Report from Central Iowa

After fishing nonstop for 3 days, I thought I'd help some others out on what's going on:

Brushy creek: Black crappie are shallow and spawning. Temperature in cove's is 63 degrees. Fish are in 1-4' of water. Bass are shallow and spawning. Mostly males protecting the nest.

Rathbun: Bridgeview: Water temp is 55-57 so full spawn is not on. Crappie caught from 2-6 feet, most at about 4 feet. Crappie bit well on orange head, white twister tail, road runner jig tipped with a minnow. Bass hit this too. BASS are spawning and easy to catch in the backs of coves in about 3 feet of water on the North, Northwest side of the cove/inlet. Wind direction is a key factor.

Big Creek: water clarity was excellent as of last Thursday. see 12' down. Many fish, not many biters. Crappie are spawning, blacks especially. Water temp was 62-65 in the lost lake area and 60 in the main lake.

It's a great time to get out! I have to finish with some comments on Brushy creek. this is the first time I've been there and what a fishery. If only it was 45 minutes closer to Ankeny. It's everything a bass and crappie guy could ever want!

Thanks for the reports, despite the weather it sounds like you had a good weekend. I'll be at Rathbun Fri thru Sun and hopefully it will be on!

Been on Brushy creek several times. That is one lake I love to pull cranks on. It very seldom lets me down.

Glad to hear about Rathbun. Gonna be there this weekend also. Couple more days of sun and it might be cookin ! Thanks for the report...