Fishing Report For Brookville Lake, IN

By Rick Seaman

January 1, 2025

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Fishing Brookville Lake, Indiana

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Popular Fish Species Brookville Lake, IN

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Brookville Lake is considered one of the better bass fisheries in the area. While you can catch largemouth bass throughout the lake, the northern sector, from Fairfield to Dunlapsville, is often the most productive. 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.

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good

Brookville Lake is also an excellent smallmouth bass fishery. Locals report the preponderance of smallmouth bass being caught from the dam to the Fairfield Causeway Bridge. Crankbaits which imitate crawdads, appeal to smallmouth here.

Walleye

Current Report: Fair To Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Area anglers report nice catches of walleye out of Brookville Lake. The deeper end of the lake from the Brookville Lake Dam to the Fairfield area is the primary walleye water. In Spring and Fall, Wolf Creek and Templeton Creek, are good areas to find shallow walleye. Other times, trolling the main lake body with bait rigs or deep-diving crankbaits, like the Bandit, work well.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, rainbow trout, brown trout, bluegill and muskellunge at Brookville Lake in Indiana.

This 5,200 acre lake is located immediately north of Brookville, in the southeastern part of the state. At over 17 miles in length, there is ample water for fishing and a nice variety of fish species to pursue. Enjoy!

Primary fish species to catch

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired 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".