Big Creek Lake
Crappie - Good: Some crappies are being caught by drifting minnows or small pink and white jigs in the main lake over the roadbeds. They are being caught suspended from 5 to 15 feet deep.

Hickory Grove Lake
Bluegill - Slow: Some bluegills are being caught fishing light tackle such as small tube jigs or ice fishing jigs tipped with small pieces of crawler or wax worms, in 10 to 15 feet of water near submerged brush or pallet piles. Crappie - Slow: A few crappies are being caught fishing minnows or small tube jigs near the submerged brush and pallet piles in around 15 feet of water. There is sunken habitat off most of the points. A depth finder will help in locating the structure.

Red Rock Reservoir
White Bass - Fair: White bass are being caught below the Roberts Creek spillway and the reservoir spillway throwing chrome, chrome/green, or chrome/blue casting spoons. Crappie - Fair: Some decent catches of crappie have been caught around the docks in the marina using minnows or small jigs.

Saylorville Reservoir
White Bass - Good: Rains have caused water to start going over the Big Creek spillway again. Anglers are catching a few white bass here. Crappie - Good: Crappie are being caught around Marina boat docs on small jigs and minnows. Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Good: Anglers fishing for white bass below the Big Creek spillway are also hooking in to a few good sized wipers.

Banner Lake (South)
Rainbow Trout - Good: 1,500 rainbow trout were stocked October 29. They can be caught using various methods including crawlers, minnows, and artificial scented baits under a bobber or just off the bottom, or small inline spinners.

Stable weather conditions have brought on a good crappie bite on some lakes. Contact Ben Dodd or Andy Otting at 515-432-2823 for information on the above area lakes and rivers.

Cold Springs Lake
Cold Springs Lake fish population was renovated in 2006 and anglers are catching largemouth bass up to 17 inches. Largemouth Bass - Fair: Anglers are still catching largemouth bass fishing plastic baits along edges of vegetation.

Lake Anita
Lake Anita has provided good fishing most of the year. The size and condition of the bluegills and crappies has improved over the past summer setting Anita up for some good fall fishing.

Viking Lake
Viking Lake's fish population was renovated in 2006 and the initial stocking of largemouth bass has reached 17 inches and catfish are over 20 inches.

Lake Manawa
Anglers are still catching good numbers of crappies in the canals and around docks. Crappie - Fair: Crappies are being caught in the canals and around any remaining docks on tube jigs and minnows. You will need to sort for 9 to 10-inch fish. Wiper (Hybrid Striped Bass) - Good: A good place to start is near the inlet from Mosquito Creek to locate wipers.

Saganaush Pond
Saganaush Pond was stocked with 1,500 catchable size rainbow trout on October 23. Access to the pond is by walk in only. There are two well maintained walking paths to the pond. Rainbow Trout - Good: Anglers were catching trout using small jigs tipped with minnows. Most tackle used for catching crappie and bluegill can be used for trout.

A few anglers are having good success on sunny warm afternoons catching pan fish. Fish have moved deep with water temperatures below 50 degrees.

Lake Icaria
Water temperature is in the upper 40s. Water quality is good.

Lake of Three Fires
Water quality is good and fish are starting to move into deeper water. Bluegill - Fair: Anglers have caught several fish by slowly jigging very small baits in at least 10 feet of water. Crappie - Fair: A few crappies have been picked up by bluegill anglers fishing small jigs in at least 10 feet of water.

Green Valley Lake
The lake is down 12 feet until completion of a sediment removal project planned for this winter. The lake has been restocked and will be allowed to refill in spring 2010. Campground upgrades are nearing completion.

Summit Lake
Lake water level is being lowered. Shoreline protection will be added this winter. The lake will be refilled and restocked in the spring.

Three Mile Lake
Water temperature is in the upper 40s. Clarity is good.

Twelve Mile Creek Lake
Water temperature is in the upper 40s. Most anglers are trying for bluegill and walleye. Most fish are in at least 15 feet of water near structure or the creek channel. Bluegill - Fair: Several bluegill have been caught by the few anglers still out. Small jigs tipped with crawlers or wax worms fished in at least 12 feet of water near flooded trees or the creek channel. Walleye - Fair: The fall walleye bite is holding on well. Jigging along the creek channel edges near the flooded timber in at least 14 feet of water seems to work the best.

Water temperatures are hanging around the low 50s. The weather has stabilized. Water quality remains good or very good. Very few anglers are fishing but several fish are being caught. Fish deeper water and slower, near structure.

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