Best blue catfish lakes in Indiana
6 Indiana waters hold blue catfish. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Open-water giant of big rivers and reservoirs; follows shad schools and feeds in current year-round.
- Wabash River — 30 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Channel Catfish
- Ohio River — McAlpine Pool — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- East Fork White River — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish
- Ohio River — Cannelton Pool — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- Ohio River — Newburgh Pool — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie, Channel Catfish
- Ohio River — J.T. Myers Pool — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie, Channel Catfish
When to fish blue catfish in Indiana
- Spring 5–25 ft — High water is your friend — fish current seams and flooded flats.
- Summer 10–40 ft — Drift cut bait across channel edges and deep flats.
- Fall 15–45 ft — Blues shadow massive shad schools — find bait on the graph first.
- Winter 20–50 ft — The trophy season: anchor on deep holes packed with wintering shad.
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