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| | | | | Volga Lake - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water clarity fair. Brown algae bloom last week should lessen as temperatures and rain moderate. Water temperatures 80's. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Black Crappie | Slow | Find crappies in deeper water or near drop-offs. Use a jig tipped with a minnow. | Bluegill | Fair | Use a small piece of worm on a hook under a bobber near brush or rocky areas. | Channel Catfish | Good | Use a squished minnow or worm fished on bottom. | Largemouth Bass | Slow | Use spinners or crankbaits fished along jetties or drop-offs. |
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| | | | | Lake Hendricks - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water clarity improving. Water temperatures 80's. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Black Crappie | Fair | Try using small jigs tipped with a minnow in about 6ft of water. | Bluegill | Good | Gills in shallow. Use small piece of worm or waxworm. | Channel Catfish | Good | A night crawler or squashed minnow on a hook near the bottom work well. | Largemouth Bass | Good | Use top-water lures along edge of vegetation. |
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| | | | | Lake Meyer - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Lake clarity improving with at least 4ft. visibility. Water temperatures low 80's. Most fish are suspended at depth not greater than 6ft. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Black Crappie | Slow | Use spinner baits or jig tipped with a minnow fished deeper. | Bluegill | Fair | Use small hooks tipped with a waxworm or small piece of worm under a bobber. | Channel Catfish | Good | A nightcrawler on a hook fished at the bottom work well. | Largemouth Bass | Good | Use a spinner bait fished along edge of vegetation for best luck. Reports of anglers catching quite a few small bass. |
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| | | | | Upper Iowa River (above Decorah) - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water levels stabilizing with improved clarity. Caution is advised when on water. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Smallmouth Bass | Good | Find bass along rock ledges, deeper pools, around woody habitat. | Walleye | Good | Walleye in deeper runs or pools and in back eddies. Try using spinner baits or a jig tipped with plastic worm. |
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| | | | | Upper Iowa River (below Decorah) - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water levels stabilizing with improved clarity. Use caution as snags and debris move through the system. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Smallmouth Bass | Good | Find smallies in off channel areas and back eddies. Use spinners or streamers for luck. | Walleye | Fair | Walleyes in deeper water and back eddies. Best time to fish is evening. Use spinners or crankbaits for best luck. |
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| | | | | Yellow River - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water levels stabilizing with improved water clarity. Use caution as snags and debris move through the system. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Brown Trout | Good | Find trout below or just off riffles. A spinner or shallow running crankbait should interest a hungry mouth. | Smallmouth Bass | Fair | Smallmouth taking jigs tipped with plastics in deeper holes or near rocky ledges. |
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| | | | | Turkey River (above Clermont) - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water clarity improving as levels stabilize. Caution is advised when on the water. Please visit, https://water.noaa.gov/ for more information. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Smallmouth Bass | No Report | | Walleye | No Report | |
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| | | | | Turkey River (below Clermont) - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water clarity improving as levels return to normal. Caution is advised when on the water. For more information, please visit https://water.noaa.gov/. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Smallmouth Bass | Fair | Find smallies in deeper holes or near rock ledges. | Walleye | Fair | Use crankbaits or jigs tipped with plastics in off channel areas. |
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| | | | | Volga River - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water levels elevated but stabilizing with improved clarity. For more information, please visit https://water.noaa.gov/ |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Smallmouth Bass | No Report | |
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| | | | | Cedar River (above Nashua) - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Water clarity improving as levels return to normal. Use caution when on water. Submerged hazards present. Please visit, https://water.noaa.gov/ for more information. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Channel Catfish | Good | Catfish taking worms or chubs fished on the bottom in calm water or edge of current. | Smallmouth Bass | Good | Smallmouth biting on crankbaits in off channel areas or eddies. | Walleye | Good | Find walleye in deeper water. Use jigs tipped with minnow or spinner baits. |
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| | | | | Decorah District Streams - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Flows elevated with improved clarity at most locations. Use care when wading streams with elevated flows. All announced and unannounced streams were stocked this week. Gnats, mosquitoes, and no-see-ums out in force. Wild parsnip is blooming. Do not touch this plant. It can cause painful blisters. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Brook Trout | Slow | Brook trout take more persuasion to bite in off-color water. Sneak up on brook trout for a better chance at catching one of these beauties. Good hatches of gnats, mayflies, caddis flies, and midges. | Brown Trout | Good | Fish near or around logs or undercut banks. Spinner baits work well. Also try using streamers on larger waterbodies for some exciting action. Brown trout like cloudy water. | Rainbow Trout | Good | Use spinner baits, hair jigs, or hooks tipped with a small piece of worm, bread, or cheese floated through deeper holes. |
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| | | | | North Bear Creek - Last Updated: 07/24/2024 |
| | | Stream habitat improvements completed on upper North Bear just downstream of 380th St. bridge with seeding and mulching. Improvements between 128th Ave. and 380th St. starting soon. |
| | | | | | Fish Name | Status | Comments | Rainbow Trout | Slow | Thank you for staying out of this area until vegetation gets established. There are many other great locations to find fish on North Bear. Stocking continues above and below this area weekly. |
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