Iowa Fishing Report Notes Ice Depths and Species Vary Across Lakes
Iowa DNR fish report describes winter pool at 683.4 feet with 3 to 8 inches of ice varying by location. Angling activity mixed as water levels fell and ice formed unevenly. Walleye and bluegill fishing rates vary from slow to fair, with crappie slow and yellow perch fair in places. Also covers Wapsi River backwaters, Volga Lake, Upper Mississippi Pool 9 and 10 conditions, Bussey Lake fishing, and safety advice on ice, snow cover, and gear.
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Mississippi
Lansing
Lynxville
Sny Magill
Bussey Lake
Causeway Road
Bussey
Guttenberg
Bertom
Zollicoffers
Mud Lake
Zollicoffer
Ice Fishing On Fish Lake Amid Crappie Chase
A small group teeters on the surface of Fish Lake seeking crappies at dawn. They drill holes, use shelter chaos, and read sonar bars to target 16 feet of water. Terry dominates catches while a text from Kenya interrupts the day.
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Kenya
Morning on the Wapsi River by John Hanson
A reflective piece describing a cold dawn along the Wapsi in Linn County. The narrator notes minus six degree air, frost, sounds of nature, and a meditation on memory of poet Jay G. Sigmund. It blends weather, landscape, and literary allusion with personal observation.
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Wapsi
Weather Service
Linn County
Jay G. Sigmund
Wapsi River
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