| Next weeks forecast calls for temperatures in the forties. As of this morning there have been a few reports of anglers catching some panfish in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area. Ice conditions remain around the six to eight inches of good ice on most area lakes, as always use extreme caution. For more information contact your local area bait and tackle shop for further information. |
| There have been fair reports of anglers catching bluegill and crappie on George Wyth Lake, some sorting may be necessary. Be careful of ice as geese have been keeping an area open on the lake. |
| Black Crappie - Fair: Try locating structure and use a ice jig tipped with a minnow or waxworm, look for suspended fish near the structure using electronics. |
| Bluegill - Fair: Try locating structure and use a ice jig tipped with a waxworm off of the bottom. |
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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