Iowa Fishing Report – November 12, 2020
As water temps continue to fall, where walleyes and perch in particular are biting.
As water temps continue to fall, where walleyes and perch in particular are biting.
It wasn’t long before I realized that I had once again made a mistake in lining up overnight accommodations.
Sitting on a bucket beneath a peerless blue sky on a comfortable early-winter afternoon several years back, I spied moving water from the river’s main stem.
The spring bobber on my ice rod barely twitched. It wasn’t much of a bite from a fish, but more of a tiny pull of the line against the spring.
With good flow (finally) in Erie-area tributary streams, steelhead were on the move and fishing turned on in recent weeks. And an excellent fall smallmouth bite was reported on the state’s bigger rivers.
Never say never, and never say always with fishing. But when it comes to catching big crappies through the ice, there are a few lessons that seem to repeat themselves.
Lake Wilhelm is home to at least 18 species of fish, many of the popular gamefish variety, in good numbers and sizes. Muskies, walleyes, black and white crappies, largemouth bass, bluegills and pumpkinseeds all swim in Lake Wilhelm.
At an average depth of just 8 feet, Veto Lake is quick to turn turbid and slow to clear up. But, that’s not all bad for the angler who’s looking to catch some catfish and largemouths, and Veto has plenty of both.
Steelhead, walleye and perch bite continues to be strong. And some hefty muskies have been reported so far this fall.