17 public boat ramps on published waters near Fort Wayne.
Distances are straight-line from downtown Fort Wayne; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Lake Wawasee
Recorded in Lake Wawasee: Yellow Bullhead, Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Banded Killifish.
Surveyed depths in Lake Wawasee reach 75 ft.
- 1Lake Wawasee: boat ramp on Lake Wawasee, ≈ 34.5 mi from downtown.
Grand Lake
Recorded in Grand Lake: Channel Catfish, Common Carp, White Bass, and Orangespotted Sunfish.
Surveyed depths in Grand Lake reach 14 ft.
- 2Grand Lake St. Marys State Park - Mercelina Park: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 47.5 mi from downtown.
- 3Grand Lake St. Marys State Park - West Bank Ramp: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 48.2 mi from downtown.
- 4Grand Lake St. Marys State Park - Its It Ramp: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 50.1 mi from downtown.
- 5Grand Lake St. Marys State Park - Windy Point: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 50.3 mi from downtown.
- 6Village of Montezuma Ramp Facility: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 51 mi from downtown.
- 7Grand Lake St. Marys State Park - Campground Ramp: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 51.8 mi from downtown.
- 8Grand Lake St. Marys State Park - Boat Club Ramp: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 52.1 mi from downtown.
- 9Grand Lake St. Marys State Park - Fries Channel Ramp: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 52.4 mi from downtown.
- 11Grand Lake St. Marys State Park - Marina Ramp: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 53 mi from downtown.
Coldwater Lake
Recorded in Coldwater Lake: Walleye, Spotted Gar, Bluegill, and Golden Shiner.
Surveyed depths in Coldwater Lake reach 90 ft.
- 10Coldwater Lake: boat ramp on Coldwater Lake, ≈ 52.6 mi from downtown.
Lake of the Woods
Recorded in Lake of the Woods: Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Redear, and Yellow Perch.
Surveyed depths in Lake of the Woods reach 70 ft.
- 12Lake of the Woods: boat ramp on Lake of the Woods, ≈ 53.3 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
By our bite calendar, Rainbow Trout is at peak around Fort Wayne in November. White Bass bites well.
FreshwaterSlowWalleye
Sander vitreus
Percidae
30 in18 lb10 yr758 watersGame fish
FreshwaterPeakRainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae
30 in20 lb7 yr265 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr935 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodWhite Bass
Morone chrysops
Moronidae
20 in6 lb6 yr160 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowChannel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Ictaluridae
48 in50 lb20 yr348 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowCommon Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinidae
48 in80 lb20 yr449 waters











