Fishing near Fort Wayne, IN
Set in Allen County at the confluence of three rivers — the St. Joseph, St. Marys, and Maumee — Fort Wayne gives urban anglers direct river access from parks, dams, and the Rivergreenway. The Maumee River forms here and drains the largest watershed of any Great Lakes tributary, roughly 21,540 sq km. The Hosey Dam tailwater on Anthony Blvd is the marquee in-city hotspot, while Salamonie Lake and J.E. Roush Lake anchor reservoir fishing to the southwest.
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Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Golden Redhorse
Moxostoma erythrurum
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus
Northern Hogsucker
Hypentelium nigricans
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
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