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That's great! Glad you're still fishing! Much respect!

Thanks Trent,
I am curious about something,,,,,, why did you ask if I was a charter???

As more of our fishermen are catching a few kings, it is important to remember just how far Indiana king fishery has come.

Is Indiana going to go down as the comeback Kid????

What a story that could be told. It wasn't that long ago that Indiana was going to stop stocking kings altogether,2016. Bait was down to the extreme. When others to the north had bait still and some king fishing, Indiana was down and out. With out bait we didn't see many spring kings move thru our water. Only 2 age classes of ale's.

Now 6 years later the lake is supporting 6 year classes of bait. Because of a bait umbrella Indiana once again can not only talk about kings we can catch KINGS. The increase in bait allows us to catch spring kings in some numbers. It also is covering the smolts, and allowing them the grow. In 2020 there was a few 2 year old kings that moved into Portage. In 2021 Portage had a king run that was close to the run of 2012. This year was a bang up year for Michigan City fishermen. And, next year all 3 ports should see a run of 3 year old Kings. If this isn't the makings of one of the greatest stories of a comeback I don't know what could be better?

Just a side note in 2020 we were in the heart of a pandemic. No fin clips on kings. So it will be normal to see more kings this season that appear to be naturals, but are just stocked fish that didn't get a fin clip. Also we should remember that in 2020, the other states all contributed to Indiana's king fishery. Eggs from Wisconsin, fingerlings from Illinois and Michigan. With out the help from the other states we (Indiana) would of been hurting badly. 

I've already caught double the amount of kings this year than I did all of 2022 and 2021 combined and its only June 2nd! Excited for August.

Absolutely!