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Saylorville Lake

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Winter (Current)
2 Fishing Reports
66 Followers

Saylorville Lake Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Winter

    Total Fishing Reports
    2
    Top Species Reported for Winter

    0 reports for Winter

    Other Species Reported for Saylorville Lake

    1. Striped Bass1 Report
    2. Catfish1 Report

    Fishing Reports

    2 Reports on Saylorville Lake

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    • Xao Xiong

      Gold Ambassador

      5/6/23

      • Species

        Catfish

      • Season

        Spring (Post-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Carolina Rigs

      • Structure

        River Channels

      • Forage

        Shad

      • Water Temperature

        54°

      We set out for some Wipers on the De Monies River below Saylorville but it quickly became a catfish outing. Soaking fresh shad as cutbait landed us some nice catfish on light tackle. The 6'10" MLXF St. Croix Victory pair with a Daiwa Tatula 3000 with 15lb J-Braid had no issue muscling in these catfish. Smallest of the days was a couple pounds and biggest was a little over 10 pounds. Water temps were still low and the wipers were as active. But the catfish were
    • Wild Urban Adventures YouTube

      Gold Ambassador

      5/6/23

      • Species

        Striped Bass

      • Season

        Spring (Pre-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Finesse Jigs

      • Structure

        Dam

      • Forage

        Minnows

      • Water Temperature

        50°

      Saylorville Dam in Iowa. Best time to fish these hybrid wipers is when the dam is releasing around 3500-4000 cfs of water down stream. Current water flow may be found online with simple google search. Current water flow when we started fishing was 3500 cfs in the morning and by time we left was 3200 cfs. Best bait was any type of hair jigs in various colors. Hot colors were any brighter colors, otherwise any color all took fish with the brighter colors catching the most. Recommended at least 1/4oz down river from dam and 3/8 to 1 oz closer to the dam. Cast and let hair jig bounce down river and they’ll hit the bait as they see them. Fish species also caught on hair jigs are carp, Buffalo carp, catfish and a few smaller whitebass.

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