Water temperatures around 60 degrees with about 3 ft. clarity.
Bluegill - Fair: Anglers finding gills around woody structure in about 4 ft. water. Try using a small tube jig under a bobber.
Black Crappie - Fair: Crappie near woody debris. Use a small jib tipped with a minnow under a bobber for luck.
Source: Iowa DNR
Fish activity improving as water temperatures warm.
Black Crappie - Fair: Try angling higher in water column late afternoon. Also fish along the rocky shoreline where water warms quicker.
Bluegill - Fair:
Largemouth Bass - Fair: Fish along drop-offs or around structure. Crankbaits work well.
Source: Iowa DNR
Bluegill - Slow:
Fish activity slowed this week with cooler temperatures. Few anglers braving the weather.
Black Crappie - Slow: Try angling higher in water column late afternoon. Also fish along the rocky shoreline where water warms quicker.
Largemouth Bass - Slow: Fish along drop-offs or around structure. Crankbaits work well.
Source: Iowa DNR
Snow drifts around edge of lake. Use caution on ice. Ice depth about 6 inches. Open water around aerator. Stay away from this area. Few anglers out.
Bluegill - Fair: Use small jig tipped with waxworm. Fish around structures.
Black Crappie - Fair: Use small jig tipped with a minnow. Fish drop-offs or around structure.
Source: Iowa DNR
Warmer temperatures creating unsafe ice conditions. Open water around aerator.
Bluegill - No Report:
Black Crappie - No Report:
Channel Catfish - No Report:
Largemouth Bass - No Report:
Source: Iowa DNR
Warmer temperatures creating unsafe ice conditions. Open water around aerator.
Bluegill - No Report:
Black Crappie - No Report:
Channel Catfish - No Report:
Largemouth Bass - No Report:
Source: Iowa DNR
Warmer temperatures melting ice. Ice unsafe. Open water around aerator.
Bluegill - No Report:
Black Crappie - No Report:
Channel Catfish - No Report:
Largemouth Bass - No Report:
Source: Iowa DNR
Lake iced over this week. Ice unsafe. Open water around aerator.
Bluegill - No Report:
Channel Catfish - No Report:
Black Crappie - No Report:
Largemouth Bass - No Report:
Source: Iowa DNR
Find fish near shore in morning moving deeper water in the evening. Slow presentations down. Water temperatures in the 40's.
Black Crappie - Fair: Find crappie in deeper water. Use a small jig tipped with plastic tail or spinner bait.
Bluegill - Fair: Use a small piece of worm under a bobber for best luck.
Channel Catfish - Fair: Find catfish near woody structure. Use chunk of worm, squished minnow, or liver near lake bottom.
Largemouth Bass - Fair: Use a jig tipped with plastic tail or spinner bait for best luck. As temperatures drop, slow your retrieval.
Water levels on area rivers and streams are below normal for this time of year. Weather turning colder through the weekend with highs in the 30's. Ice could form quickly. Many hunting seasons are now open. For fishing information, please contact the Chuck Gipp Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324.
Bluegill - Fair: Use a small piece of worm under a bobber for best luck.
Channel Catfish - Fair: Find catfish near woody structure. Use chunk of worm, squished minnow, or liver near lake bottom.
Slow presentations down. Water temperatures in the 40's.
Black Crappie - Fair: Find crappie in deeper water. Use a small jig tipped with plastic tail or spinner bait.
Largemouth Bass - Fair: Use a jig tipped with plastic tail or spinner bait for best luck. As temperatures drop, slow your retrieval.
Source: Iowa DNR
Bluegill - Good: Use a small piece of worm under a bobber for best luck.
Find fish near shore in morning moving deeper water in the evening. Slow presentations down with water temperatures in the 40's.
Black Crappie - Good: Find crappie in deeper water. Use a small jig tipped with plastic tail or spinner bait.
Channel Catfish - Fair: Find catfish near woody structure. Use chunk of worm, squished minnow, or liver near lake bottom.
Largemouth Bass - Good: Use a jig tipped with plastic tail or spinner bait for best luck. As temperatures drop, slow your retrieval.
Source: Iowa DNR
