DNR releases fishing report for Southeast Iowa

Hannen Lake

Remember, no minnows are allowed here. Crappie ? fair: try drifting open water or fishing over deep brush with jigs. Be sure to check your boat and trailers for vegetation. The invasive plant brittle naiad is found here.

Iowa Lake

Bluegill ? fair: some bluegills are still fairly shallow. Try a small jig or worm. Crappie ? fair: anglers are catching crappie by drifting jigs in the main lake.

Lake Macbride

Channel Catfish ? fair: use crawlers or stink bait for best results. Water temperature is mid 80 degrees. Anglers are reminded to check their boats and trailers for vegetation, as the lake contains the invasive plant called brittle naiad.

Pleasant Creek Lake

Remember, there is an 18-inch minimum length limit on largemouth bass and a 40-inch minimum length limit on muskellunge. Channel catfish ? good: stink bait, livers, and cut bait have been catching nice catfish. White Bass ? fair: white jigs or minnows have been catching white bass. Early morning or late evening can be most productive with top water lures. Bluegill ? fair: anglers are catching nice bluegills in fairly shallow water with crawlers. Largemouth bass ? good: many artificial lures and crawlers are working for largemouth. Walleye ? good: most fish are around 12 inches, but larger fish are available. Live bait rigs have been working best. Water temperature is about 80 degrees. Anglers are reminded to check their boats and trailers for vegetation, as the lake contains the invasive plant called brittle naiad.

Diamond Lake

Channel catfish ? good: stink bait and chicken livers have been working well here. Bluegill ? good: use a small jig or worm around the jetties.

Otter Creek Lake

The fish cleaning station here is now up and running. Channel catfish ? good:

Union Grove Lake

Please do not release any yellow bass that are caught here. Channel Catfish - good: worms and stink bait have been producing catfish. Bluegill ? good: try drifting jigs in the main lake basin. Largemouth bass ? good: top water baits have been working well. Crappie ? good: try drifting jigs in the main lake basin.

Coralville Reservoir

Currently the lake level is at 683.3 feet which is normal summer pool. Water temps are in the mid-upper 80s. Channel Catfish ? fair.

Iowa River (Marshalltown to Coralville Lake)

Channel catfish ? good: look for catfish in snaggy holes and try crawlers, stink bait, or cut bait.

For more information, contact the Lake Macbride Fisheries Station at 319-624-3615.

Lake Wapello

Channel catfish angling is good. Fish in the 15- to 22-inch range are very abundant. Worms or stink bait are the baits of choice. Anglers are doing best around fishing jetties and other rocky areas. Bluegill have been captured by anglers drifting jigs tipped with night crawlers in six to eight feet of water across the lake.

Lake Sugema

Largemouth bass angling has been good as of late. Catfish angling is improving and anglers are reporting fish up to sixpounds. Bluegill angling continues but has fallen off in the last week. Most bluegill have been captured around submerged timber.

Rathbun Reservoir

Channel catfish have been very active. Anglers have had good success along rocks as these fish are in spawning mode. Worms and stink bait have been the most productive. Walleye fishing remains picked up somewhat this past week. Worms fished over humps and points, particularly on the north shore, have been most productive. The most productive angling has been in less than 10 feet of water.

Water temperatures are continuing to increase and angling conditions are becoming somewhat more challenging for some species. For more information call fisheries biologist Mark Flammang at 641-647-2406.