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Clear Lake, IA
Lake in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. A 3,684-acre shallow natural prairie lake in north-central Iowa and the state's second largest natural lake. Long famous for walleye, but also a strong muskie, yellow bass, channel catfish, bluegill and crappie fishery. Spring and fall walleye bites and the unusual yellow-bass run draw anglers statewide.
Overall bite score
Scored 29 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
8 tracked species in Clear Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
The Clear Lake in-lake gauge (05460000) is dead; water-flow proxy comes from USGS 05459500 (Winnebago River at Mason City, the lake's downstream outlet), with temperature on the seasonal baseline. Ramps: McIntosh Woods State Park (3-lane), Clear Lake State Park, Ventura Access, City Beach.
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