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Beeds Lake (Franklin)

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

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Drift fish or troll a small jig along the north shore. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: N/A

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 07/23/2026

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 07/23/2026

Big Hollow Lake (Des Moines)

Water Temperature (°F): 86.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: The thermocline bottoms out at 9 feet. Fish will not be below that depth; the oxygen levels drop too low for them to be comfortable. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Crappies are holding out in 6 to 8 feet of water along the edges of the flooded timber. Fishing activity picked up this week; more anglers got out with the cooler weather. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Bluegills are out in deeper water (6 - 7 feet). Use a worm and bobber or try vertical jigging. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Throw crankbaits and spinnerbaits around the islands down from the campground and around the end of the jetty in that same area. . Last updated on 08/06/2026

Black Hawk Lake (Sac)

Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
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 near the rock piles from boat. Use a piece of crawler on a jig. Most fish are 7-inches. . Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 08/06/2026

Walleye - Slow Comment: Try drifting or trolling along the dredge cuts and the rock piles in the east basin. . Last updated on 08/06/2026

Clear Lake (Cerro Gordo)

Water Temperature (°F): 74.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Lake level is 0.88 inch above crest. Water clarity is around 18 inches. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Try slip bobber fishing near the rock reefs and submerged vegetation. Best bite is early morning. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Yellow Bass - Fair Comment: Anglers are catching mostly 7- to 8-inch fish. . Last updated on 07/23/2026

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 08/06/2026

There are no active fish reports for this location

Coralville Reservoir (Johnson)

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

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Try fishing for suspended fish around brush piles. Last updated on 08/05/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Anglers are catching catfish around brush piles. Last updated on 08/05/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Try fishing along rock shorelines with brush piles. Last updated on 07/30/2026

White Crappie - Fair Comment: Try fishing for suspended fish around brush piles. Last updated on 08/05/2026

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 08/06/2026

Crystal Lake (Hancock)

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

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Drift fish or troll a small jig or minnow. Last updated on 07/23/2026

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 August or September. 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 08/05/2026

There are no active fish reports for this location

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): 75.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: The bass and panfish bite is good. . Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 07/30/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Catch Catfish of all sizes using nightcrawlers or cut bait fished near rocky shoreline areas. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Greenfield Lake (Adair)

Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Slow troll open water areas to find schools of black crappie. The early morning bite is best. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Cast cut bait on the windy shoreline to catch all sizes of channel catfish. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: N/A

Ingham Lake (Emmet)

Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: N/A

There are no active fish reports for this location

Lake Anita (Cass)

Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Bluegill and crappie fishing has been good this week. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Troll the roadbeds or fish along deep tree piles to find black crappies. Early morning bite is best. Sorting is needed for larger fish. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Good Comment: Anglers are catching bluegill slow trolling close to underwater reefs and around the roadbed. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Bass anglers are finding fish in deep tree piles and along the roadbed. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Lake Belva Deer (Keokuk)

Water Temperature (°F): 85.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water is green with a water clarity of a little over 2 feet. The bottom of the thermocline is setting up at between 11 and 12 feet; not much oxygen below that level. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: The better bluegill fishing is at the upper end of the lake over the submerged mounds or along the old creek channel out from the campground bay. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Find bass out in the habitat or over the mounds in 10-12 feet of water. Look for them off the ends of the jetties, along the old creek channel or around the mounds at the upper end hunting bluegills. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Lake Darling (Washington)

Water Temperature (°F): 86.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water temperature was 86 degrees Thursday (8/6) morning. The water is green, but the algal scum on the surface isn't reforming anywhere. The bottom of the thermocline is 10 feet. Fish will not be below that depth; the oxygen levels drop too low for them to be comfortable. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Try fishing over the rock piles in 8 to 10 feet of water; the bottom of the thermocline is at about 10 feet (not much oxygen below that). Look for bluegill around the rock piles off the old lagoon point and down by the dam. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Anglers getting out at first light are having some luck with soft plastics around the brush piles across from the main boat ramp and the lily pads at the upper end of the lake. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Lake Geode (Henry)

Water Temperature (°F): 87.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water temperature went up just a little this week. Water is green. Thermocline bottoms out at 11 feet. . Last updated on 08/06/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Most of the crappie fishing is concentrated over top of the old Agency Road. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: The bigger bluegills are out in the fish habitat in 8 to 10 feet of water. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Lake Hendricks (Howard)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is improving. Weeds are up. Water temperature is in the 70s. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Find crappie along weedlines. Try trolling a small spinner or small jigs tipped with a plastic or minnow. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Continue to use small jigs tipped with a waxworm, spike, or very small piece of a nightcrawler along weedlines. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows, or stink bait under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 losing your lure. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 07/30/2026

There are no active fish reports for this location

Lake Meyer (Winneshiek)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is improving. Water temperature is in the 70s. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Find crappie along weedlines. Try trolling a small spinner or crankbait. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Continue to use small jigs tipped with a waxworm, spike, or very small piece of a nightcrawler along weedlines. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Use worms, dead chubs or minnows, or stink bait under a bobber near the bottom. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 08/06/2026

Northern Pike - Slow Comment: Pike hang in weedy areas stalking prey. Target weedlines with a spoon or hair jig to tease this feisty fish. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 rip-rapped shorelines with plastics or crankbaits. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Lake Wapello (Davis)

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

Black Crappie - Slow Comment: Target suspended crappies using jigs or small crankbaits. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Target cedar tree piles in deeper water with jigs or jigs tipped with a chunk of nightcrawler. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Channel Catfish - Fair Comment: Try chicken liver along the shoreline. Target 6-8 feet of water. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Use spinnerbaits and plastics around the cedar tree piles or along the rip-rapped shorelines. Last updated on 07/30/2026

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 07/30/2026

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 - Fair Comment: Catch Catfish of all sizes with cut bait fished along rocky shoreline areas. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Little Swan Lake (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 73.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: A lot of vegetation is reaching the surface, making navigation by boat more difficult. Last updated on 08/06/2026

There are no active fish reports for this location

Lost Grove Lake (Scott)

Water Temperature (°F): 85.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water temperature has gone up a little bit this week. Water remains with a green cast of planktonic algae. Water clarity is a little over 3 feet. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Bluegills are holding out in the flooded trees in 10 to 14 feet of water. Try vertical jigging with a 1/64 oz jig tipped with a waxworm or red worm. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Evening bite is best. Try soft plastics along the edges of the weed beds with either or topwater baits on calm nights to watch the surface explode when they hit. Use a little heavier line for the topwater. The muskies are hunting those same areas as the bass. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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

There are no active fish reports for this location

Lower Pine Lake (Hardin)

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

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: N/A

Meadow Lake (Adair)

Water Temperature (°F): 80.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity has improved. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Look for black crappies in the tree piles. Late afternoon bite is best. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Slow troll and fish along tree piles to find 8-inch fish. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: Cast the dam and shallow structure for best success. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Pleasant Creek Lake (Linn)

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

Largemouth Bass - Slow Comment: Shore anglers are catching bass. Last updated on 08/05/2026

Walleye - Fair Comment: Best bite is after sunset. Last updated on 08/05/2026

Prairie Rose Lake (Shelby)

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

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 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Fair Comment: Look for bluegills in open water areas slow trolling or drifting. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair Comment: N/A

Rathbun Reservoir (Appanoose)

Water Temperature (°F):
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Lake level is 905.68 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 08/06/2026

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

Walleye - Slow Comment: Troll crankbaits over rock ridges or underwater islands. Use crankbaits that mimic gizzard shad. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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 trolling crankbaits or vertically jigging blade baits along rock piles and submerged points. Last updated on 07/23/2026

Red Rock Reservoir (Marion)

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

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Try drifting or still fishing cut baits on the upper portion of the main reservoir near and above the mile long bridge, and in the upper end of the Whitebreast Creek arm. Last updated on 07/30/2026

Rice Lake (Winnebago)

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

Bluegill - Fair Comment: N/A

Largemouth Bass - Good Comment: Use topwater and weedless baits. Last updated on 07/23/2026

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 07/23/2026

Silver Lake (Dickinson) (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 82.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Elevated levels of Microcystin (blue-green algae) have been sampled on the lake recently. The lake is currently experiencing a blue-green algae bloom, which can cause nausea, vomiting, and skin rashes when ingested. . Last updated on 07/30/2026

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

Spirit Lake (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 75.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Lake level is at crest. Last updated on 08/06/2026

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): 74.0
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 08/06/2026

Walleye - Slow 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 08/06/2026

Swan Lake (Carroll)

Water Temperature (°F): 74.0
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 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Slow Comment: N/A

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 07/22/2026

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

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 08/06/2026

Black Crappie - Fair Comment: Try minnows under a bobber or plastics near and around structure. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Bluegill - Good Comment: 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 08/06/2026

Channel Catfish - Good Comment: Use worms, dead chubs, minnows, or stink bait under a bobber near the bottom. Trophy catfish abound in this waterbody. Last updated on 08/06/2026

Largemouth Bass - Fair 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 08/06/2026

West Okoboji Lake (Dickinson)

Water Temperature (°F): 78.0
Ramp Condition: Useable
Comments: Water clarity is very good. . Last updated on 07/23/2026

There are no active fish reports for this location

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