Black Hawk Lake
Water temperatures are in the low 80s. Water levels are 4 inches above the spillway. Water clarity is about 1-2 feet. Black Crappie – Fair: Pick up crappie in and around the fish house in Town Bay and along Ice House Point shoreline. Crappie are up to 10- to 12-inches. Morning and evening bite are best. Bluegill – Fair: Try a nightcrawler under a bobber fished from shore. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Find bass along the shoreline and submerged rock piles; try a variety of bass baits. Walleye – Slow: Walleye action has slowed; try the submerged rock piles in the east basin and the shoreline along Ice House Point.
Brushy Creek Lake
Water temperatures are around 80 degrees. Water clarity is about 3-4 feet. Black Crappie – Slow: Find crappie near submerged structure in 5-15 feet of water. Fish are 5-inches up to 13-inches. Bluegill – Fair: Find bluegill near submerged rock/brush piles in 5-15 feet of water. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Bass have started to move into deeper habitat. Try soft plastics in deeper weedlines and rock/brush piles in 8-15 feet of water. Walleye – Fair: Pick up walleye in 10-15 feet of water on rock/brush piles. Yellow Perch – Fair: sorting is needed.
North Raccoon River (above State Highway 175 bridge near Auburn)
Discharge is nearly average in the North Raccoon River. Smallmouth Bass – Fair: Find smallmouth bass in slack water near rock and woody habitat; use spinnerbaits or soft plastics.
North Racoon River (Auburn to Perry)
Discharge is nearly average in the North Raccoon River. Smallmouth Bass – Fair: Find smallmouth bass in slack water near rock and woody habitat; use spinnerbaits or soft plastics.
North Twin Lake
Water levels are about 10 inches below the crest of the spillway. Courtesy docks are installed.
Storm Lake (incl Little Storm Lake)
Water temperatures are around 80 degrees. Black Crappie – Slow. Channel Catfish – Fair. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Find bass along the shore near rocky habitat with overhanging trees. Walleye – Fair: Pick up walleye off shore near the dredge cuts; use a crawler harness or crankbaits. White Bass – Fair. Yellow Bass – Fair.
For more information, contact the Black Hawk District office at 712-657-2638
Clear Lake
Water level is 7 inches over crest. Water temperature is in the upper 70s. Water clarity is 25 inches. Black Crappie – Slow. Channel Catfish – Fair: Try crawlers or cut bait from the wind-swept shore or rocky areas. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Try fishing near the edge of vegetation. Walleye – Fair: Troll spinnerbaits and leeches near the edge of vegetation or slip bobber fish half a crawler on the rocky habitat. Best bite is early morning and evening Yellow Bass – Slow: Best bite is early morning.
Crystal Lake
Black Bullhead – Fair: Try a crawler fished on the bottom from the jetties. Black Crappie- Fair: Drift fish or troll small jigs or live bait near the dredge cut. Bluegill – Fair: Use a piece of crawler under a bobber in 2 to 3 feet of water. Largemouth Bass – Fair. Walleye – Slow.
Rice Lake
Bluegill – Slow. Largemouth Bass – Slow: Try fishing the edge of vegetation and near woody habitat. Walleye – Slow.
Silver Lake (Worth)
Bluegill – Fair: Try a piece of crawler under a bobber near the edge of vegetation. Largemouth Bass – Good: Bass are biting on a topwater and weedless baits.
Winnebago River
River level is 8.24 feet.
For information on the lakes and rivers in north central Iowa, contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at 641-357-3517.
East Okoboji Lake
Lake level is 2.8 feet above crest. The lake is under a 5 mph no wake ordinance until further notice. The Highway 9 and Hattie Elston boat ramps are the only functional boat ramps. The walleye season is open. Black Crappie – Good: Bluegill – Good: Lots of bluegill have been seen and are easily catchable around functional docks. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Bass are a little ways off shore; you can still find some around docks and other structure. Yellow Perch – Good: Many perch have been seen; sorting will most likely be needed.
Ingham Lake
Walleye – Fair: Anglers have been successful morning and afternoon.

Silver Lake (Dickinson)
Lake level is 1 foot over crest. The lake is under a 5 mph no wake ordinance until further notice. Walleye – Good: Bite has been hit-or-miss, but has been very good when the bite is on.

Spirit Lake
Lake level is 1.4 feet over crest. The lake is under a 5 mph no wake ordinance until further notice. All major boat ramps are available; most courtesy docks are out of the water. The walleye season is open. Black Crappie – Good: Anglers are finding quality-size crappie; they are biting on almost anything. Bluegill – Fair. Walleye – Good: Anglers are catching quality-sized walleye. Evening bite is best with leech and bobber from shore or crankbaits and slip bobbers by boat. Yellow Perch – Good: Sorting may be needed.

West Okoboji Lake
Lake level is 2.8 feet above crest. The lake is under a 5 mph no wake ordinance until further notice. The Emerson Bay boat ramp is the only functional access. The walleye season is open. Black Crappie – Fair: Bluegill – Good. Pumpkinseed – Good. Walleye – Fair. Yellow Perch – Fair: Sorting may be needed.

Due to flooding, all lakes in Dickinson County are under a 5 mph no wake ordinance until further notice. Water has been receding around an inch a day on many lakes. Some ramps and access docks are still under water. Area water temperatures are in the mid to upper 70s. For current conditions, call the Spirit Lake District Office at 712-336-1840.