02-02-2007, 12:23 PM
Mississippi River (Pools 12-15): Ice conditions have been variable from unsafe conditions due to snow to 5 inches, so extreme caution is advised. Crappie and bluegill fishing has been fair at Middle and Lower Sabula Lakes, fair to poor at Kehough Slough, Grass Lake, and Stone Lake in Pool 12 and poor at Brown's Lake in Pool 13. Overall it has been pretty slow out there for most people.
Volga Lake (Fayette): Bluegill are being caught in the early morning and evening on jigs tipped with waxworms. Use best judgement in the bays.
Lake Meyer (Winneshiek): Fishing has been slow for bluegills and crappies, but both are being caught with a red or yellow teardrop jig and waxworm. Larger fish are being caught in deeper water. Lake Meyer has about 4 inches of ice in most areas under about 4 inches of snow. Be careful around the springs.
Hendricks Lake (Howard County): Fishing has been slow for bluegills and crappies, but both are being caught with a red or yellow teardrop jig tipped with a waxworm. Fishing is best the hour before and half hour after sundown.
Trout streams: Trout streams are offering excellent opportunities right now for the ice shy angler.
For information on fishing in northeast Iowa, call the regional office in Manchester at 563-927-3276.
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Volga Lake (Fayette): Bluegill are being caught in the early morning and evening on jigs tipped with waxworms. Use best judgement in the bays.
Lake Meyer (Winneshiek): Fishing has been slow for bluegills and crappies, but both are being caught with a red or yellow teardrop jig and waxworm. Larger fish are being caught in deeper water. Lake Meyer has about 4 inches of ice in most areas under about 4 inches of snow. Be careful around the springs.
Hendricks Lake (Howard County): Fishing has been slow for bluegills and crappies, but both are being caught with a red or yellow teardrop jig tipped with a waxworm. Fishing is best the hour before and half hour after sundown.
Trout streams: Trout streams are offering excellent opportunities right now for the ice shy angler.
For information on fishing in northeast Iowa, call the regional office in Manchester at 563-927-3276.
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