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NORTHWEST
Black Hawk Lake
Water levels are near crest. Water clarity is around 12 inches. Black Crappie – Fair: Pick up crappie in and around the fish house in Town Bay and along Ice House Point shoreline. Crappie are up to 10- to 12-inches. Morning and evening bite are best. Bluegill – Slow: Use a small hair or tube jig tipped with a small piece of bait. Find them near shore areas and under docks as water cools. Bluegill numbers are not high, but large individuals are here. Walleye – Fair: Walleye should be moving in close to shore. Try fishing along Ice House Point the east shore near the outlet and Shotgun Hill. Try along the shore in mornings and evenings.
Brushy Creek Lake
Black Crappie – Slow: Find crappie in 10-15 feet of water. Bluegill – Slow: Find bluegill near submerged rock/brush piles in 5-15 feet of water. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Look for largemouth bass along weedlines in deeper water. A lot of vegetation is starting to die back so look for green stands of vegetation. Walleye – Slow: Pick up walleye in on rock/brush piles. Also look near shore and along the foot bridges in the evening. Yellow Perch – Fair. Anglers are catching decent numbers of yellow perch when they find schools; some sorting is needed as many of them are small.
Crawford Creek Impoundment
Water levels are at crest. Water clarity is around 2 feet. Bluegill – Fair: Recent fishery surveys show a good population and size structure of bluegill with many 8.5 to 9.5 inches. Try drifting/slow trolling or target some of the submerged structure in the lake.
North Twin Lake
Water levels are at least one foot below crest. Channel Catfish – Slow: Try fishing from shore in 2-6 feet of water near rocky structure and the wooded shores in Muddy Bay. A recent survey showed good numbers of 16-inches to 24-inches fish (~1 to 3 pounds). Walleye – Slow. Find walleyes around docks and boat lifts this time of year. Cast around those structures; move often to find actively feeding fish.
Storm Lake (incl Little Storm Lake)
Water level are near crest. Largemouth Bass – Slow. Storm Lake has a bass population, but the only place really targeting them is the marina. Walleye – Slow: Pick up walleyes while trolling; most are small (10 inches or less). Try fishing from shore in the evenings. The Chautauqua Jetty and Frank Starr Park attract a lot of walleyes. If there is flow coming through the inlet it is also worth fishing there.
Water temperatures are in the high 60s to low 70s in most area lakes. For more information, contact the Black Hawk District office at 712-657-2638.
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Beeds Lake
Black Crappie – Good: Drift fish or troll small jigs along the north shore. Bluegill – Fair. Yellow Bass – Fair.
Clear Lake
Water level is 5.4 inch below crest. Water temperatures are in low 70s. Water clarity is about 20 inches. Black Crappie – Good. Use electronics to find fish. Largemouth Bass – Fair. Walleye – Fair: Anglers are catching walleye with live bait and jigs. Find fish in 3 to 8 feet of water. Try rock reefs areas and near edge of vegetation. Anglers fishing docks after sunset are having some success. White Bass – Fair: Yellow Bass – Fair: Anglers are catching a few yellow bass while targeting walleye. Live bait below slip bobbers or drifting works best.
Crystal Lake
Black Crappie– Fair: Drift fish or troll small jigs in the dredge cut. Bluegill – Fair. Walleye – Slow: Try fishing near vegetation edges and along the old roadbed.
Little Wall Lake
The south boat ramp is closed. Use the north ramp located inside Little Wall Lake Park. Channel Catfish – Fair.
Rice Lake
Any water west of the north boat ramp is a waterfowl refuge and is closed to all activity from Sept. 1st through the final day of the duck season. Signs across the lake mark this area. Bluegill – Slow. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Try fishing woody habitat. Morning bite is best. Walleye – slow.
Silver Lake (Worth)
Bluegill – Fair: Try a piece of crawler under a bobber near the edge of vegetation. Yellow Perch – slow.
Winnebago River
River level is 4.67 feet. Smallmouth Bass – Fair.
For information on lakes and rivers in north central Iowa, contact Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517.
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East Okoboji Lake
Lake level is just below crest. Black Crappie – Good: Bluegill – Good: Many bluegill seen, easily catchable around functional docks. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Bass are a little ways off shore; you can still find some around docks and other structure. Yellow Perch – Good: Many perch seen; sorting most likely needed.
Ingham Lake
Walleye – Fair: Morning and afternoon bite is best.
Silver Lake (Dickinson)
Lake level is below crest. Walleye – Good: Bite hit-or-miss, but very good when bite is on.
Spirit Lake
Lake level is below crest. Black Crappie – Good: Anglers are finding quality-size crappie; biting on almost anything. Bluegill – Good. Walleye – Good: Anglers are catching quality-sized walleye. Evening bite is best with leech and bobber from shore or crankbaits and slip bobbers by boat. Yellow Perch – Good: Sorting may be needed.
West Okoboji Lake
Lake level is below crest. Black Crappie – Fair: Bluegill – Good. Largemouth Bass – Good. Pumpkinseed – Good. Walleye – Fair. Yellow Perch – Fair: Sorting may be needed.
Water levels are at or below crest. Water temperatures are in the upper 60s to low 70s. Water temperatures are slowly decreasing with the cooler nights. Bass and panfish bite has continued to be good on most lakes. For current conditions, call the Spirit Lake District Office at 712-336-1840.
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NORTHEAST
Big Woods Lake
Anglers are catching crappie and bluegill. Black Crappie – Fair: Use electronics to find and drift over structure in 6 to 8 feet of water with a live minnow under a bobber or artificial jigs. Bluegill – Fair: Try a piece of worm under a bobber near area structure or off the jetties.
Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City)
Anglers are catching channel catfish and walleye. Channel Catfish – Good: Try chubs fished on the river bottom below snags or other structure. Flathead Catfish – Fair: Use chubs fished on the river bottom below snags or other structure. Smallmouth Bass – Good: Try lead head jigs with twister tails. Walleye – Good: Cast and retrieve lead head jigs tipped with a nightcrawler.
George Wyth Lake
Anglers are catching crappie and bluegill. Black Crappie – Fair: Use electronics to find and drift a live minnow under a bobber or artificial jigs over structure in 6 to 8 feet of water.
Lake Delhi
Anglers are catching crappie. Avoid weekends; concentrate efforts early morning and evenings during the weekdays. Black Crappie – Fair: Try a minnow under a slip bobber around shoreline structure in 6 to 8 feet of water.
Manchester District Streams
Rainbow trout stockings are on schedule. Brown trout fishing is fair, especially in the evenings. Brown Trout – Fair: Use crankbaits, jigs, spinners, dry flies, or nymphs. Rainbow Trout – Good: Try jigs, spinners, crankbaits, or live bait.
Maquoketa River (above Monticello)
Anglers are catching smallmouth bass and walleye in Delaware County. Smallmouth Bass – Fair: Use live or artificial tackle. Walleye – Fair: Cast and retrieve lead head jigs tipped with a nightcrawler.
Shell Rock River (Greene to Shell Rock)
No fishing information this week.
South Prairie Lake
Fishing has been fair on crappie and bluegill. Black Crappie – Fair: Use electronics to find and drift a live minnow under a bobber or artificial jigs over structure in 6 to 8 feet of water. Bluegill – Fair: Use a piece of worm under a bobber near structure or off the shoreline.
Wapsipinicon River (Tripoli to Troy Mills)
Anglers are catching walleye, northern pike, channel catfish, and smallmouth bass. Channel Catfish – Good: Try dead cut baits, stink baits, and chicken livers above woody snags. Northern Pike – Good: Cast and retrieve artificial crankbaits or spoons near woody structure. Smallmouth Bass – Fair: Try lead head jigs with twister tails. Walleye – Good: Use crankbaits off of the edge of sandbar drop-offs.
Interior rivers are at usual levels this time of year and are providing good walleye, smallmouth bass, northern pike and channel catfish angling. Lakes in and around Cedar Falls are producing catches of panfish. Trout streams remain in excellent condition. For more, contact Manchester Hatchery at 563-927-3276.
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Mississippi River Pool 9
Water level is near 7.8 feet at Lansing and is predicted to remain stable next week. Water temperature is 70 degrees. Boaters should use caution in low water to avoid backing off the end of the ramp at New Albin. Bluegill – Excellent: Bluegill moved off spawning beds into deeper water. Use light tackle on flooded shorelines and weed beds. Channel Catfish – Good: Anglers are catching channel cats on crawlers and stink bait. Flathead Catfish – Good: Use live bluegill or shiners in tailwaters of Lock & Dams and large tree snags in deeper sloughs. Freshwater Drum – Excellent: Try a piece of crawler off bottom along main channel and side channel current. Largemouth Bass – Good: Cast frog baits along weed edges in upper portions of backwaters. Northern Pike – Good: Try fishing the shallows along weed beds in backwater lakes. Try fishing near the mouth of coldwater streams and spring inlets during the heat of summer. Smallmouth Bass – Excellent: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners and crankbaits along the main channel rock shorelines. Walleye – Fair: Troll crankbaits on three-way rigs along deep side channel borders and wing-dams. White Bass – Good: Throw inline spinners along current breaks. Watch for schools of minnows jumping as white bass are feeding. Yellow Perch – Fair: Jig for perch in the vegetation off edge of cuts in 6-8 feet of water.
Mississippi River Pool 10
Water level is 613.7 feet at Lynxville and is predicted to fall to 613 feet next week. Water temperature is 73 degrees. Boat ramps at Nobles Island, Marquette, McGregor, Bussey Lake, and Sny Magill are open. Avoid backing off the ramp during low water conditions. Bluegill – Excellent: Bluegill have moved off spawning beds into deeper water. Use light tackle on flooded shorelines and weed beds. Channel Catfish – Good: Anglers are catching a few channel cats on crawlers. Flathead Catfish – Good: Use live bluegill or shiners in the tailwaters of the Lock & Dams and large tree snags in deeper sloughs. Freshwater Drum – Good: Try a piece of crawler off the bottom along the main channel and side channel current. Largemouth Bass – Good: Cast frog baits along weed edges in upper portions of the backwaters. Northern Pike – Fair: Try fishing the shallows along weed beds in backwater lakes. Try near the mouth of coldwater streams and spring inlets during the heat of summer. Smallmouth Bass – Good: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners and crankbaits along the main channel rock shorelines or at the spillway. Walleye – Fair: Troll crankbaits on three-way rigs along deep side channel borders and wing-dams. White Bass – Good: Throw inline spinners along current breaks. Watch for schools of minnows jumping as white bass are feeding. Yellow Perch – Fair: Jig for perch in the vegetation off edge of cuts in 6-8 feet of water.
Mississippi River Pool 11
Water level is 5.7 feet at Guttenberg in the tailwaters and expected to fall below 5 feet next week. Water temperature is 73 degrees. Guttenberg City, Turkey River Landing, Finley’s Landing and Mud Lake ramps are open. Bluegill – Excellent: Bluegill have moved off spawning beds into deeper water. Use light tackle on flooded shorelines and weed beds. Channel Catfish – Good: Anglers are catching a few channel cats on crawlers or cut bait. Flathead Catfish – Good: Use live bluegill or shiners in the tailwaters of the Lock & Dams and large tree snags in deeper sloughs. Freshwater Drum – Good: Try a piece of crawler off the bottom along the main channel and side channel current. Largemouth Bass – Good: Cast frog baits along weed edges in upper portions of the backwaters. Northern Pike – Good: Try fishing the shallows along weed beds in backwater lakes. Try near the mouth of coldwater streams and spring inlets during the heat of summer. Smallmouth Bass – Excellent: Smallmouth are biting in areas with moderate current. Cast spinners and crankbaits along the main channel rock shorelines. Walleye – Fair: Troll crankbaits on three-way rigs along deep side channel borders and wing-dams. White Bass – Good: Throw inline spinners along current breaks. Watch for schools of minnows jumping as white bass are feeding. Yellow Perch – Fair: Jig for perch in the vegetation off edge of cuts in 6-8 feet of water.
Upper Mississippi River levels at Pools 9 -11 are falling slightly and remain extremely low. Boaters should use caution to avoid backing off the end of ramps. Water temperatures are in low 70s. Water is stained from recent rain.
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Mississippi River Pool 12
Water level is stable at 5.0 feet at Dubuque Lock and Dam and 8.2 feet at the RR bridge. Water temperature is around 72 degrees. Black Crappie – Good: Crappie are starting to show up in the creel; use minnows in brush piles in the larger sloughs. Bluegill – Good: Try fishing along the weedline edges that are starting to show back up after the flood receded. Channel Catfish – Excellent: The bite has been phenomenal; most anglers are using stink bait. Flathead Catfish – Fair: Anglers are using trot lines where they can find non-flooded banks. Freshwater Drum – Excellent: Use big crayfish to catch big drum. Try a simple egg sinker worm rig in areas of moderate current. Largemouth Bass – Excellent: Bass are stacked up along shoreline weed edges. Northern Pike – Fair: Pike, like other predators, are seen feeding on the abundant forage along the shorelines. Smallmouth Bass – Excellent: Try small crankbaits or spinners along rock lines. Walleye – Good: Many anglers are targeting smaller flowing sloughs with crankbaits. White Bass – Good: White bass have been a consistent in the creel. Try flashy spinners in tailwater areas.
Mississippi River Pool 13
The water level is stable near 5.8 feet at Bellevue. Water temperature is 71 degrees. The water is clear. Black Crappie – Good: Crappie are starting to show up in the creel; use minnows in brush piles in the larger sloughs. Bluegill – Excellent: Some sorting may be needed to find nicer bluegill; many are being caught with worm rigs along the main channel shoreline. Brown Bullhead – No Report: Anglers using egg sinker and worm rigs in the lower pool above Clinton are catching good numbers of this unique bullhead. Channel Catfish – Excellent: Channel catfishing has been phenomenal post-flood; most anglers are using stink bait. Freshwater Drum – Excellent: Drum are a consistent biter in moderate current areas; use an egg sinker and worm rig. Largemouth Bass – Excellent: Find weed lines away from the main channel. Anglers are using gaudy spinnerbaits or frog imitation lures. Smallmouth Bass – Excellent: Try spinners or jigs around rock lines to catch abundant smallies. Walleye – Good: Some vegetation is starting to float after the flood making keeping a crankbait in the water a little difficult. White Bass – Good: Try white jigs or small spinners in the Bellevue tailwaters.
Mississippi River Pool 14
The water level is stable at 5.5 feet at Fulton, 9.7 feet at Camanche and 5.0 feet at LeClaire. The water is clear. Water temperature is 72 degrees. Black Crappie – Good: Crappie are starting to show up in the creel; use minnows in brush piles in the larger sloughs. Bluegill – Excellent: Some sorting may be needed to find nicer bluegill; many are being caught with worm rigs along the main channel shoreline. Channel Catfish – Excellent: Try stink baits in moderate current in 2-8 feet of water. Move often if you do not find fish. Floating nightcrawlers along rock lines can produce some nice channel cats. Freshwater Drum – Excellent: Worm rig with egg sinker fished along shore in moderate current will catch this consistent biter. Largemouth Bass – Excellent: Find weedlines that remain after the flood recedes; throw frog lures or spinnerbaits. Northern Pike – Fair. Smallmouth Bass – Excellent: Use spinners or jigs next to rock lines. White Bass – Excellent: Try flashy spinners or small white jigs along shorelines near the tailwater.
Mississippi River Pool 15
The water level is stable at 4.8 feet at Rock Island. The water is clear. Water temperature is around 72 degrees. Channel Catfish – Excellent: Try stink bait rigs near shore to catch abundant catfish. Freshwater Drum – Excellent: Worm rig with egg sinker fished along shore in moderate current will catch this consistent biter. Smallmouth Bass – Good: Try fishing along the many rock lines with moderate current to catch abundant smallmouth bass. Pool 15 can be an overlooked spot for smallmouth; you need be along the abundant rock lines in moderate to fast current. Smallies live in rock areas with current.
Water levels are low. Boaters should use caution to avoid backing off end of ramps. Levels have been somewhat stable the past seven weeks. Quality fishing has returned to the river. If you have angling questions, please call Bellevue Fisheries Management at 563-880-8781.
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SOUTHEAST
Big Hollow Lake
Water temperature is around 76 degrees. Black Crappie – Slow: Crappies are in deeper water in the flooded timber around the old creek channel where it follows the bluff line on the south side of the lake. Bluegill – Fair: Bluegill fishing has picked up with anglers working the edge of the flooded timber in 6 to 7 feet of water down towards the dam.
Iowa River (Columbus Junction to Mississippi River)
Water temperature is at 71 degrees. Water level started dropping down by Wapello; more of the sandbars are showing. Boating with more than a small Jon boat or a canoe would be tough. Channel Catfish – Good: Try minnows and nightcrawlers along the back drop-offs on the sandbars and just behind the back edges of the brush piles, not too far out from the bank.
Lake Belva Deer
Water temperature is 75 degrees. Still a green cast to the water. The lake has not yet turned over for the fall. Black Crappie – Fair: Bite has picked up; most crappies are out in 10 to 12 feet of water. Try drifting or slow trolling small jigs to find them. Bluegill – Fair: Try fishing in deeper water. Channel Catfish – Good: Try around the rocks on the jetties and the face of the dam. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Bass are starting to work into a little shallower water. Try off the ends of jetties at the bottom of rock and over the mounds at the upper end of the lake.
Lake Darling
Water temperature is 74 degrees. Water still a green color, and fish are not in a hurry to move shallow. Bluegill – Slow: Find bluegills in rock piles in 4 to 6 feet of water; most remain out in deeper water. Channel Catfish – Fair: Catfish are preparing for cooler weather and are feeding. Work the rocky shoreline with cut bait or chicken liver.
Lake Geode
Water temperature is 76 degrees. Water clarity is about 3 feet. Water still has a green color. Bluegill – Slow: Bluegills are still out in deeper water. Vertical jig over the habitat in those depth moving until you find a concentration of fish. Channel Catfish – Slow: Work the ends of the long mounds across from the beach where they touch the old creek channel. Largemouth Bass – Fair. Bass are starting to work in shallower to hunt little bluegills and green sunfish.
Lost Grove Lake
Water temperature is in the low 70s. Bluegill – Fair: Try fishing off the ends of rock points in 4 to 5 feet of water. Anglers are also picking up bluegills in 7-8 feet of water in the flooded timber Largemouth Bass – Fair: Find them in the flooded brush out in 4-6 feet of water.
Wapsipinicon River (Oxford Junction to Mississippi River)
Water temperature is 64 degrees. Channel Catfish – Good: Find catfish around the rocked high banks; most likely hunting crawdads. Smallmouth Bass – Fair: Smallmouth bass are out fattening up before heading to their overwintering sites. Try crayfish lures to get their attention.
For more information on the above lakes and rivers call the Lake Darling Fisheries Office at 319-694-2430.
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Cedar River (La Porte City to Cedar Rapids)
Channel Catfish – Fair:
Coralville Reservoir
Lake level is 685 feet and slowly rising. Water temperature have been in the mid-70s. Black Crappie – Good: Try jigs or minnows along rock walls or over brush piles. Channel Catfish – Fair: Troll cut bait in the channel. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Try crankbaits or spinnerbaits along rocky tapering shorelines. White Crappie – Good: Use jigs or minnows along rock walls or over brush piles.
Iowa Lake (Iowa Co.)
Water temperatures are in the low 70’s. Black Crappie – Fair: Look for fish suspended 5-10 feet over deeper water. Bluegill – Fair: Find bluegill in mid depths; they are moving shallower. Channel Catfish – Fair: Try stink baits in the evening. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Find bass in mid depths; they are moving shallower.
Lake Macbride
Any sized motor may be used at 5 mph or less. Water temperatures have been in the mid-70s. Black Crappie – Fair: Try jigs or minnows around brush in 8-15 feet of water or troll jig/crankbait in open water for suspended fish. Bluegill – Fair: Use worms or small jigs on rock bars or around stumps. Channel Catfish – Fair: Use cut bait, livers or crawlers. Largemouth Bass – Good: Try fishing near shallow to mid-depth structure. Spotted bass – Good: Try fishing along shallow rock. Walleye – Slow: Troll crankbaits or live bait rigs over rock or windblown banks. Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) – Slow: Try windblown banks or open water during the day. Look for surface activity in the morning and evenings.
Pleasant Creek Lake
Bluegill – Fair. Try small jigs or worms near shore. Largemouth Bass – Fair. Try fishing shallow structures. Walleye – Fair. Troll crankbaits or live bait rigs in the evening and after dark. White Bass – Fair: Use small crankbaits in the evening and after dark.
Union Grove Lake
There is an algae bloom going on with the dying vegetation. Black Crappie – Fair: Try jigs or minnows in 5-10 feet of open water over the basin. Bluegill – Good: Catch 6- to 9-inch bluegills along rocky shorelines. Largemouth Bass – Good: Try fishing shorelines and rocky jetties to catch 1-2 pound fish.
Wapsipinicon River (Troy Mills to Oxford Junction)
River levels are low. Smallmouth Bass – Good. Use crankbaits or soft plastics along rocky areas with current. Walleye – Good: Try crankbaits or jigs in holes behind sandbars.
For more information, contact the Lake Macbride Fisheries Station at 319-624-3615.
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Hawthorn Lake
Black Crappie – Fair: Try jig and minnow combinations in brush piles. Bluegill – Fair: Use jigs along the shoreline and open areas in the vegetation. Tip the jigs with a chunk of nightcrawler. Channel Catfish – Fair: Try nightcrawlers or chubs in 6-10 feet of water. Largemouth Bass – Good: Target the fishing jetties and rip-rapped shorelines. Use plastics in these areas.
Lake Keomah
Lake Keomah is drained for a lake restoration project. Please keep out of the lake bed. Conditions of dried silt give the appearance of solid ground, but the soils are very soft.
Lake Miami
Black Crappie – Fair: Use jigs and minnows along cedar tree brush piles or drift over the brush piles. Bluegill – Fair: Try small jigs in the brush piles and along the shore. Channel Catfish – Fair: Use nightcrawlers along the face of the dam and around the jetties. Largemouth Bass – Good: Try plastics around brush piles and along rip-rapped shorelines.
Lake Sugema
Black Crappie – Fair: Try jigs and minnows in the standing timber. Bluegill – Fair: Use small jigs around submerged brush piles and the shoreline. Largemouth Bass – Good: Try plastics or spinnerbaits along rip-rapped shorelines and around submerged structures.
Lake Wapello
Black Crappie – Fair: Drift jig and minnows in deeper water; try different depths until you find active fish. Bluegill – Fair: Try small jigs around brush piles. Largemouth Bass – Good: Use plastics and crankbaits around the brush piles and rip-rapped shoreline.
Rathbun Reservoir
The current lake level is 903.94 msl; recreation pool is 904 msl. Lake Rathbun has zebra mussels; properly drain, clean and dry equipment before transporting to another waterbody. Black Crappie – Fair: Try jigs around submerged cedar tree piles. Target brush piles in 15-20 feet of water. Trolling for suspended crappies can also be effective. Walleye – Fair: Try trolling crankbaits or crawler harnesses around rock piles and the old river channel. All walleye less than 15-inches must be immediately released unharmed. Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) – Fair: Use jigging spoons or crankbaits over rock piles and submerged islands.
Red Haw Lake
Bluegill – Fair: Try small jigs around the shorelines and submerged structure near the campground shoreline. Channel Catfish – Fair: Use nightcrawlers along the fishing jetties or the face of the dam. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Try plastics around the fishing jetties.
Contact the Rathbun Fish Hatchery at 641-647-2406 with questions about fishing in south central Iowa.
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SOUTHWEST
Don Williams Lake
Black Crappie – Good: Drift or troll light jigs with minnows or twister tails from the main boat ramp area to about three quarters up the lake. Crappie are suspended 2 to 6 feet deep away from shore.
Hickory Grove Lake
Black Crappies – Good: Try slowly trolling small twister tail or swim baits 3 to 6 feet deep in the upper two thirds of the lake. Bluegill – Fair: Drift live bait over habitat in 15 feet of water or less.
Red Rock Reservoir
Channel Catfish – Good: Drift cut bait rigs near and above the mile long bridge.
Saylorville Reservoir
Channel Catfish – Good: Drift cut baits or dead shad near and just above the mile long bridge.
For information on Central Iowa lakes and rivers contact Ben Dodd at 641-891-3795 or Andy Otting at 515-204-5885.
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Carter Lake
Largemouth Bass – Fair: Try early morning fishing along the rocks on the north shoreline.
Greenfield Lake
Largemouth Bass – Fair.
Lake Anita
Black Crappie – Fair: Black crappie are being caught around the roadbeds. Early morning and late afternoon bite is best. Sorting is needed for larger fish. Bluegill – Good: Slow troll small jigs to catch 8-inch bluegill. Tipping with a nightcrawler or Berkley helps. The north arm and around the beach is a good place to start. Largemouth Bass – Fair.
Mormon Trail Lake
Water clarity is good. Channel Catfish – Fair: Use cut bait at night. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Try topwater baits early in the morning then switch to plastics in deeper water.
Prairie Rose Lake
Water clarity is poor. Black Crappie – No report: Find submerged tree piles and vertical jig to catch 10- to 12-inch black crappie. Bluegill – Slow: Anglers are catching a few fish slow trolling deep water areas. Largemouth Bass – Fair.
Viking Lake
Bluegill – Fair: Bluegill average 7.5-inches. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Boat anglers are catching good numbers of bass.
For information on lakes in the Southwest District, call the Cold Springs office at 712-769-2587.
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Green Valley Lake
Docks are in at boat ramps. Bluegill – Fair: Catch bluegill up to 7.5-inches with jigs tipped with live bait in shallow coves. Channel Catfish – Fair: Use nightcrawlers along rocky shoreline areas to catch all sizes of channel catfish. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Try finesse plastics around cedar tree brush piles to catch all sizes of largemouth bass.
Little River Watershed Lake
The dock is in at the main boat ramp. Black Crappie – Fair. Try jigs tipped with live bait fished near rock fields or creek channels. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Use finesse plastics near cedar tree brush piles to catch all sizes of largemouth bass.
Three Mile Lake
Lake level is 11 feet below normal pool. Boat ramp lanes are out of the water at the main boat ramp.
Twelve Mile Creek Lake
The dock is in at the main boat ramp. Bluegill – Fair: Catch bluegills up to 8.5-inches with jigs tipped with live bait near cedar tree brush piles. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Catch largemouth bass up to 19-inches with jigs or finesse plastics along weedlines.
West Lake (Osceola)
Lake level increased with recent rains, but still is about 1 feet below normal. Boaters can use the boat ramps at their own risk.
Water temperatures are in the low 70s in most Mount Ayr district lakes. For more information, call Mount Ayr Fisheries office at 641-464-3108.
