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Best common carp lakes in Indiana

10 Indiana waters hold common carp. 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. 20-pound freight trains in every water. Feed on shallow mud flats — sight-fish them like bonefish.

1. Wabash River — 30 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Channel Catfish
2. White River (West Fork) — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish
3. Ohio River — McAlpine Pool — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
4. East Fork White River — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish
5. Ohio River — Cannelton Pool — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
6. Mississinewa Lake — 137 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
7. Ohio River — Newburgh Pool — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie, Channel Catfish
8. Eel River — 8 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Rock Bass
9. Ohio River — J.T. Myers Pool — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie, Channel Catfish
10. Whitewater River — 10 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Common Carp, Rock Bass

When to fish common carp in Indiana

• Spring 2–10 ft — The best sight-fishing of the year — mudding fish in warm bays.
• Summer 3–15 ft — Chum a spot and wait — carp patrol the same flats daily.
• Fall 5–18 ft — Heavy feeding before winter; find the warmest water.
• Winter 10–30 ft — Podded up in deep, slow water.

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