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Channel Catfish – Fair: Fish for catfish along shore with cut bait or crawlers fished on the bottom.
Walleye – Fair: Fish from shore using a leech or minnow fished under a bobber.
Water temperatures are around 60 degrees. Water clarity is good.
Black Crappie – Fair: Try a tube jig or a jig and small minnow under a bobber near shore.
Yellow Perch – Fair: Look for perch along shore using minnows fished on a jig. Fish are 8-11 inches. Some sorting is needed.
Channel Catfish – Slow: Use cut bait or dipped catfish baits fished on the bottom along shore.
Walleye – Fair: Walleye fishing has been fair to good in the main lake and along shore, especially during late evening and low light conditions. Anglers have had luck throwing crankbaits as well as twisters. Also try a minnow or leech fished under a bobber from shore.
AJ Taylor2 hours agoLast Updated: May 6, 2021
Iowa anglers can once again access fish survey data collected by Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries staff during electroshocking and netting surveys on lakes, rivers and streams.
Survey summaries from individual lakes and rivers, fish species lengths compared across lakes, and fish length and weight data can be viewed and downloaded from
Survey-Data. Additional data and summaries will be available in the future.
This weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. You can check the activity of your favorite lake or stretch of river within each district, including which species are being caught, a rating of the bite (slow, fair, good or excellent), as well as a hot bait or lure pattern.