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Bartmess Lake Water Details - IN
Bartmess Lake is a reservoir in Franklin County, IN. Use this named-water page to check the map, current conditions, and nearby water-quality monitoring; confirm public access, regulations, advisories, and fishability with local sources before fishing.
This named-water page is not a claim that fishing is legal, safe, or productive here. Check public access, local regulations, fish-consumption advisories, and posted closures before fishing.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · open Bartmess Lake in OpenStreetMap or use coordinates 39.37555, -84.82092.
Current conditions & 3-day forecast
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Water temperature & water-quality monitoring
Check the official EPA assessment (impaired-waters status and fish-consumption advisories) for Bartmess Lake at How’s My Waterway (EPA).
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State fishing records
| Atlantic Salmon | 14 lb. 4 oz. (1979) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
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| Bighead Carp | 53 lb. 8 oz. (2000) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Blue Catfish | 104 lb. (1999) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Bluegill | 3 lb. 4 oz. (1972) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Bowfin | 16 lb. 8.3 oz. (2009) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Brook Trout | 3 lb. 15.5 oz. (1973) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Brown Trout | 29 lb. 4.8 oz. (2006) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Buffalo | 53 lb. 14.4 oz. (2002) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Bullhead | 4 lb. 14.4 oz. (1994) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Burbot | 14 lb. 3.6 oz (2024) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Channel Catfish | 37 lb. 8 oz. (1980) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Chinook Salmon | 38 lb. (1980) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Coho Salmon | 20 lb. 12 oz. (1972) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Common Carp | 43 lb. 4 oz. (1989) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Crappie | 4 lb. 11 oz. (1994) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Flathead Catfish | 79 lb. 8 oz. (1966) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Flier | 3.5 oz. (1983) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Freshwater Drum | 30 lb. (1963) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Goldeye | 2 lb. 4.8 oz. (2008) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Grass Carp | 69 lb. (2018) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Green Sunfish | 1 lb. 10 oz. (1987) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 22 lb. 2 oz. (2005) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Hybrid Walleye | 8 lb. 8 oz. (1999) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Lake Trout | 37 lb. 8.8 oz. (2016) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Lake Whitefish | 9 lb. 5.4 oz. (2021) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Largemouth Bass | 14 lb. 12 oz. (1991) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Longnose Gar | 23 lb. 12.2 oz. (2025) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Mooneye | 9 oz. (2025) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Muskellunge | 42 lb. 8 oz. (2002) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Northern Pike | 30 lb. 2 oz. (1992) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Pink Salmon | 2 lb. 12.5 oz. (1985) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Rainbow Trout | 18 lb. 8 oz. (1988) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Redear Sunfish | 3 lb. 10 oz. (1974) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Redfin Pickerel | 13.8 oz. (2020) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Rock Bass | 3 lb. (1969) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Sauger | 6 lb. 1 oz. (1983) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Shortnose Gar | 2 lb. 15.9 oz. (2025) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | 14 lb. 8 oz. (1999) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Silver Carp | 15 lb. 8 oz. (2003) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Skipjack Herring | 2 lb. 8.2 oz. (2021) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Smallmouth Bass | 8 lb. 3.6 oz. (2024) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Spotted Bass | 5 lb. 5 oz. (2006) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Spotted Gar | 9 lb. 11 oz. (2024) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Steelhead Trout | 26 lb. 9.9 oz. (1999) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Striped Bass | 40 lb. 3.8 oz. (2023) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Sucker | 12 lb. 3.3 oz. (1991) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 24 lb. (1995) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Tiger Trout | 3 lb. (1978) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Walleye | 14 lb. 4 oz. 14 lb. 4 oz. (1974) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Warmouth | 1 lb. 6.4 oz. (2002) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| White Bass | 4 lb. 3 oz. (1965) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| White Catfish | 9 lb. 11.5 oz. (1985) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Yellow Bass | 2 lb. 15 oz. (2000) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
| Yellow Perch | 3 lb. 2 oz. (2024) — Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife |
Official IN state-record fish are published by the Indiana DNR Fish & Wildlife — records there are the state's, not a MonsterRodHolders list.
Location facts
| County | Franklin |
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| Water type | reservoir |