Fishing near south bend, indiana
Geographic context
South Bend is a source-backed starting point in Indiana, not a catch report. Fish below have state associations, not verified city presence.
Place reference point: 41.6766, -86.2688. This is a geographic internal point, not a launch pin or arrival address.
US Census 2025 Gazetteer geography source · Place GEOID: 1871000
State species evidence
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215 species with Indiana source associations
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Browse all 215 state-associated species
- Alabama Shad — Alosa alabamae · freshwater
- Alewife — Alosa pseudoharengus · anadromous
- Alligator Gar — Atractosteus spatula · freshwater
- American Brook Lamprey — Lethenteron appendix · freshwater
- American Eel — Anguilla rostrata · freshwater
- Atlantic Salmon — Salmo salar · freshwater
- Banded Darter — Etheostoma zonale · freshwater
- Banded Killifish — Fundulus diaphanus · freshwater
- Banded Pygmy Sunfish — Elassoma zonatum · freshwater
- Banded Sculpin — Cottus carolinae · freshwater
- Bantam Sunfish — Lepomis symmetricus · freshwater
- Bigeye Chub — Hybopsis amblops · freshwater
- Bigeye Shiner — Notropis boops · freshwater
- Bighead Carp — Hypophthalmichthys nobilis · freshwater
- Bigmouth Buffalo — Ictiobus cyprinellus · freshwater
- Bigmouth Shiner — Notropis dorsalis · freshwater
- Black Buffalo — Ictiobus niger · freshwater
- Black Bullhead — Ameiurus melas · freshwater
- Black Carp — Mylopharyngodon piceus · freshwater
- Black Crappie — Pomoxis nigromaculatus · freshwater
- Black Redhorse — Moxostoma duquesnei · freshwater
- Blackchin Shiner — Notropis heterodon · freshwater
- Blackfin Cisco — Coregonus nigripinnis · freshwater
- Blacknose Dace — Rhinichthys atratulus · freshwater
- Blacknose Shiner — Notropis heterolepis · freshwater
- Blackside Darter — Percina maculata · freshwater
- Blackspotted Topminnow — Fundulus olivaceus · freshwater
- Blackstripe Topminnow — Fundulus notatus · freshwater
- Bloater — Coregonus hoyi · freshwater
- Blue Catfish — Ictalurus furcatus · freshwater
- Blue Sucker — Cycleptus elongatus · freshwater
- Bluebreast Darter — Etheostoma camurum · freshwater
- Bluegill — Lepomis macrochirus · freshwater
- Bluntnose Darter — Etheostoma chlorosoma · freshwater
- Bluntnose Minnow — Pimephales notatus · freshwater
- Bowfin — Amia calva · freshwater
- Brindled Madtom — Noturus miurus · freshwater
- Brook Silverside — Labidesthes sicculus · freshwater
- Brook Stickleback — Culaea inconstans · freshwater
- Brook Trout — Salvelinus fontinalis · freshwater
- Brown Bullhead — Ameiurus nebulosus · freshwater
- Brown Trout — Salmo trutta · freshwater
- Bullhead Minnow — Pimephales vigilax · freshwater
- Burbot — Lota lota · freshwater
- Central Mudminnow — Umbra limi · freshwater
- Central Stoneroller — Campostoma anomalum · freshwater
- Chain Pickerel — Esox niger · freshwater
- Channel Catfish — Ictalurus punctatus · freshwater
- Channel Darter — Percina copelandi · freshwater
- Channel Shiner — Notropis wickliffi · freshwater
- Chestnut Lamprey — Ichthyomyzon castaneus · freshwater
- Chinook Salmon — Oncorhynchus tshawytscha · freshwater
- Cisco — Coregonus artedi · freshwater
- Coho Salmon — Oncorhynchus kisutch · freshwater
- Common Carp — Cyprinus carpio · freshwater
- Common Shiner — Luxilus cornutus · freshwater
- Creek Chub — Semotilus atromaculatus · freshwater
- Crystal Darter — Crystallaria asprella · freshwater
- Cypress Minnow — Hybognathus hayi · freshwater
- Deepwater Sculpin — Myoxocephalus thompsonii · freshwater
- Dusky Darter — Percina sciera · freshwater
- Eastern Sand Darter — Ammocrypta pellucida · freshwater
- Emerald Shiner — Notropis atherinoides · freshwater
- Fantail Darter — Etheostoma flabellare · freshwater
- Fathead Minnow — Pimephales promelas · freshwater
- Flathead Catfish — Pylodictis olivaris · freshwater
- Flier — Centrarchus macropterus · freshwater
- Freckled Madtom — Noturus nocturnus · freshwater
- Freshwater Drum — Aplodinotus grunniens · freshwater
- Ghost Shiner — Notropis buchanani · freshwater
- Gilt Darter — Percina evides · freshwater
- Gizzard Shad — Dorosoma cepedianum · freshwater
- Golden Redhorse — Moxostoma erythrurum · freshwater
- Golden Shiner — Notemigonus crysoleucas · freshwater
- Goldeye — Hiodon alosoides · freshwater
- Goldfish — Carassius auratus · freshwater
- Grass Carp — Ctenopharyngodon idella · freshwater
- Greater Redhorse — Moxostoma valenciennesi · freshwater
- Green Sunfish — Lepomis cyanellus · freshwater
- Greenside Darter — Etheostoma blennioides · freshwater
- Harelip Sucker — Moxostoma lacerum · freshwater
- Harlequin Darter — Etheostoma histrio · freshwater
- Highfin Carpsucker — Carpiodes velifer · freshwater
- Hoosier Cavefish — Amblyopsis hoosieri · freshwater
- Hornyhead Chub — Nocomis biguttatus · freshwater
- Hybrid Striped Bass — Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops · freshwater
- Inland Silverside — Menidia beryllina · freshwater
- Iowa Darter — Etheostoma exile · freshwater
- Ironcolor Shiner — Notropis chalybaeus · freshwater
- Johnny Darter — Etheostoma nigrum · freshwater
- Kiyi — Coregonus kiyi · freshwater
- Lake Chub — Couesius plumbeus · freshwater
- Lake Chubsucker — Erimyzon sucetta · freshwater
- Lake Sturgeon — Acipenser fulvescens · freshwater
- Lake Trout — Salvelinus namaycush · freshwater
- Lake Whitefish — Coregonus clupeaformis · freshwater
- Largemouth Bass — Micropterus salmoides · freshwater
- Largescale Stoneroller — Campostoma oligolepis · freshwater
- Least Brook Lamprey — Lampetra aepyptera · freshwater
- Least Darter — Etheostoma microperca · freshwater
- Logperch — Percina caprodes · freshwater
- Longear Sunfish — Lepomis megalotis · freshwater
- Longnose Dace — Rhinichthys cataractae · freshwater
- Longnose Gar — Lepisosteus osseus · freshwater
- Longnose Sucker — Catostomus catostomus · freshwater
- Mimic Shiner — Notropis volucellus · freshwater
- Mississippi Silvery Minnow — Hybognathus nuchalis · freshwater
- Mooneye — Hiodon tergisus · freshwater
- Mottled Sculpin — Cottus bairdii · freshwater
- Mountain Madtom — Noturus eleutherus · freshwater
- Mud Darter — Etheostoma asprigene · freshwater
- Muskellunge — Esox masquinongy · freshwater
- Ninespine Stickleback — Pungitius pungitius · freshwater
- Northern Brook Lamprey — Ichthyomyzon fossor · freshwater
- Northern Hog Sucker — Hypentelium nigricans · freshwater
- Northern Madtom — Noturus stigmosus · freshwater
- Northern Pike — Esox lucius · freshwater
- Northern Studfish — Fundulus catenatus · freshwater
- Northern Sunfish — Lepomis peltastes · freshwater
- Ohio Lamprey — Ichthyomyzon bdellium · freshwater
- Orangespotted Sunfish — Lepomis humilis · freshwater
- Orangethroat Darter — Etheostoma spectabile · freshwater
- Oriental Weatherfish — Misgurnus anguillicaudatus · freshwater
- Paddlefish — Polyodon spathula · freshwater
- Pallid Shiner — Hybopsis amnis · freshwater
- Pink Salmon — Oncorhynchus gorbuscha · freshwater
- Pirate Perch — Aphredoderus sayanus · freshwater
- Popeye Shiner — Notropis ariommus · freshwater
- Pugnose Minnow — Opsopoeodus emiliae · freshwater
- Pugnose Shiner — Notropis anogenus · freshwater
- Pumpkinseed — Lepomis gibbosus · freshwater
- Quillback — Carpiodes cyprinus · freshwater
- Rainbow Darter — Etheostoma caeruleum · freshwater
- Rainbow Smelt — Osmerus mordax · freshwater
- Rainbow Trout — Oncorhynchus mykiss · freshwater
- Red Shiner — Cyprinella lutrensis · freshwater
- Redear Sunfish — Lepomis microlophus · freshwater
- Redfin Pickerel — Esox americanus · freshwater
- Redfin Shiner — Lythrurus umbratilis · freshwater
- Redside Dace — Clinostomus elongatus · freshwater
- Redspotted Sunfish — Lepomis miniatus · freshwater
- Ribbon Shiner — Lythrurus fumeus · freshwater
- River Carpsucker — Carpiodes carpio · freshwater
- River Chub — Nocomis micropogon · freshwater
- River Darter — Percina shumardi · freshwater
- River Redhorse — Moxostoma carinatum · freshwater
- River Shiner — Notropis blennius · freshwater
- Rock Bass — Ambloplites rupestris · freshwater
- Rosyface Shiner — Notropis rubellus · freshwater
- Round Goby — Neogobius melanostomus · freshwater
- Rudd — Scardinius erythrophthalmus · freshwater
- Saddleback Darter — Percina vigil · freshwater
- Sand Shiner — Notropis stramineus · freshwater
- Sauger — Sander canadensis · freshwater
- Saugeye — Sander vitreus x Sander canadensis · freshwater
- Scarlet Shiner — Lythrurus fasciolaris · freshwater
- Sea Lamprey — Petromyzon marinus · anadromous
- Shoal Chub — Macrhybopsis hyostoma · freshwater
- Shorthead Redhorse — Moxostoma macrolepidotum · freshwater
- Shortjaw Cisco — Coregonus zenithicus · freshwater
- Shortnose Cisco — Coregonus reighardi · freshwater
- Shortnose Gar — Lepisosteus platostomus · freshwater
- Shovelnose Sturgeon — Scaphirhynchus platorynchus · freshwater
- Silver Carp — Hypophthalmichthys molitrix · freshwater
- Silver Chub — Macrhybopsis storeriana · freshwater
- Silver Lamprey — Ichthyomyzon unicuspis · freshwater
- Silver Redhorse — Moxostoma anisurum · freshwater
- Silver Shiner — Notropis photogenis · freshwater
- Silverband Shiner — Notropis shumardi · freshwater
- Silverjaw Minnow — Notropis buccatus · freshwater
- Skipjack Herring — Alosa chrysochloris · freshwater
- Slenderhead Darter — Percina phoxocephala · freshwater
- Slimy Sculpin — Cottus cognatus · freshwater
- Slough Darter — Etheostoma gracile · freshwater
- Smallmouth Bass — Micropterus dolomieu · freshwater
- Smallmouth Buffalo — Ictiobus bubalus · freshwater
- Smallmouth Redhorse — Moxostoma breviceps · freshwater
- Southern Cavefish — Typhlichthys subterraneus · freshwater
- Southern Redbelly Dace — Chrosomus erythrogaster · freshwater
- Spotfin Shiner — Cyprinella spiloptera · freshwater
- Spottail Darter — Etheostoma squamiceps · freshwater
- Spottail Shiner — Notropis hudsonius · freshwater
- Spotted Bass — Micropterus punctulatus · freshwater
- Spotted Darter — Etheostoma maculatum · freshwater
- Spotted Gar — Lepisosteus oculatus · freshwater
- Spotted Sucker — Minytrema melanops · freshwater
- Stargazing Darter — Percina uranidea · freshwater
- Starhead Topminnow — Fundulus dispar · freshwater
- Steelcolor Shiner — Cyprinella whipplei · freshwater
- Stonecat — Noturus flavus · freshwater
- Streamline Chub — Erimystax dissimilis · freshwater
- Striped Bass — Morone saxatilis · freshwater
- Striped Mullet — Mugil cephalus · saltwater
- Striped Shiner — Luxilus chrysocephalus · freshwater
- Suckermouth Minnow — Phenacobius mirabilis · freshwater
- Tadpole Madtom — Noturus gyrinus · freshwater
- Threadfin Shad — Dorosoma petenense · freshwater
- Threespine Stickleback — Gasterosteus aculeatus · freshwater
- Tippecanoe Darter — Etheostoma tippecanoe · freshwater
- Trout-perch — Percopsis omiscomaycus · freshwater
- Variegate Darter — Etheostoma variatum · freshwater
- Walleye — Sander vitreus · freshwater
- Warmouth — Lepomis gulosus · freshwater
- Weed Shiner — Notropis texanus · freshwater
- Western Creek Chubsucker — Erimyzon claviformis · freshwater
- Western Mosquitofish — Gambusia affinis · freshwater
- Western Sand Darter — Ammocrypta clara · freshwater
- White Bass — Morone chrysops · freshwater
- White Catfish — Ameiurus catus · freshwater
- White Crappie — Pomoxis annularis · freshwater
- White Perch — Morone americana · freshwater
- White Sucker — Catostomus commersonii · freshwater
- Yellow Bass — Morone mississippiensis · freshwater
- Yellow Bullhead — Ameiurus natalis · freshwater
- Yellow Perch — Perca flavescens · freshwater
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