| Most interior river levels continue to fall and anglers continue to catch a few walleye, smallmouth bass and channel catfish on the rivers. There have been good reports on area lakes of anglers catching crappie, bluegill and largemouth bass as the lakes begin to warm in and around the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area. Trout streams are in excellent condition. For more information contact your local area bait and tackle shop. |
| There have been good reports of anglers catching some crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass and walleye on George Wyth Lake. |
| Black Crappie - Good: Locate structure and try drifting a minnow under a slip bobber or casting and retrieving crappie jigs. |
| Bluegill - Fair: Try a piece of worm under a slip bobber while locating active spawning beds. |
| Largemouth Bass - Good: Try the early morning or late evening bite for largemouth with topwater or spinner baits. |
| Walleye - Good: Try jigging or trolling crankbaits for walleye. |
George Wyth Lake offers abundant shoreline fishing access within George Wyth State Park. George Wyth supports fishable populations of bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, channel catfish, walleye and northern pike. Most bluegill and crappie are small in size with a few larger individuals. George Wyth offers a low density population of quality-sized channel catfish. The largemouth bass population density has improved with some quality-sized fish present from a 2024 fisheries survey. Wipers are beginning to be reported and appearing in DNR electrofishing surveys as well. Anglers may want to concentrate efforts along the newly rip-rapped shorelines, fishing jetties and wind break east of the beach area. (2025)
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