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West Okoboji Lake, IA

Lake in Dickinson County, Iowa. A 3,847-acre spring-fed glacial lake, the deepest natural lake in Iowa (136 ft) and the crown jewel of the Iowa Great Lakes. Gin-clear water holds smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, bluegill and crappie, plus a managed muskie fishery. Deep weed lines and rock reefs make it a finesse and structure fishery.

48

Overall bite score

Scored 18 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled55
Pressure trendNOAArising50
SolunarComputedmoon 59% lit47
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed70
WindNOAA10
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

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 West Okoboji Lake, with the months each fishes best.

Bluegillabundant
Walleyeabundant
Yellow Perchabundant
Black Crappiecommon
Largemouth Basscommon
Northern Pikecommon
Smallmouth Basscommon
Muskellungepresent

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyDickinson
StateIowa
WaterFreshwater

No representative live USGS water-temp gauge (the Iowa Great Lakes gage-height feed has a stale temp series), so the bite score uses the seasonal baseline. Ramps: Iowa DNR Gull Point State Park, Pikes Point State Park, Emerson Bay. Walleye 19-25 in protected slot (release 19-25 in; 3/day) in effect on Spirit + Okoboji chain, verify on the Iowa DNR special-regs page.

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