
Iowa Fishing Report – December 9, 2021
The bite – mostly panfish – has been mostly fair across the state, but better days are likely ahead.
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The bite – mostly panfish – has been mostly fair across the state, but better days are likely ahead.

Although ice was only beginning to form on lakes in northern parts of the state, plenty of good fishing has been occurring, especially for walleyes.

Saugeye fishing has been hot – as in off the charts.

Best chance at hookups is going to be covering different spots on the same trib and/or moving around to different tribs.

On Lake Erie tributaries, some anglers have reported better steelhead action over the past week despite the colder weather.

The bottom line is that there’s going to be plenty of lakes to fish by this weekend, but expect better ice depths the farther north you travel.

Warmer weather has taken a toll on ice conditions. But cooler air moving in, so ice fishing might start back up. Open-water anglers few and far between, but it’s still going strong on the Missouri

Live from first ice. Ice fishing is getting better. Here’s what’s working. And be safe out there.

Hard-water action still a ways off, but in the meantime, steelhead fishing is good on bigger steelhead streams, and walleyes are still to be had on Erie. And perch fishing still good on a number
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