The White County Board of Commissioners has voted to open the lake at Yonah Preserve, north of Cleveland, to anglers - at least for the next several weeks.
The 45-plus acre lake is located in the middle of the 1,000-acre recreation area owned by the county.
Commission Chairman Travis Turner said allowing fishing in the lake is another step in the county's efforts to offer more and more recreation opportunities for the public to utilize the area.
"Folks will be able to go out on Thursdays through Sundays [and] fish from the banks, as long as you have your fishing license and you are able to meet the DNR requirements," Turner said.
Turner emphasized that no boats are allowed at this time, and no swimming will be permitted.
According to Turner, the lake should provide a good challenge for anglers. He noted there has been 25 years of work in developing the fish population in the lake.
"I’m not an expert, but there’s a wide variety of bass we believe in the upper part where the fresh water creek enters into the reservoir, [and] we’ve got some trout up on that side toward the creek side," said Turner.
Fishing at Yonah Preserve lake will be open to the public from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Labor Day. Fishermen can access the lake using the hiking and biking trails at 1054 Albert Reid Road north of Cleveland.
