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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.
Overall bite score
Scored 18 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 West Okoboji Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
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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