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Elkhart County

Fishing near Bristol, Indiana

Public lakes, rivers and access closest to Bristol, nearest first.

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Lakes, rivers and bays near Bristol

8 miles

Simonton Lake

Simonton Lake, Elkhart County: 303 acres (NHD outline area), 1 DNR ramp, fish such as bluegill and redear sunfish and the 2026-2027 Indiana limits.

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9 miles

Little Elkhart River

Little Elkhart River in Elkhart and LaGrange counties: 2 DNR access sites, species, DNR put-and-take salmonid stream and the Indiana river limits.

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11 miles

Shipshewana Lake

Shipshewana Lake, LaGrange County: 222 acres (NHD outline area), 2 DNR ramps, fish such as bluegill and redear sunfish and the 2026-2027 Indiana limits.

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11 miles

Cobus Creek

Cobus Creek in Elkhart County: 2 DNR access sites, species, DNR put-and-take salmonid stream and the Indiana river limits.

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12 miles

Saint Joseph River (Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties)

Saint Joseph River (Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties) in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties: 34 DNR access sites, 2 USGS gauges, DNR put-and-take salmonid.

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13 miles

Rowe-Eden Ditch

Rowe-Eden Ditch in Elkhart and LaGrange counties: access notes, species, DNR put-and-take salmonid stream and the Indiana river limits.

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23 miles

Lake Wawasee

Lake Wawasee, Kosciusko County: 3,426 acres (NHD outline area), 1 DNR ramp, fish such as bluegill and redear sunfish and the 2026-2027 Indiana limits.

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27 miles

Tippecanoe Lake

Tippecanoe Lake, Kosciusko County: 840 acres (NHD outline area), nearby ramps, fish such as muskellunge and walleye and the 2026-2027 Indiana limits.

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29 miles

Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake, Noble County: 653 acres (NHD outline area), 1 DNR ramp, fish such as bluegill and redear sunfish and the 2026-2027 Indiana limits.

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39 miles

Crooked Lake (Steuben County)

Crooked Lake, Steuben County: 801 acres (NHD outline area), 1 DNR ramp, fish such as bluegill and redear sunfish and the 2026-2027 Indiana limits.

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40 miles

Lake James

Lake James, Steuben County: 1,884 acres (NHD outline area), nearby ramps, shops nearby and the 2026-2027 Indiana limits.

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47 miles

Lake Maxinkuckee

Lake Maxinkuckee, Marshall County: 1,910 acres (NHD outline area), 1 DNR ramp, fish such as bluegill and redear sunfish and the 2026-2027 Indiana limits.

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