Lake Meyer Fishing Reports

[Rick]

Lake Meyer (Winneshiek): Anglers are picking up 6 to 9-inch crappies off the new jetty using small twister tails or tube jigs. A few bass up to 15 inches are being caught on artificial lures and spinner baits.

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[Joe]

Fishing has picked up as of late. Northern Pike - Good: Northerns are being caught cruising the weed beds. Channel Catfish - Good: Catfish are being caught on worms and chicken liver as they move up to the shallows at dark. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are being caught outside the weed line in 10 to 15 feet of water on small jigs and worms. Fish are ranging from 7 to 8 inches. Largemouth Bass - Fair: Bass are still being caught but have slowed. Try running a scum frog through the weed beds at first light and sunset. Crappie - Good: Crappies are being caught outside the weed line in 10 to 15 feet of water using a small jig and worm. Fish are ranging from 9 to 11 inches.

[Joe]

Fishing has picked up this week for smaller bluegills. This is a good time to take a child or first time angler. Northern Pike - Fair: Northern fishing has slowed down this week with the hot weather. Channel Catfish - Fair: Catfish have slowed this week. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are being caught along the shorelines. Most fish are small and in the 5 to 6-inch range. Largemouth Bass - Fair: Bass are still being caught but have slowed. Try running a scum frog threw the weed beds at first light and sunset. Crappie - Fair: Crappies are being caught outside the weed line in 10 to 15 feet of water using a small jig and worm. Although fish are still being caught it has slowed down.

[Joe]

Fishing has picked up this week for smaller bluegills. This is a good time to take a child or first time angler. Northern Pike – Slow. Channel Catfish - Good: Catfish have picked up this week using chicken liver at the lake. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are being caught along the shorelines. Most fish are 5 to 6 inches. Largemouth Bass - Slow: Bass have slowed down this week. Crappie - Slow: The crappie bite has slowed.

[Joe]

Fishing has picked up for smaller bluegills. This is a good time to take a child or first time angler. Northern Pike - Slow: Anglers are catching a few small northerns along the weed lines using a variety of cast and retrieve baits. Channel Catfish - Slow: The catfish bite has slowed this week. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are being caught in 10 to 12 feet of water on small jigs or slip bobbers. Most fish are in the 5 to 6-inch range. Largemouth Bass - Slow: Bass have slowed this week. Crappie - Slow: The crappie bite has slowed.

[Joe]

Fishing has stayed the same this week. Northern Pike - Slow: Anglers are catching a few small northerns along the weed lines using a variety of cast and retrieve baits. Channel Catfish - Fair: The catfish bite is still on, but has slowed a little. Fish can still be caught on dead bait. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are being caught in 10 to 12 feet of water on small jigs or slip bobbers. Most fish are small and in the 5 to 6-inch range. Largemouth Bass - Slow: Bass have slowed down this week. Crappie - Fair: The crappie bite has picked up for 8-inch fish using small jigs in 10 feet of water.

[Joe]

There is about 1 to 1 1/2 inches of ice under about 8 inches of snow.

[Joe]

There is about 3 to 5 inches of ice under about 12 inches of snow. Very few anglers have been out and fish have not been taking bait, yet.

[Joe]

The lake is slowly making ice. Use caution when going out. Anglers have been out but the bite isn't on, yet.

[thenest]

I was at Lake Meyer last Sunday. I had about 6"-7" of ice. There where 3 other trucks there. Fished in about 21 ft of water. My son and I caught 1 crappie, 2 perch, and about 40 gills in about 3hrs. It was a great time. Looking forward to getting back there.