the warmouth about 4 years ago. We were camping/fishing at Fowler Park in Vigo County and my oldest son caught and released his biggest ever...then we checked the records when we got home.

 

[sig shooter]

Yes the catfish were nice eating size. From 9 inch up to 22 inch. That is a nice fish you have there.

 

[Crappiepro]

Nice job on the cats!
On a side note, I loved to fish that lake in years past. Seems like it's been going down hill ever since they started running the plant at full cap. What was the water temp?

 

[Hooiserfloyd]

Very nice !! Have you ever fished the http://www.indianacatfish.com/pdf/2013tcreekopenflier.pdf

 

[HICKMAN]

haven't uncovered and loaded the boat yet, but did hit a pond Tuesday for a bit. Didn't get any bites and there was still ice around the edge of the water, but it was nice to wet a line for a few minutes.

 

[sig shooter]

Nice job on the cats!
On a side note, I loved to fish that lake in years past. Seems like it's been going down hill ever since they started running the plant at full cap. What was the water temp?

The awter up at the bridge was 67 degrees. Down at the ramp was 40. They have attempted several things . They have put man made structure in the lake and stocked several fish. I have caught some nice gills and bass out of it in the last couple years