Iowa Big Bass Fisher

I woke up a little late Sunday and headed down to the Red Rock Spillway. For a while it seemed like everyone was catching fish but me.  I saw a Hybrid Bass get pulled out that must’ve been at least 6 lbs, probably more. Eventually I got frustrated and the old lady wanted to be [...]

Went out on Saturday, April 10 to Big Creek to fish for a few hours.  I also took my boat out for the first time since it was repaired last season, so I didn’t know what to expect, performance-wise. Especially since I neglected to winterize the engine. It was stored inside though, so I figured [...]

Its official. I’m too freggin’ old to sleep on the floor of a boat. Its Monday and I only had to sleep on the floor one night, but it was too much. But I can still feel that one night as I type right now.
Friday
It was unbelievably cold all weekend,  the 60’s, in July? Its [...]

This was my first trip to Lake Ahqabi and let me start off by saying the lake is gorgeous! The entire park is absolutely immaculately maintained. There is definitely a lot more to do out here than fish. You can rent a paddle boat for $7.50 an hour (32/day) and canoes for $8.50 an hour [...]

I went out today and caught this Walleye. It was one of the bigger ones I’ve caught this year. There are several ponds back near “the Y.” The best way to get back here is to park on Beaver Ave in Johnston just over the bridge from Des Moines and walk along the levy. The [...]

Well, I’d read rumors of there being some big fish in this relatively small, very weedy pond. People have reported dragging catfish out of here as large as 15 lbs.  I hadn’t fished it myself in about 8 years. I got there around 6pm and fished the north side somewhat near the road for about [...]

Walker Johnson Park

I’ve started using google maps to find places to fish in Des Moines. That led me to discover this fishin hole that is actually rather close to my home, right behind the Walker Johnson Park Softball Fields.  The fishing here wasn’t very good. But could be in a few years if it doesn’t [...]

I went a couple spots last night before my softball game. I managed to pull out what quite possibly could be the biggest bass I’ve ever seen in my life, as you can see from the picture above.  I also pulled out a few bluegills. But nothing of any size.

I started the day out fishing here @ the Saylorville Spillway. It didn’t take long for me to get extremely frustrated. First, I cast out and my line went completely out…. so I had to restring my line in the field. Which was disappointed. There was a lot of water coming out of the spillway [...]

I headed out to Big Creek today from 11am-2pm. The bite was very slow. I fished in the southern half of the lake, casting cranks towards shore and cover  in the various coves on the bottom half of the map. The only fish I caught were a pair of wipers on a popper before we [...]