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Indiana rivers and streams

Mud Pine Creek Fishing

Benton and Warren counties carries this creek; NRC Outstanding River (2013 list).

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Benton County

Mud Pine Creek on the Indiana map

The NHD map gives Mud Pine Creek 21 miles of line within Indiana, across Benton and Warren counties. Its state status: NRC Outstanding River (2013 list). The handiest town is Oxford, around 5 miles away.

The sections that follow cover access and limits.

21mi of mapped NHD line in IN

0DNR ramps

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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.

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Status

State designations on Mud Pine Creek

DesignationNRC Outstanding River (2013 list)
Reach as listedS.R. 352 to confluence with Big Pine Creek

These Mud Pine 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 Mud Pine Creek

Mud Pine Creek has no DNR-mapped access point.

Other ramps if Mud Pine Creek is busy

Attica boat ramp on Wabash RiverWabash River, 16 miles
Water Street Access Site on Wabash RiverWabash River, 16 miles
Granville Bridge boat ramp on Wabash RiverWabash River, 17 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 Mud Pine 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 Mud Pine 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.

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Compare

Mud Pine Creek and its closest neighbours

Big Pine Creek sits near 7 miles from Mud Pine Creek, the closest listed.

Stream	Distance	Mapped NHD miles in IN	USGS gauges	DNR ramps
Mud Pine Creek	this stream	21	0	0
Big Pine Creek	7 miles east	45	1	0
Little Pine Creek (Tippecanoe and Warren Counties)	14 miles southeast	15	0	0
Bear Creek (Fountain and Warren Counties)	21 miles south	4	0	0
Iroquois River	27 miles north	46	3	3
Sugar Mill Creek	38 miles south	20	0	0

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

Nearby

Around the edges of Mud Pine Creek

Lakes in the same part of Indiana as Mud Pine Creek

Bicentennial Nature Park Big Pond25 miles
Bicentennial Nature Park Little Pond25 miles
Armstrong Park Pond25 miles
Munger Park Pond26 miles

Hoosier towns sitting near Mud Pine Creek

Oxford5 miles
Fowler7 miles
Otterbein13 miles

One more river beside Mud Pine Creek

Big Pine Creek7 miles
Little Pine Creek (Tippecanoe and Warren Counties)14 miles
Bear Creek (Fountain and Warren Counties)21 miles
Iroquois River27 miles
Sugar Mill Creek38 miles

County guides tied to Mud Pine Creek

Benton County
Warren County

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Fish photos

Telling Mud Pine Creek fish apart from a photo

Channel Catfish, Indiana — Channel Catfish
Photo: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, CC BY-SA 2.0

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

White Bass, Indiana — White Bass
Photo: robposse, CC BY 2.0

Northern Pike, Indiana — Northern Pike
Photo: Ray Dumas, CC BY-SA 2.0

Answers

What the bait counter hears about Mud Pine Creek

Which town is near Mud Pine Creek?

It runs through Benton and Warren counties, and its mapped point is about 5 miles from Oxford.

Is Mud Pine Creek a long river?

The NHD map shows 21 miles of line in Indiana; that is a mapping figure, not a DNR survey.

How do I get onto Mud Pine Creek?

No public site is mapped on it.

Which species does the DNR list for Mud Pine Creek?

DNR layers leave its species blank.

How many black bass may an Indiana angler keep from Mud Pine 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 Mud Pine 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 Mud Pine Creek?

No gauge reports from it.

Is there a bait shop by Mud Pine Creek?

Our shop list shows none nearby.

Is Mud Pine Creek a trout stream?

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

Plan a float down Mud Pine Creek

Fees, stamps and river rules sit on one page.

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