Best walleye lakes in Indiana
23 Indiana waters hold walleye, 12 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. 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. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.
- Wabash River — 30 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Channel Catfish
- Monroe Lake — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Brookville Lake — 140 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
- Raccoon Lake (Cecil Harden) — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Patoka Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Cagles Mill Lake (Cataract) — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Mississinewa Lake — 137 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
- Salamonie Lake — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Crooked Lake (Steuben) — 81 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
- Bass Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Maxinkuckee — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
- Sylvan Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Summit Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Freeman — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Kokomo Reservoir — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Winona Lake — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
- Lake Shafer — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Prairie Creek Reservoir — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Pretty Lake — 82 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
- St. Joseph River — 15 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Chinook Salmon
- Clear Lake (Steuben) — 108 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
- Lake George (Fremont) — 85 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
- Tippecanoe River — 12 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Rock Bass
When to fish walleye in Indiana
- Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
- Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
- Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
- Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.
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