New fishing area offers safer access to White R. West Fork

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says anglers have better and safer access to the West Fork of the White River in Morgan County with a new public fishing area that opened this month.

The Three Rivers Public Fishing Area is located on State Route 67 just north of its intersection with State Route 39 about 4 miles north of Martinsville. It says the 39-acre property on the west bank of the river offers more than a half-mile of shoreline access in an area with excellent catfish, walleye, smallmouth bass and white bass fishing.

Parking is available at a gravel parking lot. A walking path takes anglers to the river.

Before the opening of the public fishing area, anglers were parking their vehicles along the road, creating a safety hazard.