Fish at Cecil M. Harden Lake (aka Raccoon Lake) will have more habitat thanks to a $1,500 grant from the Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership and King Enterprises. The grant will pay for Mossback Fish Habitat structures that simulate trees and aquatic vegetation with natural colors, textured surfaces and flexible limbs. …
Read More »Raccoon Lake Aquatic Habitat Structure Build Day
The volunteer work day will be November 4th from 9 am to 1 pm. Volunteers are asked to meet at the DNR Office Building at the Raccoon Lake Recreation Area at 1588 S. Raccoon Parkway Rockville, IN 47872 for instructions. This will be an informal event, where people can come …
Read More »High School Fishing Indiana Open at Monroe
We are excited to be coming to Lake Monroe for the upcoming High School Fishing Indiana Open on Saturday, September 29 in Bloomington, IN. We are asking for your help to promote this upcoming event to high school students in the area that may be interested in participating. The tournament …
Read More »IN DNR hosts four public fishing events statewide, Sept. 16
Four events this Saturday offer a chance to fish using provided equipment and bait. While participation in all four events is free, park admission fees will apply, and anglers age 18 and older must possess a fishing license. Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis will host a Fishing Triathlon from 10 …
Read More »Linus Haller, former IBF president, passed away
Linus Martin Haller, 73, of Terre Haute, passed away, Saturday, August 19th, 2017 at his home. A celebration of life service will be held at 4pm Thursday, August 24th at St Benedict Parish 111 S. 9th. St., Terre Haute IN 47807. Visitation will be from 2-4 pm on Thursday, August …
Read More »Help clean the Monroe Lake shoreline
Monroe Lake’s annual shoreline cleanup will be Sunday, Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m. Participants will board boats to travel to areas that are difficult to reach on foot. Because of boat capacity, space is limited. Volunteers must register by Sept. 7. Children must be at least 10 years old to …
Read More »McCoy and Schuyler Claim 2017 IBF State Finals
The first installment of the Sweet 16 is now in the records book. The top IBF anglers in the state met at Syracuse, IN and battled it out on Lake Wawasee and Lake Syracuse to become the first group to be known as the Sweet 16. The 8 best Anglers …
Read More »Club Volunteers Needed
Patoka Lake shore cleanup, Aug. 26 Fun in the sun at Patoka Lake leaves behind more than just summer memories. It also results in trash and debris along the lake shore. The lake needs the public’s help to restore its shorelines to pristine conditions during a cleanup event on Saturday, …
Read More »IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT
The Board of Directors, in an effort to meet the needs and desires of the IBF members, has proposed a change to how the Indiana Bass Federation will generate income to cover operating expenses. President Kelly Hook has announced four (4) special General Membership meetings so each club can vote …
Read More »2017 IBF Trail – T4 – Tanners Creek – Ohio River
The 4th tournament of 2017 was held on the Ohio River out of Tanners Creek on Sunday July 9, 2017. First, I would like to thank all the Anglers for coming out and making the tournament a great success. The weather was in the low 80’s. The creeks and …
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