Fishing Report For Dogwood Lake, IN

By Rick Seaman

June 7, 2025

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Fishing Report Dogwood Lake, Indiana

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Popular Fish Species Dogwood Lake, IN

Black Crappie - White Crappie

Uncle Buck's Panfish Creatures Curly Tail Minnow Rigged

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

Crappie fishing has been good through the Spring spawn, and they are now holding in early Summer feeding areas. There is a 9" minimum length limit on crappie here. They are being caught in 6 to 10 feet of water just outside the pockets and coves where they had their nests. Brush, lay-down wood and vegetation are all good places to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Once the hot Summer sun warms the water, crappie retreat to depths of 15 to 20 feet. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is ideal. Anglers are reporting good success using fish finders and forward facing sonar to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover.

Bluegill

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Bluegill here are plentiful in the 8" to 9" range. Boat restrictions help ease the fishing pressure, so the fishing is good for those who go after these tasty sunfish. Redear sunfish, up to 11" are often caught along with the bluegills. Both species are food source for predator fish here. Local anglers report good size bluegill being caught in shallow vegetation, with some frequency. Small pieces of nightcrawlers make an ideal bait, tipped on a small hook, on light line. Add a bobber to set the best depth for the day.

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good

Most anything in your tackle box is working for bass right now, as many of them have completed the spawn and are feeding aggressively. Many tournament anglers are catching fish on vibrating jigs, swim jigs and spinnerbaits. Frog fishing in heavy vegetation is also catching some nice fish, and frogging should improve as the Summersun warms the water. Recent tournament results report it takes between a 2 1/2 lb to 4 lb average for 5 fish, to take top prize. Bass over 7 pounds have been caught recently, and there are plenty of quality fish here.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill and redear sunfish at Dogwood Lake in Indiana.

Dogwood Lake is a 1,400 lake with over 31 miles of shoreline.The lake has a 10 mph, or idle speed limit, so it's not crowded with speedy boats. Most of the shoreline is surrounded by dense trees and brush, but there's still plenty of places for fishing from the bank in some areas.

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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".