(Statewide) – Indiana DNR’s Division of Fish & Wildlife plans to stock nearly 35,000 rainbow and brown trout across the state this spring in preparation for this year’s inland trout fishing season, which opens Saturday, April 26, for inland streams.
Nineteen streams across 13 counties are expected to receive fish before and after opening day.
In addition to the rainbow trout stockings, 10 bodies of water will receive brown trout stockings in May.
There is no size limit for trout on inland lakes except for any harvested brown trout caught below the Brookville Lake tailwater, or from Oliver, Olin or Martin lakes. Those trout must be 18 inches or larger to be kept.
Most of the lake stockings of rainbow trout were done starting the week of March 24. Anglers don’t have to wait to fish for those, since trout fishing on inland lakes is open year-round.
For streams, about 21,000 rainbow trout are expected to be stocked in the days leading up to opening day. Several sites will get additional rainbow trout stockings until Memorial Day weekend.
To find a stocked stream near you, see the 2025 trout stocking plan at on.IN.gov/fish-stocking.
Trout will bite on a variety of artificial baits such as spinners and flies, but natural baits such as worms and bee moths tend to be the most popular.
The bag limit for trout in inland waters other than Lake Michigan and its tributaries is five per day with a minimum size of seven inches.
No more than one of an angler’s catch can be a brown trout.
To fish for trout, anglers age 18 and older need an Indiana fishing license and a trout/salmon stamp.
To purchase yours for this year, visit GoOutdoorsIN.com.
