Best Fishing in Iowa

Muskies seldom make it easy. But if you choose the top spots, you can catch a muskellunge in Iowa. Here are the state’s best musky-fishing lakes.

You don’t have to go far to catch catfish in Iowa, but check out our list to find the state’s very best catfishing rivers and lakes.

Iowa bass anglers are a lucky lot. Check out these great bass fishing spots, from weedy lakes full of largemouths to rivers swimming with smallmouths.

Who doesn’t love catching a mess of crappies on a nice spring day? Or summer, fall and winter? Here are the very best crappie fishing spots in Iowa.

Yellow perch: If you know, you know. These panfish are fun to catch and even better to cook and eat. Here are Iowa’s best perch fishing spots.