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Indiana rivers and streams

Middle Fork Wildcat Creek Fishing

Carroll, Clinton and Tippecanoe counties carries this creek; NRC Outstanding River (2013 list).

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Carroll County

The Middle Fork Wildcat Creek on the Indiana map

The NHD map gives the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek 30 miles of line within Indiana, across Carroll, Clinton and Tippecanoe counties. Its state status: NRC Outstanding River (2013 list). The handiest town is Rossville, around 2 miles away.

The sections that follow cover access and limits.

30mi of mapped NHD line in IN

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USGS NHD named flowlines (mapped length in Indiana, not a DNR figure); Indiana DNR stream designation layers and Fishing Access Sites, read November 5, 2026.

Directions to Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Status

State designations on the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

DesignationNRC Outstanding River (2013 list)
Reach as listedS.R. 26 (Edna Mills) to confluence with Fork Wildcat, South Fork

These the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek rows repeat state list text.

Natural Resources Commission Outstanding Rivers list (2013), DNR put-and-take and salmonid stream layers, Indiana navigable waterways list; read November 5, 2026.

Access

DNR access points along the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

The Middle Fork Wildcat Creek has no DNR-mapped access point.

Other ramps if Middle Fork Wildcat Creek is busy

Eller Pond Wetland Conservation AreaEller Pond, 5 miles
Wildcat Creek AccessWildcat Creek, 5 miles
Pittsburg Public Access Site on Wabash RiverWabash River, 13 miles
Bicentennial Nature Park Big PondBicentennial Nature Park Big Pond, 16 miles

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.

Indiana shore fishing

Limits

Indiana limits in force on the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Species as printed	Daily limit	Size limit
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
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
Bluegill	Unlimited	no size limit
Redear Sunfish	25	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
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
Northern Pike	3	24 inches; no more than one 30 inches or longer

The guide treats the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek as moving water for bass and catfish limits.

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.

Indiana licenses and limits

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The Middle Fork Wildcat Creek and its closest neighbours

South Fork Wildcat Creek sits near 8 miles from the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek, the closest listed.

Stream	Distance	Mapped NHD miles in IN	USGS gauges	DNR ramps
Middle Fork Wildcat Creek	this stream	30	0	0
South Fork Wildcat Creek	8 miles south	44	1	0
Wildcat Creek	12 miles east	83	4	2
Little Pine Creek (Tippecanoe and Warren Counties)	27 miles west	15	0	0
Sugar Creek (Boone and Clinton Counties)	28 miles southwest	88	2	1
Big Pine Creek	34 miles west	45	1	0

USGS NHD and gauges, Indiana DNR Fishing Access Sites; read November 5, 2026.

Nearby

Around the edges of Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Lakes in the same part of Indiana as Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Eller Pond5 miles
Prophetstown Fishing Pond14 miles
Munger Park Pond15 miles
Bicentennial Nature Park Little Pond16 miles

Picking up nightcrawlers and minnows near Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Treasures In the Woods live bait, tackle and deer processingbait and tackle shop, Delphi, 12 miles
Academy Sports + Outdoors Lafayettesporting goods store, Lafayette, 14 miles
Dick's Sporting Goods Lafayettesporting goods store, Lafayette, 15 miles
Geneos Hunting Fishing & deer processing live baitbait and tackle shop, Lafayette, 16 miles
Bryant's Outdoor Storebait and tackle shop, Kokomo, 21 miles
Tall Timbers Marinamarina, Monticello, 24 miles

Hoosier towns sitting near Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Rossville2 miles
Flora8 miles
Mulberry8 miles

One more river beside the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

South Fork Wildcat Creek8 miles
Wildcat Creek12 miles
Little Pine Creek (Tippecanoe and Warren Counties)27 miles
Sugar Creek (Boone and Clinton Counties)28 miles
Big Pine Creek34 miles

County guides tied to Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Carroll County
Clinton County
Tippecanoe County

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Fish photos

Telling Middle Fork Wildcat Creek fish apart from a photo

Channel Catfish, Indiana — Channel Catfish
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

Redear Sunfish, Indiana — Redear Sunfish
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

White Bass, Indiana — White Bass
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

Walleye, Indiana — Walleye
Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain

Answers

Things Indiana anglers ask about the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Which town is near the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek?

It runs through Carroll, Clinton and Tippecanoe counties, and its mapped point is about 2 miles from Rossville.

Is the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek a long river?

The NHD map shows 30 miles of line in Indiana; that is a mapping figure, not a DNR survey.

How do I get onto the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek?

No public site is mapped on it.

Which species does the DNR list for the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek?

DNR layers leave its species blank.

How many black bass may an Indiana angler keep from the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek?

The guide row for rivers and streams reads: 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

Can I fish the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek without paying a fee to the state?

Anglers 18 and older carry an Indiana fishing license ($23 a year for residents, $60 for nonresidents).

Who measures the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek?

No gauge reports from it.

Is there a bait shop by the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek?

Our list starts with Treasures In the Woods live bait, tackle and deer processing, about 12 miles away,.

Is the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek a trout stream?

State lists name it: NRC Outstanding River (2013 list).

Plan a float down the Middle Fork Wildcat Creek

Fees, stamps and river rules sit on one page.

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