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I tried this lake for the first time ever on Saturday morning.  Arrived at the launch about 8 a.m. and I'd say the trailer parking was 1/2 full but was surprised to see people coming off the lake already at that time.  By the time I took a bathroom break around noon there were less trailers in the lot than when I launched!  Must be an night time/early morning bite on this lake judging by all the early risers and seeing as I got skunked.  I was targeting walleye but couldn't seem to find them.

Surface water temps were in the 58-60 range in most spots.

One thing I noticed was that the Navionics app was grossly off in it's depth contours on this lake.  Has anyone else experienced this?  There were numerous times where it was a good 10 feet off.  I rely heavily on this app on my iPhone as my sonar doesn't have GPS, and typically it is very accurate on other lakes in the area I've been on.  

Hopefully I'll get a chance to get back out there again.  Has anyone else had success on Indy this year?

 

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added water temps.
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Was your map off because of the low water level that is not accounted for in Navionics?   The first thing I do on a lake with my humminbird and lakemaster chip is determine if the water levels are plus or minus what the chip shows and offset the levels so they are accurate.

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I have had luck at all times of day on Indy, sometimes they just don't bite or you cannot find them,  I haven't made it out there this year but will try to soon since it is so close to me.  I have noticed it on the phone app in some spots when I was ice fishing that Navionics was off by a bit, when I use Lakemaster or Lake Insight in the boat it seems pretty right on most spots.

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Was your map off because of the low water level that is not accounted for in Navionics?   The first thing I do on a lake with my humminbird and lakemaster chip is determine if the water levels are plus or minus what the chip shows and offset the levels so they are accurate.

​I did notice the water levels were low, but not 10 feet low.  I suspect there's just some outdated data that they're using.  

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I have a question about Indy.  On the Three Rivers website it states the park is open until 10PM.  Does the access close at 10PM or can you use the access after 10PM?

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I have a question about Indy.  On the Three Rivers website it states the park is open until 10PM.  Does the access close at 10PM or can you use the access after 10PM?

​The way I understand it you can't enter after 10 p.m., but you can always leave after 10 p.m. if you enter earlier (any gate would open automatically when approaching from inside the park).  There's a link (motor restrictions or speed restrictions designated by the DNR.) under Boating Restrictions and Aquatic Invasive Species on this page: http://www.threeriversparks.org/activities/boating.aspx

From that PDF at the top:

Class I
Lakes that have a public access,
shared lakeshore ownership.
There are no motor restrictions on these
lakes, and overnight fish houses are
permitted. Access to the lake through park
boat launches is permitted until 10 PM.
Egress from the lake through park boat
launches is permitted twenty-four
hours/day. At locations where there is no
entry gate, access and exit are twenty-four
hours/day.

Lake Independence (Class I)

 

You can always check at the ranger station when you go in to verify, but this seems to be the rule.

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The boat ramp will be down to 1 lane for the next while so they can treat the zebra mussels again. I haven't been out there yet this year, but thinking about venturing over tomorrow so I can buy my annual pass and be ready for musky season.

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Been out a few time and so far only 1 mid 30's follow and 2-5lb nothern's. Tried all around the island, YMCA shore and reed island. Any other tips?

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Indy gets pounded that is no secret the areas you are fishing get hit hard, the only advice I would offer is try different parts of the lake and follow the moon phases the luck I have had out there was away from everyone else, get there right when the gate opens, when I fish out there I am at the lake at 5 and off by 9 before it gets crazy.

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Went out last night for 3 hours and Pounded the back island bay and around YMCA again with 3 casters and we didnt lift one. But I agree most every night there is another boat or two back there as well. Anyone like fishing Rebecca?

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I have fished it twice buy most muskie anglers will not fish it because it is where the DNR milks the skies for getting fry.

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