| Beeds Lake | Northwest | For more fishing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Beeds Lake | Northwest | Crappies (7-9 inches with some up to 12) are being caught. Largemouth bass are moving into the west end shallows. Anglers are catching some channel catfish and 6-8 inch yellow bass. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Big Spirit Lake | Northwest | The warm spring has brought upon above average water temperatures for this time of year and the fish are responding accordingly. | 04/12 07:42 |
| Big Spirit Lake | Northwest | Walleye and musky season is closed. Panfish are being caught off the North Grade and Templar park. A few Smallmouth Bass along with White bass may be caught on rock piles in various parts of the lake. | 04/12 08:06 |
| Big Spirit Lake | Northwest | Largemouth Bass – Slow: A few largemouth have moved in to pres spawn areas around the lake. | 04/12 08:09 |
| Black Hawk Lake | Northwest | Anglers have been catching a few fish around the area, but with the cold fronts and stormy weather coming through the next few days, fishing should slow down even more. For information contact Ben Wallace or Don Herrig at the Black Hawk District Office in Lake View at 712-657-2638. | 04/12 11:20 |
| Black Hawk Lake | Northwest | Earlier in the week anglers had some luck, but the cool weather and cold fronts should shut things down through the weekend. | 04/12 11:26 |
| Black Hawk Lake | Northwest | Crappie – Slow: Some medium sized crappie were caught earlier in the week on very small leadheads with bright colored skirts tipped with a bit of crawler. | 04/12 11:28 |
| Black Hawk Lake | Northwest | Channel Catfish – Slow: Some good catfish were caught earlier in the week fishing shallow on a minnow below a bobber. | 04/12 11:30 |
| Briggs Woods Lake | Northwest | For more fishing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Briggs Woods Lake | Northwest | Anglers are catching 8-12 inch crappies using minnows. Largemouth bass (14-15 inches) are being caught with crawlers, and some bluegills on half crawlers. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Brushy Creek Lake | Northwest | Anglers have been catching a few fish around the area, but with the cold fronts and stormy weather coming through the next few days, fishing should slow down even more. For information contact Ben Wallace or Don Herrig at the Black Hawk District Office in Lake View at 712-657-2638. | 04/12 11:20 |
| Brushy Creek Lake | Northwest | Last weekend and earlier this week anglers caught some 10 to 11 inch crappies by fishing fairly deep (15 to 25 feet) using charteuse or white minnows or powerbaits. Fishing may pick up after this cool weekend. | 04/12 11:35 |
| Clear Lake | Northwest | For more fishing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Clear Lake | Northwest | Fishing is good, although the number of catches is slightly lower than last week – likely due to a reduction in water temperature from recent cool weather. Large numbers of sublegal walleye and some keeper (>14 inch) walleye are still being caught using either crawlers or jigs tipped with minnows. Yellow bass and white bass continue to bite on jigs tipped with bait in 2 to 6 feet of water. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Crystal Lake | Northwest | For more fishing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Crystal Lake | Northwest | Fishing has been slow, but some largemouth bass are still biting on jigs fished near the shore. | 04/12 09:24 |
| East Okoboji Lake | Northwest | The warm spring has brought upon above average water temperatures for this time of year and the fish are responding accordingly. | 04/12 07:42 |
| East Okoboji Lake | Northwest | Walleye and musky season is closed. | 04/12 07:52 |
| East Okoboji Lake | Northwest | Yellow Bass – Good: Many yellow bass are being caught try looking for rocks and wood and use small baits. | 04/12 07:54 |
| East Okoboji Lake | Northwest | Bullhead – Fair: Try using worms on bottom. | 04/12 07:56 |
| Iowa River (above Iowa Falls) | Northwest | For more fishing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Iowa River (above Iowa Falls) | Northwest | Recent colder weather has caused fishing to slow down, although a few walleyes have been caught using jigs tipped with minnows. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Lake Cornelia | Northwest | For more fishing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Lake Cornelia | Northwest | Cooler temps have slowed things down since last week. Reports show some yellow bass and bluegills are biting on jigs tipped with crawlers. A few walleyes are biting on minnows at dusk. | 04/12 09:31 |
| Lake Smith | Northwest | For more fishing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Lake Smith | Northwest | Anglers are catching 7-9 inch crappies from the dam. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Little Wall Lake | Northwest | For more fishing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517. | 04/12 09:24 |
| Little Wall Lake | Northwest | Fishing has still been slow. Anglers are catching some largemouth bass in the evenings. | 04/12 09:24 |
| North Twin Lake | Northwest | Anglers have been catching a few fish around the area, but with the cold fronts and stormy weather coming through the next few days, fishing should slow down even more. For information contact Ben Wallace or Don Herrig at the Black Hawk District Office in Lake View at 712-657-2638. | 04/12 11:20 |
| North Twin Lake | Northwest | Anglers have been catching some small yellow bass but it’s been on and off. Use small leadheads tipped with small junks of crawler. Fishing should not be good through this cool weekend. | 04/12 11:32 |
| Silver Lake (Dickinson) | Northwest | The warm spring has brought upon above average water temperatures for this time of year and the fish are responding accordingly. | 04/12 07:42 |
| Silver Lake (Dickinson) | Northwest | White Bass – Fair: Try using baits that represent minnows such as rapalas and twister tails. | 04/12 08:02 |
| Storm Lake (incl Little Storm Lake) | Northwest | Anglers have been catching a few fish around the area, but with the cold fronts and stormy weather coming through the next few days, fishing should slow down even more. For information contact Ben Wallace or Don Herrig at the Black Hawk District Office in Lake View at 712-657-2638. | 04/12 11:20 |
| Storm Lake (incl Little Storm Lake) | Northwest | Fishing has been very slow the last few days and will probably remain that way through the weekend because of the cold fronts and unsettled weather. | 04/12 11:24 |
| West Okoboji Lake | Northwest | The warm spring has brought upon above average water temperatures for this time of year and the fish are responding accordingly. | 04/12 07:42 |
| West Okoboji Lake | Northwest | Walleye and musky season is closed. Due to being the deepest lake in the chain the water is not warming up as fast as the other lakes but is still ahead of normal. Panfish and largemouth bass are being caught in the canals as well as in some of the bays. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass may be caught near docks and there outskirts a few whitebass and northern pike may be picked up at the same time. | 04/12 08:12 |
DNR Fishing Report – April 12th
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