Lake Geode
Water temperature might make 50 degrees during the afternoon. Nice weather has brought a few anglers out. Bluegill - Slow: Work the ledges and edges of the deeper weed beds with jigs tipped with wax worms to pick up a few fish.

Lake Belva Deer
Paving of the roads will begin next spring. Bluegill - Slow: Not many anglers have been out. The ones that have been out are concentrating their effort out along the creek channel in the trees.

Pollmiller Park Lake
The fishing has been slow with very few anglers doing any fishing.

Lake of the Hills
Last week's rains and higher water levels have slowed the fishing down. Rainbow Trout - Fair: Fish early in the day using worms or power bait.

Lake Darling
The lake remains drained.

Skunk River (Coppock to Mississippi River)
The river is now well within its bank and continues to drop slowly.

Iowa River (Columbus Junction to Mississippi River)
The river is finally within its banks but just a couple of feet below being bank full.

Lake Macbride
Crappie - Slow: A few fish are being picked off from deeper brush with small jigs or minnows.

Pleasant Creek Lake
White Bass - Fair: White bass are still being caught. Use electronics to find schools and cast crankbaits or jigs. Crappie - Fair: Some suspended fish are being caught on jigs or minnows. Walleye - Slow: A few anglers are picking up the occasional walleye.

Coralville Reservoir
Fishing has been essentially nonexistent due to extremely high water. The level has finally crested at 704 feet, which is 18 feet above normal, and should start slowly falling, barring a rain event. With the weather and water cooling, fishing activity has been low, resulting in lack of available reports.

Lake Wapello
The lake has been renovated and is being allowed to fill.

Lake Keomah
Channel Catfish - Slow: Try using a night crawler or cut bait along the shoreline. Bluegill - Slow: Anglers are using small jigs tipped with a wax worm fished around structure. Largemouth Bass - Slow: Try rubber worms along the fishing jetties or around submerged structure.

Lake Miami
The lake is 6 feet low due to a planned drawdown. The boat ramps are still usable. Channel Catfish - Slow: Use night crawlers or cut bait. Largemouth Bass - Fair: Use spinner baits around the flooded timber or areas with submerged structure. Try using rubber worms in the same areas.

Lake Sugema
Bluegill - Fair: Use small jigs tipped with a wax worm or chunk of night crawler around any type of submerged structure. Largemouth Bass - Fair: Use spinner baits or crankbaits around submerged structure. Crappie - Fair: Use jig and minnow combinations around the flooded timber. Keep moving until finding active fish. Walleye - Slow: Try a jig and minnow combination around areas with rocky shorelines.

Rathbun Reservoir
The lake's water temperature is in the low 50s. The lake level is 905.95 feet, with normal pool being 904.00 feet. The boat ramp at Honey Creek State Park is closed due to road construction. Channel Catfish - Slow: Cut bait has been catching some nice sized channel catfish. Crappie - Slow: Anglers are catching crappies around submerged brush piles in 10 to 15 feet of water. Most fish are being caught on a jig and minnow combination. Walleye - Slow: Trolling crankbaits around submerged drop-offs and underwater islands has been successful.

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