Hamilton Lake
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Hamilton Lake, as the state words them
Steuben County · Lake · IN
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- Each line may have no more than three single- or multi-pronged hooks, three artificial lures, or a combination of three hooks and artificial lures.Statewide
- Bait
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Poles
- You may not fish with more than three poles or hand lines at a time.Statewide
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Crayfish | cannot transport more than 100 crayfish across the state line in a 24-hour period unless commercially raising crayfish | - | Statewide |
largemouth bass Varies by water: largemouth bass that are from 12 to 15 inches in length may not be harvested. The daily bag limit applies to bass under 12 inches and over 15 inches. (Buffalo Trace Lake); No minimum size limit (Brownstown Pit) | two fish daily bag limit | min. 18-inch minimum size limit | Statewide |
Muskellunge 6 and Tiger Muskellunge 6 | 1 muskellunge or 1 tiger muskellunge | min. 36 inches 2 | Statewide |
Northern pike Footnote 4 to statewide Northern Pike minimum size table row | See size rule | min. No minimum size limit, with no more than 1 per day more than 30 inches long | This water |
Yellow Perch | Unlimited (15 only on Lake Michigan) | min. None | Statewide |
Bullhead | Unlimited | min. None | Statewide |
Shovelnose Sturgeon | Unlimited | min. 25 inches (fork length) | Statewide |
Sauger | included in the aggregate bag limit for walleye and saugeye | - | Statewide |
Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout | 5, any combination of brook, rainbow, or brown trout; no more than one may be brown trout | min. 7 inches* | Statewide |
Eastern Snapping Turtle | 4, 12-inch minimum carapace length, any combination of game turtle | min. 12-inch minimum carapace length | Statewide |
Bull Frog, Green Frog | 25, any combination of bull or green frog | - | Statewide |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from IN's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- All fishDaily limit No more than 6 per dayFootnote 3 to statewide Northern Pike daily bag limit table row
- Northern pikeSize No minimum size limit, with no more than 1 per day more than 30 inches longFootnote 4 to statewide Northern Pike minimum size table row
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this rule applies
This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Hamilton Lake's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
Local services near Hamilton Lake
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