Dallas Lake Fishing
LaGrange County holds this lake, 407 acres (NHD outline area).
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Sizing up Dallas Lake from the Indiana map
Mapped at 407 acres (NHD outline area), Dallas Lake is a lake lying in LaGrange County. Groceries and gas are nearest in Wolcottville, around 3 miles away.
The DNR has logged 2 stocking rows for it.
Acres are the NHD outline area of the mapped lake (USGS National Hydrography Dataset via IndianaMap), not a DNR survey figure. Indiana DNR public lakes layer (county, owner, fisheries district number, location text), read November 5, 2026. Census 2023 places.
DNR layer entries describing Dallas Lake
- Owner (DNR)State
- DNR districtDNR fisheries district 2
- Public freshwater lakeon the Indiana list of public freshwater lakes
The DNR layer supplied every entry above for Dallas Lake.
Indiana DNR public lakes layer (county, owner, fisheries district number, location text), read November 5, 2026.
DNR-listed fish at Dallas Lake
Labels follow the DNR wording for Dallas Lake: its lake layer, access sites, stocking rows and record list; it is not a catch report.
Indiana DNR lake layer and Fishing Access Sites species fields, Indiana DNR fish stocking dashboard (year, month, water, species, number and average length as listed; repeat stockings summed by DNR), read November 5, 2026; Indiana DNR Indiana Record Fish Program list (keeper: Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife (Indiana Record Fish Program); angler names left off here), read November 5, 2026.
Launch sites around Dallas Lake
Dallas Lake has no DNR-mapped launch; the list below gives the closest.
Other ramps if Dallas Lake is busy
- Hackenburg Lake (Use Messick Ramp)Hackenburg Lake, 1 mile northwest
- Atwood Lake boat rampAtwood Lake, 1 mile south
- Messick Lake boat rampMessick Lake, 1 mile west
- Olin Lake (Use Oliver Lake Ramp)Olin Lake, 1 mile northeast
- Westler Lake boat rampWestler Lake, 1 mile southeast
- Oliver Lake boat rampOliver Lake, 2 miles north
Indiana DNR Fishing Access Sites layer (shown on the DNR Where to Fish map; attributes as recorded, blank where not recorded), read November 5, 2026.
Reading the bottom of Dallas Lake
You can download 1 contour map for Dallas Lake from the DNR.
Indiana DNR lake depth maps (PDF bathymetry by lake), read November 5, 2026.
DNR stocking rows for Dallas Lake
| Year | Month | Species as listed | Number | Avg length (in) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October | Walleye | 1,755 | |
| 2023 | October | Walleye | 2,000 | 7.0 |
The stocking dashboard holds these Dallas Lake releases.
Indiana DNR fish stocking dashboard (year, month, water, species, number and average length as listed; repeat stockings summed by DNR), read November 5, 2026.
Bag and size rules that apply at Dallas Lake
| Species as printed | Daily limit | Size limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bluegill | Unlimited | no size limit |
| Redear Sunfish | 25 | no size limit |
| Black Bass: largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass (in lakes) | 5, any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass | 14 inches |
| Black Bass: largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass (in rivers and streams) | 5, any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass | No fish 12 to 15 inches may be kept, and no more than two fish over 15 inches may be kept |
| Black Bass: largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass (in Lake Michigan) | 3, any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass | 14 inches |
| Yellow Bass | Unlimited | no size limit |
| White Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass | 12, any combination of white bass or hybrid striped bass | No more than two fish may exceed 17 inches |
| Striped Bass | 2 | no size limit |
| Rock Bass | 25 | no size limit |
| Crappie | 25 | no size limit |
| Walleye, Walleye-Sauger Hybrid (Saugeye), Sauger | 6, any combination of walleye, walleye-sauger hybrid, and sauger | For walleye: 14 inches south of SR 26; 16 inches north of SR 26 For sauger and saugeye: No size limit |
| Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge | 1 muskellunge or 1 tiger muskellunge | 36 inches |
| Northern Pike | 3 | 24 inches; no more than one 30 inches or longer |
| Yellow Perch | Unlimited (15 only on Lake Michigan) | no size limit |
| Catfish: Channel, Blue, Flathead (in rivers and streams) | Unlimited | 13 inches; not more than one blue catfish that’s at least 35 inches, one flathead catfish at least 35 inches, and one channel catfish at least 28 inches or longer may be kept |
| Catfish: Channel, Blue, Flathead (in lakes) | 10 | None; not more than one blue catfish that’s at least 35 inches, one flathead catfish at least 35 inches, and one channel catfish at least 28 inches or longer may be kept |
| Bullhead | Unlimited | no size limit |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | Unlimited | 25 inches (fork length) |
A special regulation entry for Dallas Lake would override the statewide row.
- Walleye size lineWalleye taken from all public waters (lakes, rivers, and streams) south of State Road 26 must be 14 inches or longer. Walleye taken north of State Road 26 must be 16 inches in length or longer, except for: Bass Lake (Starke County) and Wolf Lake (Lake County); minimum size 14 inches Lake George (Steuben County); minimum size 15 inches Wall Lake (LaGrange County); minimum size 16 inches with a daily bag limit of two walleye There is no minimum size requirement for saugeye on all state waters, except for Huntingburg Lake (Dubois County), Glenn Flint Lake (Putnam County), and Sullivan Lake …
Anglers 18 and older carry an Indiana fishing license ($23 a year for residents, $60 for nonresidents).
Statewide limits as printed, 2026-2027 Indiana Fishing Regulations Guide (eRegulations, linked from the Indiana DNR), read November 5, 2026. Indiana DNR license fees (license year April 1 to March 31), read November 5, 2026.
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A separate Indiana page holds the Dallas Lake schedule and winners.
Nearby lakes lined up with Dallas Lake
Of the five closest lake pages, Atwood Lake has the largest outline at 171 acres (NHD outline area).
| Lake | Distance | Size | DNR ramps | Stocking rows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Lake | this lake | 407 acres (NHD outline area) | 0 | 2 |
| Hackenburg Lake | under a mile northwest | 34 acres (NHD outline area) | 1 | 2 |
| Westler Lake | 1 mile southeast | not printed | 1 | 26 |
| Atwood Lake | 1 mile south | 171 acres (NHD outline area) | 1 | 10 |
| Messick Lake | 1 mile west | 66 acres (NHD outline area) | 1 | 21 |
| Olin Lake | 2 miles northeast | 103 acres (NHD outline area) | 1 | 33 |
Indiana DNR lake layer, NHD outline areas, DNR Fishing Access Sites and stocking dashboard; read November 5, 2026.
Around the edges of Dallas Lake
Lakes in the same part of Indiana as Dallas Lake
- Hackenburg Lakeunder a mile northwest
- Westler Lake1 mile southeast
- Atwood Lake1 mile south
- Messick Lake1 mile west
- Olin Lake2 miles northeast
Picking up nightcrawlers and minnows near Dallas Lake
- Country Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Wolcottville, 3 miles
- Jones Lake Bait and Tacklebait and tackle shop, Rome City, 4 miles
- Hochstetler Furniture Shop & Live Baitbait and tackle shop, Topeka, 6 miles
- Allstar Custom Baitsbait and tackle shop, Topeka, 7 miles
- West Lakes Boat Martmarina, Kendallville, 7 miles
- JR's Bait & Tacklebait and tackle shop, Topeka, 8 miles
Hoosier towns sitting near Dallas Lake
- Wolcottville3 miles
- Rome City5 miles
- Lagrange7 miles
County guides tied to Dallas Lake
- LaGrange Countyseat: LaGrange
Piscifun picks for a day out on Dallas Lake
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Picture ID for the fish swimming at Dallas Lake
Photo: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain
What the bait counter hears about Dallas Lake
Which Hoosier town sits nearest the shore of Dallas Lake?
The DNR files it under LaGrange County, about 3 miles from Wolcottville.
Is Dallas Lake a large lake for Indiana?
407 acres (NHD outline area).
How many DNR ramps serve Dallas Lake?
Hackenburg Lake (Use Messick Ramp), some 1 mile away, is the closest on the DNR layer.
Which species does the DNR list for Dallas Lake?
DNR sources name walleye.
How many black bass may an Indiana angler keep from Dallas Lake?
The statewide lake row reads: 5, any combination of largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass, size 14 inches.
Can I fish Dallas Lake without paying a fee to the state?
Anglers 18 and older carry an Indiana fishing license ($23 a year for residents, $60 for nonresidents). Youth under 18 are exempt.
Is Dallas Lake good without a boat?
No shore site is mapped; ramp areas are the usual bank spots.
Is there a bait shop by Dallas Lake?
Our list starts with Country Bait & Tackle, about 3 miles away,.
Is Dallas Lake on the stocking dashboard?
The latest dashboard row: 1,755 Walleye (October 2025).
Hitch up for Dallas Lake this weekend
Fees, stamps and special rules are on the license page.