Re: 8 Year Old Australian`
Go to Glendale. It's impossible not to catch 100+ fish. Use flukes in white or watermelon or a white spinner bait.
Re: 8 Year Old Australian`
Don't know about the panfish, but Turtle Creek (north of Evansville, south of Terre Haute) is loaded with catfish. Went last year and caught them everywhere we cast.
The coal mining strip pits around Greene-Sullivan have a good rep, but I have not fished personally.
Dogwood (Glendale) is an excellent panfish lake also.
The Ohio River dam tailraces can be hot for multiple species that time of year. Be sure to exercise caution and wear your PFD's if you have not fished before. I live near in Indiana (near Louisville, KY) and fish the McAlpine tailwaters heavily. Shoot me a pm, or an e-mail address, and I will give you as much info as I can about what works for us here. There is no need to fear the river as long as you use common sense. It is a phenomenal fishery.