Mississinewa Lake is a reservoir in Indiana, near Wabash County.
Mississinewa Lake is a reservoir in Wabash County, Indiana. Mississinewa Lake covers about 3,200 acres, reaches a recorded 114 feet and holds about 368,400 acre-feet.
Mississinewa Lake covers about 3,200 acres and follows an old river or creek route. At Mississinewa Lake, points, bends, shallow cover and the first drop give anglers clear places to start.
The reported fish at Mississinewa Lake give anglers several choices, including walleye, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, and black crappie.
Fish reported from Mississinewa Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, flathead catfish, freshwater drum, gizzard shad, largemouth bass, redear sunfish, saugeye, smallmouth bass, walleye, white bass, and white crappie.
For bass at Mississinewa, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth, and work a tube, Ned rig or small crankbait across rock and firm points for smallmouth.
For panfish at Mississinewa, 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 roaming fish at Mississinewa, jig a minnow or troll a crankbait along points and deeper edges for walleye, and work a jig, blade bait or small crankbait close to bottom for saugeye, and follow shad with a spoon, jig or small crankbait for white bass.
For bottom fishing at Mississinewa, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish, and use live bait near wood or a deep hole for flathead catfish, and use corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
At Mississinewa, bounce a jig, worm or crayfish bait near a firm bottom for freshwater drum.
Pick one part of Mississinewa Lake and fish it slowly. At Mississinewa Lake, start with a moving bait on a point or weed edge, then use a jig, worm or minnow around the exact depth and cover that produces a bite.
On a first trip to Mississinewa, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
Spring around Mississinewa is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer fishing is usually better in cooler, deeper water. Fall around Mississinewa can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
A medium spinning rod with 8- to 10-pound line handles most jigs, worms and small lures at Mississinewa, while a medium-heavy rod is better for bass jigs and heavier bottom rigs.
At Mississinewa Lake, choose one point, weed edge or old-channel bend near deeper water and check several lure depths before making a long move.
No. The deepest number for Mississinewa Lake is only a guide. Fish at Mississinewa Lake still need useful water temperature, cover or nearby food.
Walleye is reported at Mississinewa Lake, so begin with a lure and spot that fit that fish instead of guessing at an unlisted target.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.