Lake Gage
Rainbow trout water, stocked through the spring 2026 program; 2,000 fish in the published allocation.
Steuben County ยท Indiana · see it on the national map
spring 2026
program
1
species
2,000
fish allocated
337
acres (NHD)
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Season program record
Indiana DNR publishes this water by season or program window, not by dated schedule, so there are no truck dates to list; the rows below are the published program allocations.
| Season | Species | Size | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|
| spring 2026 | Rainbow trout | 2,000 |
Gear for this water
For the trout (rainbow trout on the season program here, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| Casting spoons | 1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth |
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lake | 6.2 mi | spring 2026 |
| Cary Lake MI | 14 mi | Apr 1 |
| Matteson Lake MI | 17 mi | May 21 |
| Martin Lake | 17 mi | spring 2026 |
| Oliver Lake | 18 mi | spring 2026 |
Records from Indiana DNR
(official page). Placement from USGS GNIS
and the National Hydrography Dataset. Schedules change without notice.
Seasons, limits, and licenses:
Indiana fishing
regulations.