10-15-04

Northwest

Spirit Lake (Dickinson): Walleye fishing from a boat has been slow. Wader anglers have had good fishing in the evenings and at night. Use a large minnow on a jig or a shallow running crankbait. Yellow perch are still sporadic. The footbridge and Buffalo Run are producing fish. Anglers are catching 10-inch crappies while fishing for perch.

West Lake Okoboji (Dickinson): Anglers are catching yellow perch at the north bay and off Pocahontas Point in 16 feet of water on wax worms and wigglers.

Silver Lake (Dickinson): Walleye fishing is picking up for anglers trolling crankbaits in the evening hours.

Lost Island Lake (Palo Alto): Walleye fishing is picking up for anglers trolling crankbaits in the evening hours.

Black Hawk Lake (Sac): Crappie fishing is good using a small jig tipped with a wax worm or prepared crappie nuggets. Anglers are finding a lot of 8-inch fish, but fish up to 12 inches are being caught. The best place for crappies is the handicap accessible pier, the west stone pier and the marina. A few legal walleyes are being caught while crappie fishing.

Brushy Creek (Webster): Bass are moving toward deeper water. Bluegills are being caught on wax worms or a piece of worm fished around submerged trees. A few walleyes have been caught in the evening on minnows and leeches.

Clear Lake (Cerro Gordo): Walleye fishing is fair. Trolling crankbaits and live bait in 8 to 12 feet of water is working best. The Baptist Camp and the Berkley fish habitat areas are producing the best. Remember the 14-inch minimum length limit. Yellow bass are being caught northeast of the Island and along the bulrushes by the north shore. Cut bait and minnows are producing the best. White bass re being caught off the state dock, the Ventura Grade jetty and along the bulrushes.

Beeds Lake (Franklin): Fishing is good for 7 to 9-inch crappie. Drift or troll small jigs or fish the end of the jetties for the best action.

Rice Lake (Winnebago and Worth): Yellow perch fishing is good using minnows and small jigs.

Silver Lake (Worth): Yellow perch fishing is good around the boat ramp and jetty using minnows.

The information in this report is provided courtesy Iowa Department of Natural Resources