Fishing Report For Lost Grove Lake, IA

By Rick Seaman

April 7, 2025

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Fishing Report Lost Grove Lake, IA

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Popular Fish Species Lost Grove Lake, IA

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources.has done a nice job managing the fishery here, and largemouth bass are flourishing. Locals report catching good numbers running the banks, but the better fish are coming from the stomp fields and submerged timber. Now that the surface temperature is in the mid 50's, topwater action is beginning to pick up. A wide variety of lures are catching nice largemouth bass here, but many tournament anglers are throwing stick worms, rigged wacky style, to catch bass around the brush, trees, vegetation and laydowns in the lake.

Black Crappie - White Crappie

Uncle Buck's Panfish Creatures Curly Tail Minnow Rigged

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good

There is so much cover in the lake, it is a crappie haven. Crappie fishing has been decent for the last couple years. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. Brush, wood and deep vegetation are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover.

Channel Catfish

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Good

Cut bait, nightcrawlers and prepared baits are all catching channel cats here, but the fishing has been slow. Warmer water will generate more activity, and trigger the spawn which will move them into shallow areas. Fishing for channel catfish is often productive stumps and standing timber. Fishing late in the day often produces the best fishing activity as this is their prime feeding time. Spring, and again in Fall, are some of the best time of year. Submerged road beds, creek channels and stump fields are all good places to begin. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig setup.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, bluegill, redear sunfish and muskie at Lost Grove Lake in Iowa.

Lost Grove Lake is a 400-acre reservoir with about 8 miles of shoreline. Bass, crappie, walleye, catfish, bluegill, sunfish and musky all share this water. All boats must be operated at a speed of 5 mph or less. Visitors will find a fishing jetty, a fishing pier and numerous areas for fishing from the bank.

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".