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Best walleye lakes in Indiana

32 Indiana waters hold walleye, 18 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.

1. Wabash River — 30 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Channel CatfishWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 16 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
2. Monroe Lake — 54 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 10 public access sites
3. Raccoon Lake (Cecil Harden) — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
4. Patoka Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 13 public access sites, 1 carry-in or shore-oriented
5. Mississinewa Lake — 137 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, CrappieWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
6. Brookville Lake — 140 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 13 public access sites
7. Salamonie Lake — 45 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 5 public access sites
8. Crooked Lake (Steuben) — 81 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
9. Bass Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
10. Cagles Mill Lake (Cataract) — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 4 public access sites
11. Sylvan Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
12. Summit Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
13. Kokomo Reservoir — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
14. Lake Freeman — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
15. Worster Lake (Potato Creek) — 18 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Rainbow TroutWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
16. Winona Lake — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, CrappieWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
17. Lake Maxinkuckee — 80 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
18. Lake Shafer — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
19. Prairie Creek Reservoir — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
20. Pretty Lake — 82 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
21. Royer Lake — 57 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Channel CatfishWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Pike Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, BluegillWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Bicentennial Pond 2 — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
24. St. Joseph River — 15 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, Chinook SalmonWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 18 public access sites, 5 carry-in or shore-oriented
25. Saugany Lake — 66 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, CrappieWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached

…plus 7 more Indiana waters holding walleye.

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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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