Deer Creek Lake is a lake in Perry County, Indiana.
Deer Creek Lake is a lake in Perry County, Indiana. Deer Creek Lake covers about 49 acres.
Deer Creek Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Deer Creek Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, and redear sunfish.
For bass at Deer Creek, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Deer Creek, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For bottom fishing at Deer Creek, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Deer Creek, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Deer Creek is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Deer Creek can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.