Clear Lake IA

[fishinorfarmin]

So I stopped by the Spirit Lake fish hatchery this weekend and got to see some of the big girls in the tanks. Needless to say I have the itch to get out. I was told that you can fish muskies in clear lake Iowa right now. Does anyone know if this is true? I live about an hour and a half away and just was curious if it would be worth the trip this time of year. Also any info on the lake structure would be appreciated as well.

[brad coin]

Been to Clear lake a few times,,,you might want to consider doing the very fun casual Muskie tournament on I think April 25th,,,very small entry fee and its a one day event with a gettogether afterwards with prizes and they feed you very well,,,weve done this a couple of times and its very fun,,,,you can buy a 1 day license in IA,,,The lake is very bland has far has structure just pretty much a round shallow basin,,but there have been some good fish caught,,,and its musky fishing in April!!

[Muskie maniac]

I've also fished the tourney Brad's speaking of and can vouch for the event and great food after. I fish Clear pretty regularly as my parents live a few miles north of the IA border -- I fished it the day after Easter. We moved one mid-40 inch fish in about 4 FOW, no hookups. Water temps were in the mid-50s. Clear is a relatively close option when surrounding waters are still closed.

[fishinorfarmin]

Thanks for the info guys. I actually went down there last weekend and got this nice little 39. I plan on making a return trip as soon as the field work gets caught up. Gotta love musky fishing in April!