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North Iowa Fishing
Mike Petersen, Owner
1512 North Adams
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641.583.0042
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North Iowa Fishing Report
April 10, 2010
Just got done listening to the Brian Schram band playing their famous song Musky Maniac. Indeed I can relate to the thrill of fishing for fish with teeth after the March I just had. I was able to capture two of the beast on Clear Lake and net a third for another angler, not to mention catching my personal best, a 47 incher! I also was able to capture a first for me, this past weekend, a silver northern caught on the Winnebago river. This is a very rare, once in a lifetime kind of fish and he is still swimming somewhere in the river. Pictures of both of these fish will be added to my site soon.
With April upon us now, the trout stocking season has started once again. I am looking forward to getting out on the streams and getting some more fish for the grill. From what I hear the stream conditions are excellent! At times in the spring, conditions can change in a matter of hours if a big rain moves in so I would suggest bringing some sort of live bait along for anyone venturing over east. There are also still a lot of nice trout leftover from the winter stockings in Blue Pit in Mason City. Best technique for these right now seems to be a night crawler or minnow beneath a slip bobber. Look for fish eating bugs on the surface to give away their location.
Once other discovery this past month that was disappointing but a good lesson. Clark Lake south of Mason froze out and had a winter kill this year. While it is disappointing to see how many nice fish died it was also a bit of a shock just to see how nice of fish were in this little pond. I measured two huge bass in the 24? range! There were also a ton of 8? bluegills and enough small bass and catfish to provide a fisherman angling fun for years. Just goes not to pass up any nook or cranny, some of these small ponds can really produce big fish. But don?t take my word for it, go out and find outfor yourself! Good luck everybody and have fun!
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