Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake Fishing Reports

[Joe]

Channel Catfish - Good: There are good numbers of channel catfish of all sizes, with quite a few large fish. Fresh cut bait, such as bluegill fillets, work well. Due to the very clear water, fish during the late evening and just after sunset. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are being caught best in the evenings. Fish just past the edge of the aquatic vegetation with small pieces of night crawler under a bobber.

[Joe]

Ada Hayden is usually one of the last lakes to freeze in Central Iowa, use caution and check ice thickness frequently. Rainbow Trout - Good: Most of the rainbow trout stocked in November remain to be caught through the ice. They seem to be traveling in schools around the perimeter. Try staying in the 5 to 10 feet contour interval. They can be caught on most ice fishing jigs or jigging spoons tipped with wax worms. They are confined to the North pit.

[gloomiseye]

Some good size crappie are being caught near the

steep north shore of the south pit. The best bite is

in the evening.

Rainbow Trout(Good) are being caught in good numbers mostly

along the East shore of the North pit. The trout

don't seem to travel the deep water so try staying in

the 5 to 15 foot contour interval. They can be

caught on most ice fishing jigs or jigging spoons

tipped with waxworms or fish with a small live

minnow on a hook. They are confined to the North Pit.