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Arrowhead Pond (Pottawattamie)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Catch 10-inch crappies around the tree piles in the lake. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: There is a large population of 10- to 12-inch bass in the lake. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Big Creek Lake (Polk)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Try trolling or jigging panfish plastics over roadbeds and brush piles in water less than 15 feet deep. Last updated on 07/09/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Try leeches or crawlers on jigs or slowly trolling live bait rigs with leeches or nightcrawlers. Concentrate on shallow points and humps in 5 to 15 feet of water. Last updated on 07/02/2026

Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Fair Comment: Use jigs with shad imitating plastics. Look for surface feeding activity or use electronics to find concentrated schools of gizzard shad. Last updated on 06/25/2026

Big Hollow Lake (Des Moines)

Water Temperature (°F): 90.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: The duckweed is mostly gone from the boat ramp bay, but has been just pushed out into the main lake more. Water clarity is down to 19 inches as a planktonic algae bloom started. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Status Unsure Comment: Very little fishing activity the last few days due to the weather. Continue to fish along the edges of the trees in deeper water, especially down and out from the campground. Look for suspended fish at a depth of 10 - 12 feet. Try slow trolling just out from the edges of the flooded timber. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Bluegills are out in deeper water (6 - 7 feet). Use a worm and bobber or try vertical jigging. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Hawk Lake (Sac)

Water Temperature (°F): 84.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Pick up bluegill from shore near patches of vegetation, from the stone piers in Town Bay, and from boat near the rock piles. Use a piece of crawler on a jig. Most fish are 7-inches. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Pick up catfish from shore and around the rock piles in deeper habitat. Use cut bait or crawlers fished on or near the bottom. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Try drifting or trolling along the dredge cuts and the rock piles in the east basin. . Last updated on 07/15/2026

Central Park Pond (Jones)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Use top water lures at sunrise or sunset. Last updated on 07/02/2026

Clear Lake (Cerro Gordo)

Water Temperature (°F): 83.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Lake level is 6.12 inches above crest. Water clarity is around 15 inches. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Anglers are catching walleyes on a variety of baits. Try fishing near the rock reefs and submerged vegetation. Best bite is early morning. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Yellow Bass - Fair Comment: N/A

Cold Springs Lake (Cass)

Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Cold Springs Lake was drawn-down and renovated in August 2025. The lake is filling and fish have been restocked. Anglers can expect good fishing again by 2028. Last updated on 07/16/2026

There are no active fish reports for this location

Coralville Reservoir (Johnson)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Crappie are scattered on flats away from the river channel and current. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Use a small jig tipped with a worm along rock shorelines. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Troll rattle rigs with cut bait. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Green Sunfish - Good Comment: Use a small piece of worm below a bobber along rock shorelines. Last updated on 07/02/2026

White Crappie - Slow Comment: Fish have been scattered on flats away from the river channel and current. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Crawford Creek Impoundment (Ida)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Look for bluegills along the weedlines in 5-10 feet of water and near submerged brush piles. Bigger fish are 7- to 8-inches long. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Crystal Lake (Hancock)

Water Temperature (°F): 83.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Drift fish or troll a small jig or minnow. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: N/A

Dalton Pond (Jackson)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Not applicable
Comments: Trout will not be stocked at Dalton Pond during July and August. A bridge used to access the trout fishing destination is closed due to structural deterioration. Iowa DNR has gathered cost estimates for bridge repair and replacement and is currently determining next steps at Dalton Pond. Local media outlets and this weekly report will be updated with developments. Dalton Pond is currently accessible only as a walk-in fishery. Trout stocking has not occurred at Dalton Pond since March 31. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Rainbow Trout - Status Unsure Comment: N/A

Diamond Lake (Poweshiek)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Fishing regulations are currently relaxed and will continue until September 7th prior to the lake restoration project starting. This applies to only Diamond Lake and not the surrounding ponds within the park. Last updated on 07/15/2026

There are no active fish reports for this location

East Okoboji Lake (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: The bass and panfish bite has been good. The curly-leaf pondweed is gone for the summer. . Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Good Comment: Crappie are hanging out in 12-15 feet of water. Anglers are using electronics to stay on top of fish. Try 1/16th and 1/32nd ounce jigs with a minnow or plastic. Fishing from docks in deeper water has also been good. . Last updated on 06/25/2026

Bluegill - Good Comment: A simple hook, worm and bobber setup is working for many. An ultralight rod with light monofilament line works best for finicky fish. Last updated on 06/25/2026

Pumpkinseed - Good Comment: Fish are biting in and around the docks. . Last updated on 07/16/2026

Green Valley Lake (Union)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Docks are in at all boat ramps. Last updated on 07/08/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: Catch Bluegill of all sizes using jigs tipped with live bait fished along cedar tree brush piles. Last updated on 07/08/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Catch Catfish of all sizes using nightcrawlers or cut bait fished near rocky shoreline areas. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Greenfield Lake (Adair)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Slow troll open water areas to find schools of black crappie. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Cast cut bait on the windy shoreline to catch all sizes of channel catfish. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Bass anglers are doing well casting the dam and around jetties. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Grundy County Lake (Grundy)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Bluegill - Good Comment: Try trolling jigs over the top of weed beds. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Try fishing around weed beds. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Redear Sunfish - Good Comment: Try trolling jigs over the top of weed beds. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Walleye - Slow Comment: Try trolling jigs over the top of weed beds. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Hawthorn Lake (Mahaska)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Use small jigs along brush piles and submerged rock piles. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Try spinnerbaits along the rock jetties and any rip-rapped shorelines. Mornings and evenings should have better success. Last updated on 07/09/2026

Hickory Grove Lake (Story)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Catch Bluegill drifting or bobber fishing small pieces of nightcrawler on the edge of the aquatic vegetation. Last updated on 07/02/2026

Ingham Lake (Emmet)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

There are no active fish reports for this location

Iowa Lake (Iowa Co.) (Iowa)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Find crappie suspended around brush piles mid-lake. Last updated on 07/02/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Best bite is after sunset on the north and sound ends of lake. Last updated on 07/02/2026

Lake Anita (Cass)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is good. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Troll the roadbeds or fish along deep tree piles to find black crappies. Early morning bite is best. Sorting ise needed for larger fish. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Good Comment: Anglers are catching bluegill slow trolling close to underwater reefs and around the beach. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Bass anglers are finding fish in deep tree piles and along the roadbed. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Lake Belva Deer (Keokuk)

Water Temperature (°F): 91.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water is green, like just about everywhere this summer. Water clarity is down to about 24 inches. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Very little angler activity this week. Look for crappies in their usual haunts around the edges of the flooded timber. Try slow trolling down about 12 to 16 feet deep to find them. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Most bluegills are out in deeper 12-14 feet of water in the flooded timber. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Find bass out in the habitat or over the mounds in 10-12 feet of water. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Lake Darling (Washington)

Water Temperature (°F): 93.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water temperature of 93 degrees was taken at 3 pm on Wednesday (7/15) and went down at least 4 feet deep. Water is green with a planktonic algae bloom; water clarity is 12 inches. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Very little fishing pressure this week due to the weather. Look for bluegills in cooler water at 8 to 10 feet around the rock piles and deeper brush piles. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Best bite is early morning. Look for bass around the rocky shorelines that drop off quickly to deeper water where they will retreat to as soon as the sun gets up on the water. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Lake Geode (Henry)

Water Temperature (°F): 92.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water temperature was taken just about noon on Wednesday (7/15). Water is very green from a planktonic algae bloom. Water clarity at 19 inches. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Crappies are hanging around the habitat in 10 feet of water along the top of the old Agency Road and deeper parts of the haul road used during the lake renovation. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: The bigger bluegills are out in the fish habitat in 8 to 10 feet of water. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Lake Hendricks (Howard)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is limited and off-color. Weeds are up. Water temperature is in the low 80s. Few anglers and boaters have been out. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Find crappie along weedlines. Try trolling a small spinner or crankbait. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: Continue to use small jigs tipped with a waxworm, spike, or very small piece of a nightcrawler along weedlines. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows, or stink bait under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Slow Comment: Toss a topwater lure along the edge of a plant bed or rocky shoreline. Keep tension on the line to prevent lure loss. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Lake Keomah (Mahaska)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Closed
Comments: Lake Keomah underwent a lake restoration this winter and is currently re-filling with water. Fish are being stocked for angling in the future. The boat ramps are currently unusable. Last updated on 07/14/2026

There are no active fish reports for this location

Lake Macbride (Johnson)

Water Temperature (°F): 84.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Use topwater lures around vegetation or crank baits and soft plastics around brush and rock piles. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Spotted bass - Fair Comment: Use 2" paddle tails or ned rigs around main lake brush piles. Last updated on 07/16/2026

White Crappie - Slow Comment: Move around to find scattered groups of fish suspended near brush piles and weed edges. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Slow Comment: Look for surface feeding activity near points and drop offs at sunrise or sunset. Use 2" paddle tails or smaller crank baits. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Lake Meyer (Winneshiek)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is limited and off-color. Weeds are up. Water temperature is in the low 80s. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Find crappie along weedlines. Try trolling a small spinner or crankbait. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: Continue to use small jigs tipped with a waxworm, spike, or very small piece of a nightcrawler along weedlines. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows, or stink bait under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Toss a topwater lure along the edge of a plant bed or rocky shoreline. Keep tension on the line to prevent lure loss. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Northern Pike - Slow Comment: Pike hang in weedy areas stalking prey. Target weed lines with a spoon or hair jig to tease this feisty fish. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Lake Miami (Monroe)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Use small jigs around the cedar tree piles and the other submerged structures. . Last updated on 07/09/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Target largemouth along the face of the dam and around the fishing jetties. Last updated on 06/25/2026

Lake Wapello (Davis)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Target cedar tree piles in deeper water with jigs or jigs tipped with a chunk of nightcrawler. Last updated on 07/01/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Use spinnerbaits and plastics around the cedar tree piles or along the rip-rapped shorelines. Last updated on 07/01/2026

Little River Watershed Lake (Decatur)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Docks are in at the main and bait shop ramps. Last updated on 07/08/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: Catch Bluegill of all sizes with a piece of nightcrawler under a bobber fished near cedar tree brush piles. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Channel Catfish - Slow Comment: Catch Catfish up to 25-inches with worms or cut bait fished in the flooded timber. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Little Swan Lake (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 83.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: A lot of vegetation is reaching the surface, making navigation by boat more difficult. . Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Bullhead - Good Comment: N/A

Yellow Perch - Good Comment: N/A

Lost Grove Lake (Scott)

Water Temperature (°F): 88.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: The Eurasian Watermilfoil in the lake has formed some thick beds. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and equipment before you leave the boat ramp area. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: The bigger bluegills remain out in deeper water in 12 -14 feet. Very early in the morning you can find a few nicer bluegills returning to the outer edges of the weedbeds to feed before returning to the deeper water for the bulk of the day. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: During the evening hours and the early morning hours work the outer edges of the weedbeds, especially those closest to the deeper water where the bass will head once the sun hits the water and starts heating it back up. With the heat, the evening hours fishing is turning into more of an after dark time. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Lost Island Lake (Palo Alto)

Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: The lake currently has a slight algae bloom. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Yellow Bass - Fair Comment: Anglers are catching many fish around 7-8 inches. Last updated on 06/18/2026

Meadow Lake (Adair)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is 12 inches. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Look for black crappies in the tree piles. Late afternoon bite is best. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: Slow troll and fish along tree piles to find 8-inch fish. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Cast the dam and shallow structure for best success. Last updated on 07/09/2026

Pleasant Creek Lake (Linn)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Anglers have caught catfish with green sunfish at the rock jetties. Last updated on 07/15/2026

Green Sunfish - Good Comment: Try a piece of worm below a bobber along rock shorelines. Last updated on 07/02/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Try fishing around brush piles along shore. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: N/A

Prairie Rose Lake (Shelby)

Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is 10 feet. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Find black crappies in the tree piles. Fish will average 9.5-inches. Anglers are trolling for larger fish. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Look for bluegills in open water areas slow trolling or drifting. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: N/A

Rathbun Reservoir (Appanoose)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Lake level is 905.63 msl; recreation pool is 904 msl. Lake Rathbun contains zebra mussels; clean, drain and dry your boat before going to another water body. Last updated on 07/14/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Use chubs or nightcrawlers along areas with rip-rapped shorelines. Last updated on 07/14/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Try crawler harnesses or trolling crankbaits over rock piles and along the old river channel. Last updated on 07/01/2026

White Crappie - Fair Comment: Crappies have moved off-shore; target brush piles and other submerged structures. Crappies will also suspend this time of year; try small crankbaits trolled through the schools of crappie. Last updated on 07/09/2026

Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Fair Comment: Try crankbaits or blade baits along rock piles and submerged points. Last updated on 07/09/2026

Red Rock Reservoir (Marion)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Try drifting or still fishing cutbaits. Look for concentrations of catfish near rock and riprap during their spawning through late June. Last updated on 06/25/2026

Rice Lake (Winnebago)

Water Temperature (°F): 83.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Submerged aquatic vegetation is thick in areas. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Use topwater and weedless baits. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Rock Creek Lake (Jasper)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

White Crappie - Fair Comment: Try drifting or slowly trolling 1/16 to 1/8 jigs tipped 2inch or less twister tail or paddle tail plastics. Last updated on 07/09/2026

Silver Lake (Dickinson) (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: The lake has been experiencing an algae bloom most of the summer. . Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Bullhead - Excellent Comment: Anglers are catching larger bullhead. Last updated on 06/25/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Nightcrawlers are working for some anglers. . Last updated on 07/16/2026

Silver Lake (Worth) (Worth)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Submerged aquatic vegetation is thick in areas. . Last updated on 06/25/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Use topwater and weedless baits. Last updated on 06/25/2026

Spirit Lake (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: The lake has a very slight algae bloom. . Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Anglers have been catching quality-sized bass all summer. . Last updated on 07/16/2026

Storm Lake (incl Little Storm Lake) (Buena Vista)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Look for catfish around rocky shorelines and near the dredge cuts. Use cut bait, stink bait, or a crawler on the bottom. . Last updated on 07/15/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Look for walleye off shore near the dredge cuts. Use crankbaits, a jig tipped with a minnow fished just off the bottom, or a bottom bouncer with a crawler harness. . Last updated on 07/15/2026

Swan Lake (Carroll)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Bullhead - Fair Comment: Catch 10- to 11-inch bullhead from shore along the jetties; use a piece of crawler fished on or near the bottom. Last updated on 07/09/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Use a small jig under a bobber or a small piece of crawler under a bobber fished in the deeper water off the jetties. Most bluegill are 7-inches with a few reaching 8-inches. . Last updated on 07/09/2026

Three Mile Lake (Union)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Lake level is back to normal pool as of June 15. Last updated on 07/08/2026

Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Slow Comment: Catch Wipers of all sizes with nightcrawlers or leeches fished along the fish mounds. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Twelve Mile Creek Lake (Union)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Docks are in at the main ramp. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Catch Bluegill of all sizes with a nightcrawler fished along rock piles. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Upper Pine Lake (Hardin)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Best bite is early morning. Last updated on 07/02/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: N/A

Volga Lake (Fayette)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is limited and off-color. Water temperature is in the low 80s. Try fishing over structure. Fish are suspended. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Try minnows under a bobber or plastics near and around structure. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: Continue to use small jigs tipped with a waxworm, spike, or a very small piece of a nightcrawler along rocky shorelines or around submerged structure. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Use worms, dead chubs, minnows, or stink bait under a bobber near the bottom. Trophy catfish abound in this waterbody. Last updated on 07/16/2026

Largemouth Bass - Slow Comment: Toss a crank or spinner bait along the edge of a rocky shoreline or steep depth contour. Keep tension on your line to prevent losing your lure. Last updated on 07/16/2026

West Okoboji Lake (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Crappie are hanging out in 12-15 feet of water. Last updated on 06/25/2026

Bluegill - Good Comment: Bluegill have started to move off beds. . Last updated on 06/25/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Fishing has been consistently good, with anglers finding fish of good size. . Last updated on 06/25/2026

Wilson Lake (Lee)

Water Temperature (°F): 90.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Bluegills are holding tight to deeper water cedar trees. Last updated on 07/16/2026

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