All waters · Indiana · Monroe Lake
Monroe Lake, IN
Reservoir spanning Monroe/Brown/Jackson counties, Indiana. At ~10,750 acres Indiana's largest lake, a USACE reservoir on Salt Creek south of Bloomington. A premier largemouth bass, crappie and bluegill fishery with strong channel catfish and a stocked striped/hybrid bass population. Sprawling timber-lined coves and main-lake points fish well from spring spawn through the fall shad migration.
Overall bite score
Scored 2 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
9 tracked species in Monroe Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Water temp via USGS 03372500 (Salt Creek near Harrodsburg, the main Monroe inflow, live 00010 temp). Statewide 14-in/5 bass, 25/day crappie. Ramps: Fairfax SRA, Cutright SRA (Fourwinds), Paynetown SRA, Crooked Creek, Salt Creek.
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