| While in Iowa, you can find some excellent sots and | | | | lake that you may have a problem deciding where to |
| locations to fish for walleye. The first spot that | | | | cast the bait. Many anglers have found that drop and |
| comes to mind is at Big Creek Lake a few miles from | | | | reel in very slowly not to make any fast movement |
| Polk City. This lake was however, a non-fishing lake | | | | works well. |
| because of all the problems it had. The DNR went in, | | | | The waters of the lake are exceptionally clear and |
| drained the entire lake, and stocked it once again | | | | you will want to have a pair of sunglasses along to |
| with excellent results. Here is the place to catch | | | | protect your eyes on sunny days. This is also when |
| some good size walleyes. This lake is an angler's | | | | the walleye seek deeper water levels. If you have a |
| delight for walleye fishing. They do however have | | | | chance to fish on Brushy Creek Lake on a cloudy or |
| some length restrictions for the walleye, which is | | | | slightly windy day, you will find the walleye bite more. |
| fifteen inches with a limit of three catch and keepers | | | | If you happen across Little River Lake by Des |
| a day. If the walleye is over twenty inches, you can | | | | Moines, you might want to stop a throw a line in for |
| only have one of those. | | | | a little walleye fishing. Although many anglers have |
| The lake has many great spots to fish for walleye | | | | since abandoned this lake, there are many nice sized |
| since they rebuilt the lake. They added many rock | | | | walleyes just waiting in wait for your bait. The reason |
| piles for the walleye to hide. It has been said that | | | | is that other anglers fish the newer lakes like Three |
| trolling the waters by the rock piles has the best | | | | Mile and Twelve Mile. Yes, these lakes are great for |
| results for catching walleye. You can obtain a map of | | | | walleye fishing, but one can enjoy the thrill of |
| the lake with the locations of the rock piles so you | | | | catching a walleye on Little River Lake without |
| know where the best spots are to find the walleye. | | | | distractions from other anglers. |
| You will find this map through the Iowa DNR website | | | | You will find that the walleye you catch on this lake |
| or at an area bait shop. | | | | are actually about twenty to twenty-two inches long. |
| Another great fishing location is Brushy Creek Lake | | | | It is not impossible for them to be as much as eight |
| by Des Moines. Although they first starting stocking | | | | pounds. The best way to fish this lake is with a troll |
| the lake in the late 1990s with walleye, you can catch | | | | and drift. You can start you fishing around the boat |
| a walleye if you know the hot spots where they | | | | ramp on the northeast. The area around the |
| hover. It is very possible to catch up to sixteen-inch | | | | campgrounds is also a great place to fish the walleye |
| walleyes and sometimes a twenty-two inch walleye | | | | year round. They like the drop-offs and the rock |
| is not out of the question. Although the lake is | | | | formations in that area. You are going to try this lake |
| extremely deep, the angler has a real fishing | | | | before heading onto some others in the area. You will |
| experience when hooking the big walleye. There are | | | | more than likely have the lake and the walleye to |
| many different spots in the lake where rock piles | | | | yourself. |
| hide the walleye. There is such a lake cover on the | | | | |