Iowans ........Where are you?

[lovecrappiedays]

It's that time of the year again. The fish will soon be on a biting Bonanza!! Just wondering if i am alone here. ~

[Chasincrappie]

Been out 5 or 6 times and have caught quite a few crappies already, anywhere from 6 to 13 inches.

[ONFISH]

Going Sunday. Will report back. This will be on public water.

[lovecrappiedays]

Two thrown back this weekend. They need to get a bit bigger. It felt good to get out there and soak up the sun. It's snowing off and on right now.

[Kevin22]

Been fishing for over a month. Fish have been on FIRE! My hand tied 1/64 hackle jigs under a micro little bobber.

[Chasincrappie]

Hit a buddies pond yesterday. Started out fishing for bass & caught four on a jerk bait, nothing too big. Fished for crappies for an hour or so & caught 35, nothing over 9 1/2. Big ones weren't hitting at the time I was there. They were even hitting a free falling jig I was throwing to get a little deeper for the big ones. I caught the biggest bass on the panfish assassin also. Kevin22 is right, they are biting. I even caught 14 crappies 9 to 11 inches at West Lake while my friends Dad was testing his boat to make sure everything was working right. Still have to wade through a lot of small ones though.

[pezgirl]

Where do you fish at? I am partial to Buena Vista, Crawford, Sac, Shelby & Ida Counties. Got to keep it close to home.

[Drifty4]

I hit Brushy Creek on Friday, nothing going on yet.

[toofuss]

I live in des Moines but I fish all over the state. Check my pics in the brushy creek thread

[CRIA1576]

Pezgirl,

I'm from Coon Rapids in Carroll county, and my wife and daughters have been fishing Anita, Nodaway, Greenfield, and Littlefield since the end of March. The crappies are post-spawn in these lakes at this point, but really nice gills can now be found at all of these lakes spawning. In my experience, the keepers will run 7.5-10" at these lakes depending on the day and location.

Good luck!