Iowa fishing for bass, crappie and walleye fishing - equipment, boats, gear and vacation trip ideas for fishing in IA.

There are over 150 bodies of water in Iowa considered big enough to call a lake by most fisherman. Additionally there are ponds, streams and creeks with additional fishing options. We will focus on the larger fishing impoundments here giving size, location and species.

Bass, crappie and walleye are the focus of most Iowa anglers yet there are additional anglers with interest in muskellunge, trout, catfish, panfish, northern pike and others.

This chart shows the major fishing waters in Iowa cross referencing these waters with the major species to be found there.

Iowa Fishing Lake Locations

Big Creek Lake is an 830-acre lake in Central Iowa 2 miles north-west of Polk City, IA.

Big Spirit Lake is a 5,700-acre lake in north-west Iowa on the Minnesota border, at Spirit Lake, IA.

Black Hawk Lake is a 900-acre lake in north-west Iowa 10 miles east of Odebolt, IA.

Browns Lake is a 580-acre lake in north-west Iowa 1 mile west of Salix, IA.

Brushy Creek Lake is a 690-acre lake in north-central Iowa 3 miles north-east of Lehigh, IA.

Clear Lake is a 3,700-acre lake in north-central Iowa at Clear Lake, IA.

Coralville Lake is a 5,300-acre lake in east-central Iowa 1 mile north-east of North Liberty, IA.

DeSoto Bend Lake is a 790-acre lake in west-central Iowa 4 miles west of Missouri Valley, IA, at the central western border of the state with Nebraska.

East Okoboji Lake is an 1,800-acre lake in north-west Iowa at Okoboji, IA.

Five Island Lake is a 950-acre lake in north-west Iowa at Emmestburg, IA.

Lake Icaria is a 670-acre lake in south-west Iowa 2 miles east of Carbon, IA.

Lake MacBride is an 810-acre lake in east-central Iowa, 2 miles north-east of North Liberty, IA.

Lake Manawa is a 710-acre lake in west-central Iowa on the southern outskirts of Council Bluffs, IA.

Little River Lake is a 780-acre lake in south-central Iowa 1 mile north-east of Decatur City, IA.

Little Spirit Lake is a 610-acre lake in north-west Iowa on the Minnesota border, at Spirit Lake, IA.

Lost Island Lake is a 1,260-acre lake in north-west Iowa 2 miles north of Ruthven, IA.

North Twin Lake is a 450-acre lake in north-west Iowa 5 miles south of Pomeroy, IA.

Pleasant Creek Lake is a 400-acre lake in east-central Iowa 3 miles north of Palo, IA.

Rathbun Lake is a 11,000-acre lake in south-central Iowa 1 mile north of Rathbun, IA.

Red Rock Lake is a 19,000-acre lake in central Iowa 3 miles west of Pella, IA.

Rock Creek Lake is a 490-acre lake in central Iowa 2 miles north-east of Kellog, IA.

Saylorville Lake is a 5,400-acre lake in central Iowa at Polk City, IA.

Silver Lake (Palo Alto) is a 1,000-acre lake in north-west Iowa 1 mile west of Ayrshire, IA.

Spirit Lake is a 3,400-acre lake in north-west Iowa on the Minnesota border, at Spirit Lake, IA.

Storm Lake is a 3,000-acre lake in north-west Iowa at Storm Lake, IA.

Three Mile Lake is an 880-acre lake in south-central Iowa 7 miles north-east of Creston, IA.

Trumbull Lake is a 1,180-acre lake in north-west Iowa 2 miles north of Ruthven, IA.

Tuttle Lake is a 2,360-acre lake in north-west Iowa in both Minnesota and Iowa, 1 mile north of Doliver, IA.

Twelve Mile Creek Lake is a 630-acre lake in south-central Iowa 7 miles north-east of Creston, IA.

West Okoboji Lake is a 3,850-acre lake in north-west Iowa at Okoboji, IA.

Find fishing regulations and information about fishing in Iowa at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources website.

Get your Iowa Fishing License here.

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