Big Hollow Lake is a lake in Des Moines County, Iowa.
Stocking records show that the following fish or strains were stocked here. A historical stocking does not by itself prove that a self-sustaining population remains today.
Big Hollow Lake is a lake in Des Moines County, Iowa. Big Hollow Lake covers about 178 acres and reaches a recorded 57 feet.
Big Hollow Lake is small enough to check weeds, wood, rock and the first deep drop without spending the whole day moving around.
Fish reported from Big Hollow Lake include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, and redear sunfish. Stocking records for Big Hollow Lake also list channel catfish, muskellunge, and redear sunfish, though that does not mean those fish will be easy to catch on every trip.
For bass at Big Hollow, fish weeds, wood and shade with a spinnerbait, jig or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Big Hollow, use a small jig or minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds for bluegill, redear or other sunfish.
For large predators at Big Hollow, throw a bucktail, jerkbait or large rubber lure along points and weed edges for muskellunge.
For bottom fishing at Big Hollow, put cut bait, a nightcrawler or prepared bait on bottom for channel catfish.
On a first trip to Big Hollow, check one quiet cove, one rocky or firm point and the nearby deep water with a moving lure, then use a jig or worm where you find fish.
Spring at Big Hollow is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall at Big Hollow can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.