Indian Lake fishing: Bluegill, White Bass, Sauger

Target species: Bluegill, White Bass, Sauger
Boat: 7 ramps and launches on file for this water.
Start here: Launch at Moundwood Marina, 2 lanes.

The reservoir

Indian Lake covers 5,069 acres in Ohio, across Logan County. It is a reservoir: 91.6% of it is 6 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is 13.3 feet (4.1 m). Our records hold 4 species for this water.

Depth: down to 13.3 ft at the deepest measured point

Deepest measured point: 13.3 ft (4.1 m). 91.6% of the water is 6 feet or shallower. We hold 143 depth contours for this water, drawn from 50,187 soundings.

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  • 0–1 ft: 8.7% of the water
  • 1–2 ft: 7.8% of the water
  • 2–3 ft: 8.3% of the water
  • 3–4 ft: 20.2% of the water
  • 4–5 ft: 21.9% of the water
  • 5–6 ft: 24.7% of the water
  • 6–7 ft: 6.9% of the water
  • 7–9 ft: 0.8% of the water
  • 9–11 ft: 0.5% of the water
  • 11–12 ft: 0.2% of the water
  • deeper than 12 ft: 0.1% of the water

3 target fish, led by Bluegill

  • Bluegill — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
  • White Bass — Feeding water: 65–75°F.
  • Sauger — Feeding water: 45–65°F.

Also recorded here: Blue Catfish.

7 ramps and launches on this water

On this water we hold 1 trailer ramp and 6 boat ramps.

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  • Moundwood Marina — 2 lanes. Lakeview, ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation. off State Route 368, Lakeview 43331- · phone (937) 843-2717 · website parks.ohiodnr.gov
  • Acheson's Resort — Lakeview, Achesons Resort. 9050 Acheson Resort Street / TWP 293 / SR235, Lakeview 43331- · phone (937) 842-4530
  • Chippewa Marina — Lakeview, ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation. Township Highway 252 & Chickasaw Path, Lakeview 43331- · phone (937) 843-2717 · website parks.ohiodnr.gov
  • Indian Lake State Park - Blackhawk Marina — Lakeview, ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation. Off of State Route 365 by SR 366, Lakeview 43331- · phone (937) 843-2717 · website parks.ohiodnr.gov
  • Indian Lake State Park - Campground Ramp — Lakeview, ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation. off State Route 235 - State Park Road, Lakeview 43331- · phone (937) 843-3553 · website parks.ohiodnr.gov
  • Lakeview Harbor Boat Ramp — Lakeview, ODNR Division of Parks & Recreation. off State Route 366, Lakeview 43331- · phone (937) 843-2717 · website parks.ohiodnr.gov
  • Long Island Point — Belle Center. 5273 ST RT 273, Belle Center 43310-

Fee and opening hours are blank for all 7 places in this list: a blank means we hold no such field, not that it is free or always open, and this list may not be complete.

Water and conditions

Our water temperature readings average 73°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 7.9. These readings span 2017–2022. The latest reading is from 2022, more than three years ago: read these numbers as history, not as the water today.

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What is hard here

Wind is the limit, not the fish: 5,069 acres of open water build a short steep chop, and there is no shelter in the middle. With 91.6% of the water 6 feet or less, low level turns the flats into hazards.

Where this data comes from

  • Ohio DNR — Ohio DNR: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
  • EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
  • Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.