EDINBURGH — Anglers fishing at Coyote and Mallard Marsh lakes within Atterbury Fish & Wildlife Area will be allowed to harvest more fish this season in anticipation of repair projects that require the lakes to be drained.
Effective March 4, DNR is removing the 14-inch minimum size limit for largemouth bass and doubling the existing daily bag limits for all other fish species in the two lakes. The rule change will remain in effect for one calendar year.
Beginning next winter, DNR will repair the drain control structures on both lakes and work to improve aquatic habitat. DNR is relaxing fishing regulations to reduce the number of fish that will be lost when the lakes are drained.
Both lakes will be restocked by DNR after the renovation projects are completed.
Atterbury Fish & Wildlife Area is located in southern Johnson County near the town of Edinburgh.
For more information, visit on.IN.gov/atterburyfwa.
