Fishing Report For Eagle Creek Lake, IN
By Rick Seaman
January 1, 2025
Fishing Reports
Most Popular Fish Species In Eagle Creek Lake, IN
White Crappie

Crappie fishing reports have been decent lately at Eagle Creek Lake. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. Docks, brush, wood, vegetation are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Concentrate on the north end of the lake from the 56th Street Bridge to Eagle Creek Park. Light tackle with 4-pound line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover. In spring and fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range.
Largemouth Bass

Eagle Creek Lake receives low fishing pressure due to boat restrictions and locals report catching quality bass fairly often. During Spring and Fall focus on the upper end of the lake. In summer and winter the main lake from Walnut Point to the Eagle Creek Dam tends to hold better populations of bass. Mid-range crankbaits, like the Rapala DT-6, are a good way to cover lots of water and bass here are prone to strike them aggressively.
Walleye

The best reports for walleye here come from anglers concentrating on main-lake flats and river-channel drops. There are also reports of shallower walleye being caught while fishing rip-rap around the dam in Spring. Fishing for walleye with deep-diving crankbaits, like the Bandit, are a great for trolling.
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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, white crappie, walleye, bluegill, white bass and wipers at Eagle Creek Reservoir in Indiana.

This 1,300 acre lake is a city-owned park owned on the outskirts of Indianapolis. Eagle Creek Reservoir offers a variety of fishing opportunities. A 10-horsepower limit is in force for all boats. Walleye is the primary target of anglers, but other species are often very cooperative.
Primary fish species residing in Eagle Creek Reservoir
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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired bass tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".

Contact Information
Eagle Creek Reservoir
Eagle Creek Park
7100 Eagle Creek Pkwy
Indianapolis, IN 46278
317 327-7275
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