Fishing will pick up again as water clears. Lake Delhi (Delaware): Crappie fishing is good along the rocks using jigs tipped with a minnow. White bass are also hitting minnows fished along structure.

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Des Moines — Largemouth bass are biting at Iowa Lake, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR offers the following tips for area fishing spots. Black Crappie - Fair: Look ...

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Crappie fishing has been good in the tailwater ponds with jigs and minnows. Below Scott Street Dam (Polk): Anglers are catching 8 to 12-inch white bass on twisters.

Crappie — No Report: Walleye — Slow: A few walleye are being caught while fishing for smallmouth. Upper Iowa River (above Decorah): Flows are still high and clarity has improved.